Susan Okada’s experiences with ikebana began in Hawaii where she was born. Upon moving to California’s San Francisco Bay area, she enrolled in beginning Wafu ikebana classes offered through the Fremont Union High School District with Michiko Hosoda. Susan has been studying Wafu Ikebana with her sensei, Fusako Seiga Hoyrup, for the past 26 years.…
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Sandra Hatcher is a Senior Professor of Ikenobo (Fukusokatoku). She began her study of Ikenobo in 1994 and has participated in the Ikenobo Study Tour in Kyoto, Japan seven times. She was the first recipient of the Ikenobo Ikebana Northern California Scholarship which was established in 2006 for independent advanced study at Ikenobo headquarters in…
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Rayko Kurasaki (Enshu) considers San Francisco her home town since arriving from Japan back when she was in third grade. She began taking lessons in the Enshu School of ikebana more than 50 years ago with Obata Sensei and later studied with her successor, Sakaki Sensei. In turn she succeeded Sakaki Sensei and was teaching…
DetailsHappy New Year. Please join us in celebrating the 62nd Anniversary of Ikebana International San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Due the recent surge in Covid infections, the program committee out of abundance of caution for the health of our members has decided to transition to the zoom meeting format. Our meeting will feature four past…
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A celebration of Tradition – Series 4. Live production will feature our teacher advisor for Aratame schoool, Sumi Metz. Sumi Metz has taught Ikebana for more than 40 years in Nagasaki Japan and in the United States and provides ikebana instruction for school children in Cupertino. She is well known for her vibrant, fascinating creations.…
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Live production will feature our teacher advisor for Wafu school, Fusako Hoyrup. Fusako Hoyrup is the founder and President of the California Chapter of the Wafu School of Ikebana. Her study of ikebana began over 60 years ago in Japan where she studied under the 2nd Headmaster. She holds the Shukan Degree which is the…
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A celebration of Tradition – Series 2. Live production will feature our teacher advisor for Sogetsu School, Joan Suzuki. Joan Yusui Suzuki was born in San Francisco and moved to Japan at age six. While in Japan, she began her studies in Sogetsu Ikebana and received her first teaching certificate at the age of 16.…
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Our zoom program will feature our teacher advisor for the Ohara School, Mrs. Kayoko Fujimoto. Kayoko Suiyo Fujimoto is a Grandmaster of the Ohara School. She has led a large and devoted group of Ohara teachers and students for six decades. Included in a long history of accomplishments and honors are the Order of the…
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We welcome you to our demonstration and exhibition for this year’s final program. On May 21st, Sumi Metz, Aratame School, and Katsuko Thielke, Sogetsu School, will present a program entitled “May Flowers”. The exhibition arrangements were made by six ikebana artists from 5 ikebana schools. Robyn Torres – Sogetsu School Eko Tjoek – Sogetsu School…
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The program will showcase the different styles of each school. Setsuko Iwami, represents from Ohara School, and Sharon Krawetz, is from Wafu School, will demonstrate. Arrangement exhibits by our Ikebana International Artists Dianne Krueger – Enshu School, Rebecca Shaw – Ikenobo School, Yoko Tahara – Ohara School, Michiko Shimoda – Sogetsu School, Susan Okada –…
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