Author: Admin Ikebana

Welcome to Ikebana International Seattle Chapter 19’s 64th Annual Exhibition!

Let’s start with celebrating spring with this video showing vibrant flowers! (Thank you, Machiko Faught, for creating the video.)

This year we combine both virtual and in-person displays.

The photo album below is our virtual exhibition. Enjoy these seventeen Ikebana arrangements. Click any of the photos to launch the photo album.

The photos below are from the in-person exhibition we held on May 13 and 14. Over 150 people visited our exhibition and enjoyed the 29 arrangements. We greatly appreciate Consulate General Inagaki and his wife coming to our show.

Now the in-person exhibition is over, you can still enjoy them in the photo album wherever you are!

Greeting

Congratulations on the annal Exhibition 2022 of Ikebana International  Chapter 19.   That makes me as excited as cherry blossoms in full bloom. I would be happy if you could enjoy the Ikebana arts. Thank you so much.                                              

Mrs. Yuki Inagaki, Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle  

President’s Message

Welcome to our 2022 virtual Annual Exhibition!

Ikebana is a universal language of art.  The joy of ikebana brings us peace, harmony and happiness.  Please enjoy our members’ creations and hopefully this exhibition can put a smile on your face.  

Shirley Hill, President

Message from I.I. Annual Virtual 2022 Exhibition Co-chairs

We would like to welcome you, all Ikebana International Chapter 19 members, family, friends, and viewers from all over the world to the International Ikebana Chapter 19 Annual Virtual 2022 Exhibition!  As you will see, the exhibition is overflowing with Spring Joy!!  It makes us feel happy after a long cold winter.

We have 31 creations by the various schools’ enthusiastic arrangers.  The motto of the association is “Friendship through Flowers” and encompasses many different schools.  Certainly, we achieved the motto with Ikenobo, Ohara, Senke, Koryu, Hua Yuan, and Sogetsu arrangers.  We appreciate all the arranger’s enthusiasms and actions to make this successful virtual exhibition 2022.  Your Ikebana display in order we received.

Special thanks to Akemi Sagawa, our honorary member and webmaster for making the site. 

Thanks to you all, again. 

Best and Happy Ikebana!

Mitusuko Okada & Machiko Faught
I.I. chapter 19 Annual Exhibition Co-chairs

Joan Stamm – Saga Goryu
Red twig dogwood, Tulips, Daffodils, Alstroemeria, Rhododendron

Akemi Sagawa – Sogetsu
Forsythia, Spirea, Lisianthus

Keiko Hume – Sogetsu
Rununculus, Pussy willow

Machiko Faught – Sogetsu
Daffodils, Pussy Willow

Mie Ross – Sogetsu
Aspidistra, Rose, Pieris Japonica

Gary McLaughlin – Koryu
Spirea, Red Quince, Rhododendron”Etta Burrows”, Iris Foetidissima leaves

Shirley Hill – Sogetsu
Monstera Leaves, Erica Cinerea (Heather), Birch Tree Branches

Mitsuko Okada – Sogetsu
Star gazer, Oriental lily, Camellia, Peach cherry plum, Amaranthus, Buttercup hazel 

Mitsuko Okada – Sogetsu
Amaranthus and Camellia

Kathleen Kuba – Sogetsu
Irises, Tulips, Brass buttons, Quince

Diane Elliott – Sogetsu
Yellow twig dogwood, Forsythia, Quince, Japanese Rose, Acuba, Casalance lilies

Fred Rowe – Senke
Iris

Shigeko Price – Ikenobo
Quince, Ochroleuca, Aspidistra, Camellia, China Rose, Iris leaf, Craspidia, Equisetume, Euonymus japonica

Junko Whitaker – Ikenobo
Red twig dogwood, Karria, mini Carnation

Rosario Hanna – Ikenobo
Quince & Camellia

Bev Kashino – Senke
Yellow Tulips

Peggy Booth – Ikenobo
Japanese Rose, Joy feather

Rosemary Ann Frerk – Sogetsu
White lily, Drift wood, Handmade vine nest

Steve Heck – Sogetsu
New Zealand Flax

Katsuko Brook – Ohara
Lily, Rose, Baby’s breath

Mayumi Tripp – Sogetsu
Pieris Japonica, Rhododendron, Spirea

Judy Altman – Ohara
Contorted filbert, Sword fern, Lily

Geraldine Mock – Koryu
Hosta

Aiko Fujii – Ohara
Magnolia, Andromeda, Cast iron

Yoshiko Nakamura – Ikenobo
Forsythia, Tulip, Camellia

Charles Coghlan – Sogetsu
Arizona Cypress, Corylopsis

Linda Vane – Senke
Azalia, Japanese Rose

Megumi Schacher – Sogetsu
Orchid

Ting Yang – Senke
Tulips, Magnolia kobus branches

Tomoko Okubo – Sogetsu
Driftwood, Oregon grape, Cherry blossom, Baby’s breath

Lily Chang – Hua Yuan
Magnolia, Rohododron, Baby’s breath

Thank you for watching!

Friendship through Flowers

Mituko Okada, II Annual Exhibiton Co-chair
Machiko Faught, II Annual Exhibition Co-chair