Event Reviews

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Katsuko Thielke studied Ikebana Sogetsu and earned her teaching degree in 1969. Katsuko has been teaching Ikebana for over 45 years. Her work has been displayed in the annual Bouquets to Art show at the de Young Museum for over 25 years. Katsuko is also the author of five…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Ron Kodo Brown began his studies in Sogetsu Ikebana in 1979. He studies with Kika Shibata and holds the rank of Komon. Following his retirement from a 35-year career in the wine industry, Ron has been actively pursuing his passion and love of Ikebana as a second career. In…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Kayoko Suiyo Fujimoto (Ohara) began studying ikebana in High school and received her instructor’s certificate for Ohara Ikebana in 1952. She currently holds the Grand Master certificate. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Kayoko Suiyo Fujimoto (Ohara) began studying ikebana in High school and received her instructor’s certificate for Ohara Ikebana in 1952. She currently holds the Grand Master certificate. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Connie Chen was born in Taiwan and came to the USA in 1993 for college. Connie has been studying at the Wafu School under Fusako Hoyrup since 1999. She currently holds a Gakukan degree in Ikebana. Connie teaches Ikebana Beginning-Intermediate classes at Fremont Union High School Adult Education and…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Ron Kodo Brown began his studies in Sogetsu Ikebana in 1979. He studies with Kika Shibata and holds the rank of Komon. Following his retirement, Ron has been actively pursuing his passion and love of Ikebana as a second career. In addition to regularly teaching ikebana classes in Sonoma…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Rayko Kurosaki (Enshu) started taking lessons in the Enshu ikebana School in San Francisco with Haruko Obata and Sakae Sakaki when she was in Jr. High. The simplicity of the classical style, which epitomizes Enshu appealed to her. She continued taking lessons over the years, with some breaks in…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31    We are about to embark on a new and exciting program year. To start us off at our September 20th meeting we are fortunate to have a demonstration by award winning Professor Joseph Lam of the Ikenobo school. Joseph, a Bay area resident embarked on his Ikebana journey…

San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Alka Bhargava (Ichiyo) is an interior designer by training and an innovative floral designer with decades of experience including over 16 years of experience in Ikebana and over 3 decades in event decor spanning both corporate and private formal events. Alka is a Master in the Ichiyo shool of…