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flower arrangement

Ikebana

Flower Arrangement

Ikebana is the art of arranging flowers or plants to reflect their natural beauty. The JCCC offers classes by the Ikenobo School and the Sogetsu School.

 

Ikenobo

Ikenobo expresses both the beauty of flowers and the beauty of longing in your heart. Ikenobo considers a flower bud most beautiful. You will take home your creations.

Instructor

Betty Lou Arai - is a Professor of Ikebana - Ikenobo School, headquartered in Kyoto. She has studied in Japan and has been teaching since 1977. The styles of Ikenobo are always changing and Mrs. Arai teaches both modern and traditional styles.

 

Sogetsu

Sogetsu Ikebana Toronto East Branch

The Sogetsu School of Ikebana believes anyone can arrange Ikebana anywhere with multitude of materials. Sogetsu encourage students to be individual and imaginative. There are no limitation to the variety of materials used depending on various levels prescribed in the Sogetsu Text Book used worldwide.

Naomi Abe - Director, Sogetsu Ikebana Toronto East Branch

Instructor

Ruby Chan and Ayako Sugino.

Program Status
Full

Pricing

Ikenobo

$80 + HST

  • Materials are extra and are payable to the instructors by cheque or cash.
  • JCCC Membership required.
  • Starter Kit, or scissors, kenzan, and plastic vases are available for purchase at JCCC Gift shop.

Please contact reception, 416-441-2345 or jccc@jccc.on.ca, to register.

Sogetsu 

$45 + HST

  • Material Fee: $75 + HST for 3 lessons. Material fee is payable to the instructors by cheque or cash in the first class. 
  • JCCC Membership required.

  • Please bring your own gardening scissors. Ikebana scissors ($48+HST) and Sogetsu Starter Kit (Kenzan, Floral Tape, Container - $45 including HST)  are available at JCCC Gift shop.

Please contact reception, 416-441-2345 or jccc@jccc.on.ca, to register.

Schedule

Ikenobo (8 sessions)

Wednesday Class:
March 23 - May 18, 2022　
7:30pm-9pm 

Thursday Class:
March 24 - May 19, 2022
1-2:30pm 

*Please note that there's no class on Wed. Apr. 20 and Thu. Apr. 21.

Sogetsu (3 sessions)

Beginners:
April 30, May 28, and June 11, 2022　
10:30am -12:00pm

Intermediate/Advance:
April 30, May 28, and June 11, 2022　
12:30pm-2:00pm