Welcome to Ann Arbor Chapter 183
About Us and Upcoming Events
Ikebana International - Ann Arbor (Since 1974)
Ikebana (ē-kĕ-bah-nah)
- We teach Ikebana, the creative and meditative art of Japanese flower arranging, similar to painting, calligraphy and sculpture.
- Ikebana uses principles and creative theories to arrange “living flowers” or “making flowers come alive”. Ikebana evokes the whole of nature itself, and people’s relationship with nature.
The Ikebana International Ann Arbor Chapter #183 , in our 51st year,
meet the third Thursday of each month September - May at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1500 Scio Church Road, Ann Arbor, MI
- At each of our meetings, an instructor will demonstrate how to make an ikebana arrangement and then participants make their own arrangements to take home.
- Non-Ikebana International members are encouraged to attend our meetings to learn more about ikebana. Pre-registration is required and there is a $20.00 fee for flowers and instructor costs for each meeting. Members of Ikebana International pay a reduced fee of $15.00.
- If you would like to receive our newsletter or more information about our organization please contact us via the button below or send an email to a2ikebana@gmail.com. We look forward to welcoming you to our next meeting!
May 2025 Chapter Meeting
May Workshop:
Ikenobo
Thursday, May 15, 2025 1:00 PM Workshop
Click on the image for Program Information or contact the chapter for more details and registration information. a2ikebana@gmail.com.
March 2025 Chapter Meeting
March Workshop: ICHIYO - LEAF MANIPULATION
We had a wonderful March Chapter meeting...lots going on. Liz Larwa and Terre Voegeli, both teachers in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, led a very interesting workshop with a focus on manipulating leaves to change their character.
We celebrated Hinamatsuri, which was earlier this month, with Chris sharing her Hinadan display and Junko explaining the significance of it. Katie brought delicious tea she brought back from Japan and served it in her beautiful collection of tea cups.
We had a local potter as well as some of our own containers for sale.
February 2025 Chapter Meeting
February Workshop: IKENOBO FREESTYLE (JIYUKA)
As we begin our exit of the winter months, Pat Lang, our Ikenobo teacher from the Detroit chapter, led the February workshop with a Jiyuka or freestyle form using Spring materials.
Ikenobo is the earliest style of Ikebana and its first school, laying the foundation for all other ikenobo schools.
The focus of this freestyle Ikenobo upright arrangement are line, surface, mass and dots to create an emotive character between the vase and the floral materials.
The form is further enhanced through the use of negative space and odd numbers of materials