Welcome to the Sogetsu San Francisco Bay Area Branch. Founded in 1973, the Branch has 50 years of presenting and sharing the contemporary floral art of Sogetsu Ikebana.
Tomoko Hoyu Lee led a delightful ikebana workshop "Arranging with Garden Roses". Her design philosophy emphasizes seasonality and sustainability. The garden roses arrangements showcased the natural flowing movement seen in a garden. Rose Workshop Video |
The talented husband and wife team of Paula Hokaido Lim and Eric Sorki Ritterrath led a educational Workshop teaching techniques and tools used for shaping Bamboo.
Bamboo is a favorite material of the Sogetsu school. Bamboo Container Creation Workshop Video |
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ArtScapes 2025 broke all previous attendance records. Held in the world famous Golden Gate Park of San Francisco, we had over 90 exceptional Sogetsu arrangements for the public to view. Our Members' artistic expressions show cutting edge Sogetsu ikebana designs.
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 1
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 2
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 3
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 1
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 2
Arrangements VIDEO Volume 3
Sogetsu creates a line of iron vases unique to the Sogetsu school. These vases are only available in Japan. Joan Yusui Suzuki, Jane Suiei Naito and Eko Ryusui Ejoek created arrangements featuring these beautiful iron vases in their ArtScapes Demonstration. Teacher and Students Video |
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