LEARNING THE ANCIENT ART OF IKEBANA IN A MODERN WORLD
Ikebana classes in my Plano studio for adults & youth in North Dallas, Plano, Carrollton, Frisco & surrounding areas.
Virtual ikebana classes from my studio for students anywhere!
Ikebana demonstrations by appointment
Learn Sogetsu ikebana in-person or virtually
for adults and youth
Sogetsu Ikebana
"Anytime, anywhere, any material."
“In 1927, when everybody believed practicing ikebana meant following established forms, Sofu Teshigahara recognized ikebana as a creative art and founded the Sogetsu School. Anyone can enjoy Sogetsu Ikebana anytime, anywhere, using any material. You can place Sogetsu Ikebana at your door, in your living room or on your kitchen table. Sogetsu Ikebana enhances any hotel lobby or banquet room, shop windows and huge public spaces. It will suit any kind of space, Japanese or Western and enrich its atmosphere.”
Patricia O'Reilly, Jonin Sanyo
In-Person and Virtual Sogetsu Instructor and Demonstrator
My ikebana journey began over twenty years ago when I saw an arrangement made with a bowl, branch, and deep red rose. I was hooked and began the formal learning process as soon as I could. I was awarded my sogetsu teachers certification in 2010 and began teaching immediately. My home studio is a light, bright. space where my students and I focus on the thrill of learning and creating ikebana art!
In-Person and Virtual Sogetsu Ikebana Instructor and Demonstrator
In-Person
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month 10 am - 12 noon
Saturday following the 2nd and 4th Wednesday 10 am - 12 noon
Zoom Virtual
1st and 3rd Monday of each month 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Youth Classes
By appointment
Demonstrations
Contact me to discuss
Gallery
A Collection of My Freestyle Sogetsu Ikebana
Coral, fern & self-made container
Dried, painted and bleached material
Midolino Spirals and Lily
Interesting photographic shadows
Forest Style Arrangement
TAO Arts Exhibition
Study in Black & White
JASDFW Mochitsuki Event
Unconventional Material & Roses
Cocktail Table arrangements for event at
The Samurai Museum-Dallas
Nageire Freestyle
Self-made Vase
Marigolds & Dried, painted Allium
TAO Arts Exhibition
Balloon Sticks & Roses
Asian Regional Conference (Taiwan)
Callas floating in Water Beads
DMA Bouquets des Arts
Mitsumata Sculpture with Kiku
Master Sogetsu Instructor Misei Ishikawa
Workshop following Virtual Demonstration
One potato, two potatoes, three potatoes
"Out there" Morimono
"Copper scrubbee pads"
Kika Shibata Sensei Las Vegas Workshop
Summer Arrangement in Susan Ashley Basket
TAO Arts
Blue Anemones & Orange-Red Roses with Copper Scrubbees & Twinkling Lights
European Regional Conference
Bruges, Belgium
Study in White
Kiku Matsuri - Texas Discovery Gardens
Leaf Manipulation - Aspidistra & Dahlias
Soho Sakai Sensei Dallas Workshop
Unconventional Material!
Kika Shibata Sensei Las Vegas Workshop
Featuring the Water
Handmade container from Iceland
Same Tonal Range & Material with Varied Texture
Green Material - Pearl & White Glass Container
Same Tonal Range & Material with Varied Texture
Green Material - Green & Grey Arched Vase
Students' Ikebana Gallery
A selection of Sogetsu Ikebana student work from beginner to advanced
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Affiliations
Sogetsu Teachers Association
Ikebana International
Ikebana International Dallas Chapter #13
Sogetsu Dallas Branch
I am also a member of the Sogetsu Massachusetts Branch.
NCAR Regional Advocates
As an Ikebana NCAR Advocate, I provide all kinds of support for fourteen I. I. Chapters in the Western geographic area of the U.S. I also am an Associate Member in most of these Chapters.
