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      Teachers and San Diego Ikebana Schools

      We are proud to introduce our Ikebana teachers. Are you interested in a little history? You can learn how each school was established in our chapter.

       

       

       

       

      Ikenobo by Ellen Sakagawa

    • Our Teachers

      Contact any teacher by email shown below each photo

      Sadako Oehler

      Ikenobo Karo Degree

      kouoehler@gmail.com

      Akiko Bourland

      Ohara Grand Master 

      wsbourland@att.net

      Rumi Rice

      Sogetsu Riji Degree

      rrice506@gmail.com

      Deborah Warriner

      Ichiyo Master Degree

      ichiyo.sd@gmail.com

      Hiroko Szechinski

      Sogetsu Riji Degree

      hirokoszechinski@yahoo.com

      Jackie Zhang

      Ohara 1st Master Degree

      jzhana@hotmail.com

      Yumi Rakers

      Sogetsu Jonin Somu Degree

      yusorake@cox.net

      Ellen Sakagawa

      Ikenobo Sokatoku Degree

      ikebana.doc@gmail.com

      Donna West

      Sogetsu Jonin Somu Degree

      dwest317@gmail.com

      Mitsuko Takeya

      Ohara 1st Master Degree

      mtakeya@hotmail.com

      Nakaba Emtesali

      Ohara Associate 2nd Master Degree

      naka@lucidprod.com

      Marina Khudobina

      Sogetsu Sanyo Degree

      LoveforArtbyMarina@gmail.com

      Huimei Vernna Lai

      Ohara Third Term

      vernna_lai@hotmail.com

    • Our Schools

      Learn how each school was founded in our Chapter

    • Ichiyo by Sensei Deborah Warriner

      Ichiyo School of Ikebana San Diego

      The Ichiyo School's presence in San Diego started in 1969 when Haruko Crawford moved to the area and began teaching classes, first in her Spring Valley home, and eventually in Balboa Park. She was appointed Founding Director of the San Diego Branch of the Ichiyo School in 1976 by Ichiyo School Co-founder and Headmaster (Iemoto) Meikof Kasuya. In January 1983 the Branch was promoted to a Chapter and Mrs. Crawford was installed as President by then Headmaster Akihiro Kasuya. She was awarded the highest overseas rank of Executive Master in 1998. Deborah Warriner succeeded as Chapter President in 2009. She retired in 2017, but remains active in the Ichiyo School as a member-at-large and a member of the San Diego Ikebana International Chapter.

      Contact:

      Deborah Warriner
      Email: ichiyo.sd@gmail.com

      Website: https://ichiyo-ikebana-warriner.mystrikingly.com/

    • Ikenobo by Sensei Sadako Oehler

      Ikenobo School of Ikebana San Diego

      The history of the Ikenobo Chapter of San Diego is intricately tied to the life of Professor Sadako Oehler. Ikenobo Ikebana would not have flourished in San Diego without her presence in this city. In 1958, Professor Oehler graduated from the Ikenobo University Teaching Insititute in Tokyo, Japan. The following year, she moved to San Diego. Soon thereafter, in 1960, she started teaching classes and was the first Ikebana teacher in San Diego.She was instrumental in founding the Ikebana International Chapter #119 in 1968 and also the Ikenobo Chapter of San Diego in 1976. She was elected President of the Ikenobo Chapter at that time and has had a continuous reign as President until the present day. She is 96 years old and was still teaching at Balboa Park and at the Buddhist Temple in Vista until the Covid-19 Pandemic shuttered the classes.

      Ikenobo San Diego Chapter Website:

      http://www.ikenoboikebanasandiego.org

       

      Contact:

      San Diego Chapter President:  Sadako Oehler
      kouoehler@gmail.com

       

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      Ellen Miyashiro Sakagawa

      Ikenobo Sokatoku Degree

      For class information please email: ikebana.doc@gmail.com

      Visit Ellen's website: https://ikenobo-ellen-miyashiro-sakagawa.mystrikingly.com

       

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    • Ohara by Sensei Akiko Bourland

      Ohara School of Ikebana of San Diego

      The Ohara School of Ikebana San Diego started with Akiko Bourland who moved to San Diego from Yokohama, Japan in 1970 and founded the San Diego Ohara Chapter in 1973 until 2010. Then in 2018 she founded the San Diego Wabi Ohara Chapter . She was appointed as its President by Third Headmaster Houn Ohara and given the honorary title of Grand Master in 1996. Mrs. Bourland has taught and demonstrated in many venues since her arrival in the United States and continues to this day. For her service to Ikebana International, she was elected by the Board of Directors Tokyo, to be a life-time member.

      San Diego Wabi Chapter of the Ohara School
      President: Carole Scott: cscott@mail.sdsu.edu
      Founder-Advisor: Akiko Bourland: wsbourland@att.net

      Website: https://ikebana-sd-wabi.mystrikingly.com

       
      San Diego Union Tribune article on Mrs. Bourland on August 15, 2021

       

      https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/story/2021-08-15/preserving-ikebana-one-arrangement-at-a-time

       

      Akiko Bourland

      Grand Master

      Advanced Study

      By invitation only for instructor or above level

      Email Address:

      wsbourland@att.net

       

      Second Wednesday of Month - Fall 2021

      Fourth Monday of Month - Fall 2021

      10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
      at Room 101 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park

       

       

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      San Diego Wabi Chapter
      Mitsuko Takeya, First Master, Ohara School

      Spring Semester  Feb. 3rd to June 11 , 2022  with 4 classes per week

      • Monday morning and afternoon 

      •  Thursday morning

      • Saturday morning

       

      Email Addresses: mtakeya@sdccd.edu & mtakeya@hotmail.com

      San Diego Community College Continuing Education, North City Center.
      https://sdce.edu/services/registration-enrollment

       

       

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      San Diego Wabi Study Group
      Nakaba Emtesali,  2nd Associate Master, Ohara School
      naka@lucidprod.com

      Please contact for upcoming class schedule

       
       

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      Huimei Lai (Vernna)  

      Third Term Master,  Ohara School  

      Summer Semester

      FREE ikebana classes offered by

      San Diego College of Continuing Education, Emeritus Program

      Meet: Tuesday mornings, 9:00 - noon, 7/12/2022 - 8/23/2022

      Location: Mesa College

      Mesa College Continuing Education, Room 119

      7350 Armstrong Pl, San Diego, CA 92111

       

      Contact: Huimei (Vernna) Lai,

      Website: https://ikebana-huimei-vernna-lai.mystrikingly.com/

      Email: vernna_lai@hotmail.com

      Enroll: https://sdcce.edu/emeritus

       
       

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    • San Diego Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School

      San Diego Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School (SDSCOS) The San Diego Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School (SDSCOS) originated from the Sakura Ikebana Group founded by Jackie Zhang and her students in 2011. It was honored to be given the new name of Sakura Ikebana Group of the Ohara School (SIGOS) by Headmistress Wakako Ohara in 2012. In 2017, SIGOS was elevated by Fifth Headmaster Hiroki Ohara to an official Ohara School Study Group.

      One year later, the Fifth Headmaster promoted the group to a new chapter, the San Diego Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School, and appointed Jackie Zhang as its Founding President. In the eleven years since its inception, SDSCOS has developed into an energetic, harmonious, and active chapter, which is highly regarded in the community. Its stated mission is to share, to create, and to promote Ikebana art and friendship. Under the leadership of its board and the Ohara School Headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, SDSCOS envisions a bright future.

       

      San Diego Sakura Chapter of the Ohara School

      President: Tracy Guo: tracyyguo@gmail.com

      Vice-President: Rose Tyson: ratyson45@gmail.com

      Contact Person: Jackie Zhang: jzhana@hotmail.com

      Website: https://www.sakuralj.com

      Email: ikebana.sakura.lj@gmail.com

       
       

      Jackie Zhang, 1st Master Ohara School

       

      Schedule of Ikebana Classes & Events in 2022

      Please visit:

      https://www.sakuralj.com

       

       

      Ikebana Exhibitions and Workshops

      (are in both the Community & Seminar Room)

      Special Workshops will be announced in advance

      Registering for the class is required at least three days in advance

      Please contact JACKIE ZHANG: 858-337-5671 or jzhana@hotmail.com

      Classes & Events are held at

      La Jolla Library

      7555 Draper Ave. La Jolla, CA 92037

      Tel: 858-552-1657

      SAKURA 2022 EVENT SCHEDULE
    • Sogetsu by Sensei Yumi Rakers

      Sogetsu School of Ikebana San Diego

      The Sogetsu San Diego Branch had its beginning when Mrs. Sumiko Lahey started her class in 1969 and held her first flower arrangement exhibition in 1978. In 1985 she was authorized by headquarters to form a Study Group and celebrated the occasion with an exhibition. In 1990, the Sogetsu San Diego Branch was established and in autumn of that year, Mrs. Lahey was appointed as its First Founding Director. In 1996, Mrs. Barbara E. Church succeeded Mrs. Lahey as Director and in the year 2000, Mr. Ronald Searfoss succeeded Mrs. Church. Mrs. Hiroko Szechinski was elected Director in 2001 and celebrated with an exhibition at that time. As of 2020, Mrs. Yumi Rakers is the Director.

      Sogetsu San Diego Branch

      Yumi Rakers, Director: yusorake@cox.net

       
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      Keiri Study Group of Sogetsu School of Ikebana

      Rumi Rice, Chairperson: rrice506@gmail.com

       

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      Sogetsu Shoka kai: Shoka Narimatsu

      Kika Shibata and Hiroko Szechinski

      hirokoszechinski@yahoo.com

       
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      Sogetsu Teaching Schedule

      Please email teachers for more information or you may contact our chapter email at sandiegoikebana@gmail.com

       

       

      Keiri Study Group of Sogetsu School of Ikebana

      Rumi Rice, Riji Degree: rrice506@gmail.com
      Lessons: Fridays, Saturdays 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at Carlsbad home
      Floral material is included with class fee

       
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      Hiroko Szechinski, Riji Degree
      hirokoszechinski@yahoo.com

       
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      Yumi Rakers, Jonin Somu Degree
      yusorake@cox.net

       

      ***All classes are in-person***

       

      Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa park
      Please contact programs@niwa.org or call (619) 232-2721 for more details

       

      Every Saturday 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. at San Diego Music and Art Co:

      9682 Via Excelencia #104, SD CA 92126 Contact Mat at

      sdmaac@gmail.com (858) 774-6923 for more details

       

      3rd or 4th Saturday every month 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Alja's Home

      contact Alja at amraktadel@ucsd.edu

      Or Contact Yumi at yusorake@cox.net

       

      ***All classes are in-person***

       

       

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      Donna West, Jonin Somu Degree
      dwest317@gmail.com

       
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      Marina Khudobina, Sanyo Degree,

      loveforartbyMarina@gmail.com

      First Thursday and first Saturday of the month at 10:00am.

      September thru December and February thru June in Poway

       
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      Sogetsu Shoka kai:

      Hiroko Szechinski

      hirokoszechinski@yahoo.com

       
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    • Please click on the logo to read more about these schools from their Headquarters in Japan

      Ichiyo School of Ikebana

      Ikenobo School of Ikebana

      Ohara School of Ikebana

      Sogetsu School of Ikebana

    About Us

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