Ikebana International Chapter 53

Ms. Amy E. Fujimura had been a long-term member of the Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53.  Her obituary was written by a long-time friend, Ms. Karen Napoli.   It is with fond memories that I speak briefly about a friend of Ikebana International, Amy Fujimura.  Amy became a member of the Rochester Chapter of Ikebana International […]

Ichiyo School of Ikebana Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya Comes to Washington, DC. Naohiro Kasuya is the Fourth Headmaster of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, and therefore has the title of Iemoto.  He came to Washington, DC the last week of July this year (2023) to participate in Otakon–the annual convention celebrating Asian pop culture.   The Ichiyo

Seasonal and Holiday Ikebana The above arrangement was done by Gail Newman–a Junior Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana and the present president of the Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53.  She particularly enjoys using fall materials because of the multiplicity of colors and textures that comes with the season.  As the viewer can see

Ikebana Materials (Indoors) This month’s topic is on indoor plant materials the ikebana practitioner can use for arrangements.  These plants may be grown in the practitioners home, or in some cases, even outside if they live in a warm enough climate. The above plant–sansevieria–is a good straight-line material.  Sometimes, it can be used as a

Ikebana Materials (Outdoors) The practice of ikebana can be an expensive art.  For example, some flowers can cost as much as $10 a stem.  Very popular antique style containers which are no longer made, can cost up to hundreds of dollars.  Then there is the cost of traveling and attending ikebana conferences which are held

Ichiyo Ikebana Exhibition, Webster, NY. Ms. Karen Napoli–the president of the Rochester branch of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana–orchestrated an exhibition at the Webster, NY public library.  She had most of her present students contribute to the large number of arrangements placed in the library during the third full week of April.  The pictures that

It is with a sad heart that the members of the Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53 announce the passing of Ms. Jo Ellen Budnick.  She had been a member of Ikebana International for many years.  With her living in the Buffalo, NY area, she was also a member of the Buffalo chapter when it was

Chabana (literally in Japanese this means, “tea flowers”) is the term for the flower arrangements offered during the Japanese tea ceremony.  The way these arrangements are made follows the “thrown in” style where the arrangement appears to be as though someone just came in from the outside after snipping the materials and threw them in

There are many different schools of ikebana.  Each school started and developed in its own unique way.  Subsequently, each school has its own style or visual flavor.  The Ichiyo School of Ikebana tends to emphasis the use of live materials.  Of course there are some materials which are used and are not living materials such

In the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, being a modern school, students are taught to be able to make arrangements for all sorts of areas.  These arrangements may be little for small areas in one’s home, or they may be large arrangements for open areas such as museums, conference areas, or stages.  These larger arrangements are