Ikenobo School
The Ikenobo school of ikebana uses the phrase, “Origin of Ikebana” because it was the original “school” of ikebana. This school has evolved significantly over 555 years. The current headmaster, Sensei Ikenobo is the 45th headmaster and his daughter, Senko Ikenobo, is the headmaster designate.
The Ikenobo school of ikebana has styles of arranging that are complex and simple at the same time and all reflect an understanding and great appreciation of nature.
The Ikenobo School offers two lessons per month from November through April. Below are some arrangements by our two sensei (teachers), Stephanie English and Marcia Norberg.
For more detailed information about Ikenobo and lessons visit their website HERE. You may also email the sensei at naplesikenobo@gmail.com.
Kado Sensho Ikenobo School
Kado Sensho Ikenobo school is a Japanese national organization founded in 1930 by Yudo Moroizumi, the great-grandfather of current Iemoto Yoriko Moroizumi. The characteristic of our school is shown in the variety of flower shapes that we have used and that we continue to use and to preserved classical flowers designs such as Rikka , Nageire, Seika and Moribana and have developed new flowers such as natural flowers, free flowers, colorful flowers, and ichishi-ichika ( which loosely translated means love and understand of the season of flowers or one with the seasonal flowers)
The designs of Kado are therefore referred to as "Ikebana Flower Arranging" and specialists of the ways of the Kado are called "Kado-ka" meaning flower masters. Kado Sensho Ikenobo prides itself on creativity and the use of only plant material in the designs. We are one with nature!
Click here for more formation about Kado Sensho Ikenobo.
Margy Metzler is the Sensei for the Kado Sensho Ikenobo school. She offers zoom and in person lessons, as well as, demonstrations and workshops. Below are some of Margy's arrangements. To learn about Margy and her lessons.
Ohara School
Ohara School is considered the most natural school of Ikebana by many Japanese people. We only work with natural materials for the arrangements, and whenever possible we utilize the seasonal materials according to the distinctive four seasons in Japan. You will learn both the traditional and modern styles of Ikebana in low bowls
and tall vases.
Kaoru Sweet, our chapter's Phara Sensei, was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating college in the U.S., she started studying Ikebana in Tokyo with her mom’s encouragement. She was surprised how much she enjoyed learning, and she ended up completing the 3rd term master’s degree before returning to the U.S. to marry her husband, Gary. She’s been teaching in Wisconsin and Florida for more than 30 years.
Ohara class meets twice a month during the season from December to April. The class is held on Friday afternoon at 1 pm at the community center inside the Veterans Community Park in north Naples.
The instructor provides all the materials for the class. She is able to order speciality materials from around the world, and her students seem to enjoy the variety of exotic flowers each time.
You can sign up by emailing the instructor. The maximum number of students is 20 for each session. The deadline for sign up is 15 days prior to the class date.
Please contact Kaoru for more details and to sign up. Her email address is ksweetmatch@yahoo.com.
Sogetsu School
In 1927, when everybody believed practicing ikebana meant following established forms, Sofu Teshigahara recognized ikebana as a creative art and founded the Sogetsu School.
Anyone can enjoy Sogetsu ikebana anytime, anywhere, using any material. You can place Sogetsu ikebana at your door, in your living room or on your kitchen table
Sogetsu ikebana enhances any hotel lobby or banquet room, shop windows and huge public spaces. It will suit any kind of space, Japanese or Western, and enrich its atmosphere.