Thanh Nguyen served as president of Ikebana International San Francisco for two terms from 2016- 2018 and 2012-2014. Thanh holds Gakukan Degree in Wafu School of Ikebana. She started her ikebana training under the tutelage of Fusako Hoyrup more than thirty years ago until today. She teaches at City College of San Francisco, Fremont Union…
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Setsuko Suisetsu Iwami was born in Kyoto, Japan and studied Ikebana with Ikenobo for five years in Japan before moving to the Bay Area. After moving she began studying Ikebana with Ohara School and continues her studies with her teacher, Ms. Suiko Maruyama. She currently holds the rank of 2nd Term Master. Setsuko is a…
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On September 20, we open our new season with demonstrations by advisors from five of the schools represented in our chapter. These Teacher Advisors are not only highly accomplished artists but they form an indispensable resource of knowledge, experience and skill, assuring the continued success and stability of the Chapter. We are extremely grateful for…
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Sharon Krawetz studies ikebana with Fusako Hoyrup. She holds the Gakukan degree from Wafu School and is vice-president of the California Wafukai Chapter. Sharon is an active member of our chapter and is also a member of the Ikebana Teachers Federation. She exhibits at both the San Francisco and Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festivals and provides…
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Roy Borodkin, President of Brannan Street Floral Wholesale, returns to the stage for another exciting presentation of unusual and exotic floral materials now available at the wholesale market. Roy is no stranger to most of us who are frequent visitors to Brannan. More often than not, he is seen busy chatting with customers, checking the…
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Sharon Krawetz (Wafu) studies ikebana with Fusako Hoyrup. She holds the Gakukan degree from Wafu School and serves on the board of the California Wafukai Chapter. Sharon is an active member and past president of Ikebana International San Francisco Chapter where she still serves on the board. She is also a member of the Ikebana…
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Michiko Shimoda is a Sogetsu Ikebana flower instructor in Saratoga, California. She has been teaching in Saratoga and Fremont community center and is one of the artists displaying at the de Young museum’s Bouquets to Art exhibition and Filoli Garden annually. In 1970, she studied Ikebana at the Sogetsu School in Japan under one of…
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