2025-26 Board
The Board of Directors and Committee Members
Seated, Shaila Patel, Akemi Saitoh (Presidents)
2nd row l to r, Meher Imtiaz, Anita Muller, Prita Mohendra, Sushila Mathew, Nanako Tingleaf, Shaila Shah, Audrey Charlton, Sheela Rao, Molly Rose
3rd row l to r, Shirley Bludau, Dinah Kilgore, Ranjan Sitaram
Some Past Events in Pictures
Sushila Mathew, Ohara Master, explaining an Ohara landscape arrangement
Che-Hwa Wang, Sogetsu Riji, creating a rattan structure
Nanako Tingleaf, Ikenobo Senior Professor, at the Japan Festival Ikebana exhibition
Sushila's image of mountain to sea in a morimono landscape
Shirley Bludau, Ichiyo Jr. Master, and two of her students at an exhibition
Jeff Yoshida's class on "easy" kintsugi repairing
Shaila Shah, Sogetsu 4th Grade, demonstration
Our friendly, talented group!
Leaf manipulation, braiding and weaving with Patricia O'Reilly from Dallas with Doan Than Nguyen
Elena Allen, Ichiyo Master at the Japan Festival with her arrangements
Live zoom excitement!
Manipulating Leaves for Drama 10/4/22
Welcome to the new Program Year. Kelty Crain, a long-time Garden Club of America Judge and Sogetsu member, will help us create playful and dramatic arrangements using leaf manipulation. If you are not on our Evite list, let us know you would like to attend: houikebana12@gmail.
Holiday Surprises with Prita 12/6/22
This will be a holiday themed workshop hosted by Prita. Mohendra. It is only open to members at all levels. We ask you to bring your own container, kenzan and plant materials for a surprise challenge.
Welcoming the Chinese New Year 02/7/23
Late Spring in the Japanese Garden 04/4/23
Karen Chang, senior Ikenobo teacher and Ikenobo Instructor at the Taiwan Institute, will help us ring in the Chinese Lunar New Year
Late Spring in the Japanese Garden 04/4/23
Late Spring in the Japanese Garden 04/4/23
This will be a private docent led tour of the Japanese Garden at Hermann Park followed by a silent auction of containers, conversation and refreshments at Cherie Flores.
End of Year Luncheon WEDNESDAY 5/03/23
End of Year Luncheon WEDNESDAY 5/03/23
The club always closes out the year with the installation of the new board at our May luncheon. Come say goodbye before the summer break. Location TBD
Late Spring in the Japanese Garden 4/4/2023
Many thanks to the Hermann Park Conservancy's Landscape staff for a very informative tour of the Japanese Garden. They shared several stories of the long awaited visit from the Japanese gardeners who help maintain the garden's Japanese spirit with their regular visits. The COVID crises had kept them away for several years and the garden looked brilliantly renewed by the end of their visit.
Welcoming the Chinese New Year 2/7/2023
Thank you Karen!
We had a great turnout!
Thanks to Molly, Prita, Linda, Elena, Panta, Adel and Che. It took a village and we had a terrific meeting. Che's arrangements for our silent auction of containers helped the sale and beautified the room along with Karen's lovely arrangements.
II NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN REGION
There are 69 II chapters in the North and Central American Region (NCAR). Check out their site to find out what chapters are doing in their cities. Plus, enjoy ikebana virtual tours on their Facebook site.
Quarterly Publication from II HQ in Tokyo
A digital version is available to full members, with the site password, on the I.I. headquarters website: https://ikebanahq.org/
2021 - 2022
End of Year Luncheon
Wow, we were able to get together for our last meeting of the 20-21 club year. It was a fun time.
Japanese Culture Day 2022
An informative and fun day with a delicious luncheon at the Consul General's home. Thank you to Consul General and Aurora San.