Jekyll2026-05-04T17:14:13-07:00http://localhost:8000/feed.xmlSogetsu School San Diego BranchAn amazing website.{"name" => nil, "avatar" => "/assets/images/sogetsu_logo.gif", "bio" => "A community of Sogetsu ikebana teachers and students in the County of San Diego", "location" => "San Diego, CA", "links" => [{"label" => "Email Branch Director", "icon" => "fas fa-fw fa-envelope-square", "url" => "mailto:yusorake@cox.net"}, {"label" => "Sogetsu Headquarters", "icon" => nil, "url" => "https://www.sogetsu.or.jp/e/"}, {"label" => "Shoka Kai (Ms. Kika Shibata) classes", "icon" => nil, "url" => "/shoka/"}]}Free Style Arrangement Emphasizing the Color of the Vase2026-03-30T00:00:00-07:002026-03-30T00:00:00-07:00http://localhost:8000/containtercolorDate: Thursday, April 30th

Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Theme:

Free-style arrangement emphasizing the color of the vase conducted by Jeff Fine. Check Text book 3-10(page 30-32) Bring your own vase, materials, and if you need a kenzan, please bring it.

Note:

Check the container’s colors carefully. Think and select what combination of materials: Which compositional approach can make the most of the container’s colors? Could be the colors in the same tonal or contrast. Check book 3-8 and 3-9 (pages 24-29).

Bring food to share with others.

There will be a quick general meeting about them at the next workshop on June 18th. Also, the Sogetsu 100th anniversary event.

Demonstration

Photos

Photo Album

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Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Place: Casa Del Prado Room 101

Theme

Arrangement using equisetum (horsetail). Equisetum (approximately 10 pieces) and one or two flowers for color will be provided by the Sogetsu branch. Bring a container, scissors, Kenzan and wire if you need to use.

Fees

$10 for members, $15 for non-member. Guests are also welcome. Bring a dish to share with others.

Photos

Photo Album

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Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Place: Casa Del Prado Room 101

Theme

Free style Holiday arrangement. Select a holiday; Christmas, Hanukah or A New year.

Bring own materials, vase. Kenzan if you need. You can use some ornaments, unconventional materials.

Fees: $10 for member, $15 Non-member. Guests are also welcome.

Bring a dish to share with others.

We will have a board meeting after lunch. This will be the last WS for this year, also free parking for Balboa Park.

Google Photo Album

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Below is link to Google photo albums with pictures of display, demonstrations and a group photo:

Photo Album

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Thursday, August 21

Time: 10:00 to 2:00

Theme

Exhibition arrangement.

If you are not participating in the exhibition, select your own theme. Please keep in mind the theme of our exhibition “Feeling of Fall/ Aki no Koyo”.

Materials

Bring your own vase, materials and kenzan if you need to use them.

Fees: $10 for a member, $15 for non-member

Bring food to share with others.

Additional Notes

1). Before we start our program, our Flower exhibition chair and co-chair Sharon and JoLea will talk about our exhibition and ask each of you to be a part of the exhibition. Please be there especially if you are participating in the exhibition.

s 2). Our board has updated and amended our Sogetsu By-Laws.No response implies agreement with the proposed Bylaws.

3). Please RSVP by August 10th whether you will attend it or not.

4). There will be a board meeting after the workshop meeting.

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Theme: Arrangement combining fresh and unconventional materials ( text book 4-11 page 82 - 85) We can find unconventional materials around home or garages but avoid using unconventional materials as a container. Bring own unconventional materials, Vase and Kenzan if you need to use them.

Fresh flowers and green will be provided by branch.

Bring foods to share with others.

General meeting for upcoming flower exhibition in October after lunch. If you plan to participate the exhibition, please join in meeting. We will have an Exhibition meeting in August as well. After we have general meeting, will have a board meeting.

Example of using paper as unconventioanal arrangment

Arrangements:

Photo Album

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Free style arrangement using materials you collect from roadside, field, side work, beaches and anything from outside but not from your garden or others garden. Bring own materials. If you are going to use a vase and kenzan, please bring them. It will be challenged but will be fun!

Please bring some foods to share with others. After lunch, we have a short meeting.

Fees:

$10 for members, $15 for non members

Arrangements:

Photo Album

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$10 for members, $15 for non members

Bring:

Your own vase, scissor, wire, wire cutter, kenzan, scotch tape, double sided tape, glue, staple if you need to use.

Maureen will donate us for her Melaleuca bark. We will provide some flowers and leaves to add the colors. If you have Melaleuca or other bark to share with us, please bring them.

Bring a plate of foods to share with others.

We will have a business meeting after lunch. I hope all the board members to be there. Thank you.

Arrangements:

Google Photo Album

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Fees: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.

Theme: More than 5 different materials using basket. Book 4-5, page 70&71

Materials: We provide materials, fees $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers

Container: Bring own basket with water holder and kenzan Bring food to share.

Arrangements:

Google Photo Album

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Fees: $10 for members, $15 for nonmembers.

Theme: Arrangement with leaves only, book 4-2, Pages 63-65. Materials will be provided. Vase: Any vase. Bring kenzan if you have to use.

Bring foods to share.

Arrangements:

Google Photo Album

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