Yoshiko Gilli (Ohara) was born in Nagasaki, Japan. She moved to Los Gatos 10 years ago, to be near her son and family from Fresno. She is currently a resident at the senior facility in Campbell. She enjoys working in the garden and belongs to the garden committee at the center, which occupies much of…
DetailsKayoko Fujimoto began teaching Ohara ikebana in 1952 after coming to the USA from Japan with her husband and two young sons. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010 with the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Golden and Silver…
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Yoshiko Williams was born in Yokohama Japan and came to San Francisco in 1969. She assisted in her Aunt’s flower shop while attending Business College. While working as an accountant she took the floral design course at City College of San Francisco where she started studying Sogetsu Ikebana with Soho Sakai. Yoshiko became a member…
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Alka Bhargava of the Ichiyo school is a formally trained event architect and floral stylist organizing weddings and events since 1982. Her work has taken her from design school in New Delhi to workshops in Europe and conferences in Japan. She has owned an event planning and floral design company for the past fifteen years,…
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Kayoko Fujimoto began teaching Ohara ikebana in 1952 after coming to the USA from Japan with her husband and two young sons. She has distinguished herself not only in her local ikebana activities but has been recognized by the Emperor of Japan in 2010 with the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Golden and Silver…
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You won’t want to miss this diverse and festive demonstration. Please join us for Ikebana Holidays presented by representatives of seven schools. Toshiko Shaw has extensive training in three Schools of Ikebana since 1956, Ikenobo (in Japan), Wafukai and currently Aratame under the guidance of Sumi Metz. She teaches ikebana classes at her church…
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Please join us for Autumn Brilliance high lighting the Wafu School.. Our demonstrator is Dorothy Chu, an active member of the Wafu School of Ikebana California Chapter and a member of Ikebana International San Francisco Chapter s well and Ikebana Teachers Federation. Dorothy has exhibited arrangements in multiple Wafu ikebana flower shows, Ikebana International flower…
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The Theatre of Yugen has been based in San Francisco for 38 years.. It is an award winning company known and acclaimed nationally and internationally. Through classical and contemporary performances , the company strives to project the aesthetic quality of yugen – a mysterious elegance – to give the work a distinctive style and provide…
DetailsWe open our new season with a program representing the Timeless Artistry of Ikenobo. This program brings us together after the summer recess to enjoy the beauty of Ikebana and reunite with our friends following the program. Mieko Taketa is a Senior Professor of Ikenobo and holds the highest certificate rank (Sokatoku). She began…
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Joan Suzuki began teaching in San Francisco 1953 while assisting her mother Uchida who introduced Sogetsu to the Bay Area. In 1968 she was awarded the Model Teacher Award (Mohan-sho) and in 1973 Sofu Teshigahara, Sogetsu’s Founding Headmaster conferred the highest rank of the school, Riji, on her. His son, Hiroshi and his granddaughter Akane…
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