Event Reviews

  Spring: New Beginnings  San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Swati Bhargava (Ichiyo) grew up fully entrenched in ikebana, watching her mother teach and facilitate workshops and helping her set up for countless demos and exhibitions. Swati attended the 2017 World Convention in Okinawa. Her background is in education, policy, and the arts. She has…

  The Sign of  Spring-San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Yoko Tahara (Ohara) began studying Ikebana in her early 20’s in Japan. She received an Ikebana teaching license, the master’s degree from the Ohara school, in 1989. After moving to the US in 1991, she pursued her Ikebana studies with Grandmaster Suiyo Fujimoto. She currently…

  Sogetsu San Francisco Branch celebrates 50 years  San Francisco Bay Area Chapter #31  Joan Yusui Suzuki (Sogetsu) began her study of ikebana in Tokyo and received her first teaching certificate at the age of 16. After her return to the US, in 1953 she began teaching in San Francisco and also assisted her mother,…

New Year 2023 & 63rd Anniversary Celebration: When Friends Gather We celebrate 2023 New Year and our 61st Anniversary on January 20th at noon at the County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park. Please join with friends old and new to wish everyone a New Year.  The demonstration will be by our School Advisors. Cake and…

Holiday bazaar and program December 9th, 2022 11:00 On December 9th we will host our annual holiday bazaar and program titled “Holiday Arrangements”. Four schools of Ikebana will be represented. Our bazaar chairperson, Setsuko Iwami has an exciting array of festivities planned. Highlights of this event include: Containers Our cherished local potters Bruno Kark and…

A lot of Fun! Demonstrations, Sales of flower materials and Ikebana Supplies.

October 21, 2022 – Autumn Treasures Connie Chen was born in Taiwan and came to the USA in 1993 for college. Connie has been studying Wafu Ikebana under Sensei Fusako Seiga Hoyrup since 1999 and currently holds the Wafu School’s Sanyo degree. Connie is the Vice President and Treasurer of the Wafu School of Ikebana…

April 15, 2022 – Celebrating Spring 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…

March 18, 2022 – Spring Medley 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…