11-15-2023 MAZE-IKE SHOKA
Our sensei, Wanda LaLoggia, presented to a full house of participants at the Zerio home in Scottsdale last Saturday. Some…
11-05-2023 Arranger’s Choice Zoom Workshop
Our Zoom class was an Arranger’s Choice. As part of the workshop, our arrangers were tasked to describe the primary…
10-1-2023 Arrangers Choice Shoka, Rikka, Jiyuka
Seven participants presented and critiqued her arrangement at this workshop with sensei Linnéa Storm (except for one arranger who went…
04 -15-2023 Shoka Shofutai/Shimputai Divided
We started today’s session with certificate presentations. Linnéa Storm is now a Professor First Grade (Level 14 of 18) and…
03-05-23 Zoom Shoka Shimputai with Linnéa Storm
It was a ZOOM meeting with Linnéa Storm, sensei. Some people don’t like doing an arrangement, sending photographs, receiving suggestions…
01-21-23 Jeanne Holy Workshops
On Saturday, January 21, we were privileged to have Sensei Jeanne Holy from the Illinois Prairie Chapter of Ikenobo join…
12-4-22 Shoka Zoom Workshop with Linnéa Storm
Linnea Storm Sensei led a small group of students in a Zoom workshop on Shoka Sanshuike. She suggested that each…
11-19-22 Nujuike Workshop with Wanda LaLoggia
Wanda LaLoggia Sensei did a great job explaining to the eleven participants the MANY variations possible when arranging niju-ike. For…
Oct 22, 2022 Shoka Shimputai workshop with Professor Noda
Shoka shimputai was introduced in 1977. It was created to adapt to modern living environments and the new floral materials…
Oct 22,2022 Shoka Sanshuike with Visiting Professor Noda
Professor Noda gave a very interesting presentation starting with explanations of shoka isshuike and nishuike and then concentrating on sanshuike,…
Oct 2, 2022 Isshuike Zoom Workshop with Linnéa Storm
A few weeks ago did I call Kakehana challenging? Compared to Isshuike, Kakehana is a breeze, or maybe a walk…
May 29, 2022 Kabuwake (Shoka Shimputai, divided)
Kabuwake means a two-group arrangement. In Sunday’s workshop, the participants presented divided shoka shimputai arrangements. They needed to choose a…