RenoIkenobo

Reno Ikenobo Ikebana
775 746-1140

The Reno Ikenobo Ikebana Study Group is part of the Northern California Chapter of the Ikenobo Ikebana Society of America. Ikenobo is the oldest organized school of Japanese flower arranging and is the Origin of Ikebana. The Reno Study Group meets on a quasi-monthly basis for instruction in flower arranging. Please see our information circular for more details.

Event Information

Information for 2011 local activities and 2011 and 2012 out-of-area events are listed below.

There are participant fees for most workshops and seminars to cover the cost of materials and speakers.

The rose and flower show in mid-June is free and open to the public. There is no instructor fee for the June pre-show workshops, and participants can arrange to purchase plant materials.

About Ikenobo

Styles of Arrangements
Styles of Containers
Recommended Garden Plantings for Northern Nevada

Photo Gallery

December 2009
2009 ARS Ikebana Workshop & ARS Fall Conference (warning - large files)
August 2009
January 2009
September 2008
August 2008

Ikenobo Order Form Books, kenzans and other supplies [contact Ann Marie Harris if not an Ikenobo member]

2011 Reno Ikenobo Group Calendar

Jan 27	9:30 am	freestyle and shoka workshop
Feb 24	9:30 am	freestyle
Mar 31	9:30 am	workshop
Apr 28	9:30 am	workshop
May 26	9:30 am	workshop
June 24	10:00 am	entry preparation assistance for rose & flower show on June 25th
June 25	7-10:30 am noon 1-5 pm 2-4 pm 4 pm	Show postponed to August 20 and moved to Lake Mansion luncheon at Hill Street Grill free public viewing wine tasting ($20 per person) raffle
June 30	10:30 am	Shoka and freestyle workshop at the Incline Village Library
July 28	10:30 am	Shoka and freestyle workshop at the Incline Village Library
Aug 25	10:30 am	Shoka workshop at the Incline Village Library
Sept 20	9:30 am	shoka and freestyle at the Incline Village Library
Oct 27	9:30 am	shoka sofutai, shoka shimputai, and freestyle workshop at the Incline Village Library
Dec 8	9:30 am	holiday arrangement workshop at the Robb Library in Reno

2011 Northern California Ikenobo Calendar SFCFB = San Francisco County Fair Building

DATE	DESCRIPTION	TIME	LOCATION & NOTES	CONTACT
Jan 15 Jan 16 Jan 17	Preview Exhibition Reception Exhibition by Visiting Professors Demostration by Visiting Professors Banquet at Fairmont Hotel Workshop (Rank #7 and higher)	4:30-7 pm 9 am - 1 pm 1 pm - 3 pm 6 - 8:30 pm 8:30 am -	Registration closes Nov 20, 2011 Please submit Registration Form Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco, CA
Feb 21	New Year's Luncheon & Demonstration		Hotel Kabuki
Mar 20 (Sat)	B & C Freestyle Workshop		Peninsula & South Bay
Mar 21 (Sun)	Board Meeting B1 & B Shoka & Rikka Workshop A1 & A2 Shoka Workshop	8:30-11:30 am 8:30-11:30 am 1:00-4:00 pm	SFCFB Garden Room SFCFB Recreation Room SFCFB Recreation Room
May 15 (Sat)	B & C Freestyle Workshop	8:30-11:00 am	Hall of Flowers, San Francisco Prof Kawai $15 for C students $20 for B students	Mrs. Junko Morodomi (925)935-0424
May 16 (Sun)	A1 & A2 Rikka Shimputai	8:30 am	SFCFB Recreation Room
June 19 (Sat)	B & C Freestyle Workshop	1-4 pm	Watsonville Buddist Temple	Mrs. Matano
June 20 (Sun)	Board Meeting B1 & B Shoka & Rikka Workshop	8:30am - 4 pm	SFCFB Garden Room SFCFB Recreation Room
July 10 (Sun)	Praying with a Floral Ceremony To Honor Victims of the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami	11:00am-12:00	Peace Plaza, Japantown	Presented by Ikenobo Ikebana Society of America
July 10 (Sun)	40th Annual Tanabata Ikenobo Ikebana Exhibition	9:00am-4:00pm 1:00pm-2:00pm	Hotel Kabuki - Sakura Room Exhibition - Arrangements by Instructors and Students Demonstration by Professor Daiji Miura from Ikenobo Headquaters, Kyoto
July 18	Board Meeting	8:30-11:30am	Garden Club Room
Aug 15	Board Meeting (Summer Program)	8:30am-4pm	Recreation Room
Sept 19	Board Meeting	8:30-11:30 am	Garden Club Room
Oct 15 (Sat)	B & C Workshop	8:30am-4pm	San Francisco/SFCFB Rec Room SFCFB Auditorium & Recreation Room
Oct 16 (Sun)	B & C Freestyle Workshop Vase & Plant Sale Bento Lunch Demonstration	8:30-12:00 8:00 am noon 1-4 pm	San Francisco/SFCFB Rec Room SFCFB Auditorium & Recreation Room	Register for Workshop Order Bento Lunch
Nov 13 (Sat)	B1 & B Shoka & Rikka Workshop	8:30am-4pm	SFCFB recreation Room
Nov 14	A1 A2 Rikka Workshop	8:30am-4pm
Dec 5	Board Meeting	8:30am-12	Garden Club Room

2012 Special Events

Feb 12	New Year Luncheon, Hotel Kabuki, San Francisco
June 3-16	550th Anniversary Celebration Study Tour Kyoto, Japan June 3 depart USA June 4 arrive Tokyo June 5 Exhibition in Tokyo June 6 All Japan meeting and 550th Celebration June 7-10 Optional Tour June 10 arrive Kyoto June 11-14 Workshops June 14 Farewell Banquet
Oct 5-8	Anniversary Celebration, San Francisco Exhibition by Headmaster Sen'ei Ikenobo

December 2009 Photographs

Left - Miniature freestyle arrange in Christmas ornament by Sensei Sandra Hatcher

Below left - Freestyle with gloriosa lily, holly & nandina leaves by Sensei Taketa

Below center - Shoka with nandina and white mum (tai rearranged by cat) by Ann Marie Harris

Below right - Freestyle with gloriosa lily, white mum & nandina leaves by Ann Marie Harris

August 2009 Photographs


Sandra Hatcher lecturing while Mrs. Taketa arranges shoka	Mrs. Taketa and Barbara Agre wire up a storm for rikka


Freestyle & shoka by Gina Wiebe	Freestyle with polyantha roses by Ann Marie Harris


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January 2009 Photographs

Apologies to all for the poor quality of photographs from this session.

If you have better ones to share, it would be appreciated.

Left is a large freestyle arrangement.
Below are three miniature freestyle arrangements.

September 25, 2008 Photographs

Mrs. Taketa demonstrating and Sandra Hatcher explaining shoka shofutai futakabuike with water and land plants

Placement of calla stems, stone, and fish path

Completed arrangement with calla as tai and viburnum as shin, soe, & tai-za

Demonstration of split shoka with water plant as shin & tai and land plant as soe

Completed split shoka with iris as shin and tai and viburnum as soe

Shoka shimputai by Ann Marie Harris using a rose, pampas, and calla leaf


Demonstration and explanation of shoka shimputai using pampas, white montcristo, and bird-of-paradise leaf

Sandra Hatcher explaining her freestyle arrangement and use of wire