Shofutai Archives - Ikenobo Ikebana of Arizona

04-20-24 Shoka Shofutai Betsudan

Before the workshop started, completion certificates were presented to four Ikenobo enthusiasts: Shibani Sangelkar (Levels 1, 2 & 3), Michele…

Our visiting professor for February 21, 22, and 23 was the extraordinary Emiko Suzuki sensei. She is a native of…

Sensei Linnea presented Jeanne Sours with her Level two Chudan certificate. Congratulations Jeanne!

We started today’s session with certificate presentations. Linnéa Storm is now a Professor First Grade (Level 14 of 18) and…

On this day, the class was divided into beginners who had never done a rikka arrangement and experienced participants. Jeanne…

Professor Noda gave a very interesting presentation starting with explanations of shoka isshuike and nishuike and then concentrating on sanshuike,…

Sensei Linnéa started by explaining her role as a teacher, which is not asking students to simply replicate what the…

Shoka Sanshuike Workshop on Sunday, September 26, 2021 with Jean-Marcel Duciaume and Brenda Jackson from Edmonton, Canada This was our…

Sensei Linnéa Storm created an interesting challenge for the participants of this month’s workshop. We were to create a Kabuwake…

Students for our workshop on Sunday had a choice to create either a traditional rikka shofutai or a modern rikka…

The beautiful weather has returned to Phoenix, and along with it some beautiful deep purple lisianthus, chosen by our very…

On January 19, 2018, at the Japanese Friendship Garden Winship House, the Ikebana-Ikenobo Arizona Chapter was honored to have Jeanne…