2024 Nov 8 Ohara School of Ikebana Boston Fall Workshop featuring Asae Takahashi, Associate 2nd Term Master from New York, NY.
12 students participated from the Boston Study Group and the Massachusetts Chapter
2024 Oct 21 - 25, Russell Bowers, Jonette Nagai, David Wilsey & Ellen Weston attended the NAOTA Conference in San Diego CA featuring Headmaster assisted by Hirota Satoshi Sensei.
2024 Oct 8, ii Boston Meeting: Demonstration of basket arrangement by Russell Bowers.
Static display of Heika by David Wilsey.
2024 Sep 20-22, David Wilsey, Ikebana Exhibit for Mass Horticultural Society
2024 Aug 16 – 25 Ikebana Exhibit at the Marshfield Fair.
The Horticultural exhibits are organized by the Marshfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society which has run annually for over 150 years with exposure to approximately 150k visitors.
Exhibitors were Russell Bowers, Jonette Nagai, David Wilsey, Paul Verkan, Lily Nguyen and Jacqueline Zimoch
2024 Jul 13, Russell Bowers participated in the Celebrate Japan Day at the Long Hill Reservation, in Beverly MA by demonstrating Ikebana to about 20 people in the greenhouse.
2024 Jun 22 Ohara School of Ikebana Workshop & Potluck with 8 participants.
2024 May 26, David Wilsey demonstration of Ikebana at ii Boston meeting.
2024 May 11, Russell Bowers created ikebana inspired arrangement for Sparhawk Academy, All boys school in Millis MA.
For their fund-raising gala.
2024 May 9, Russell Bower held a workshop for 20 participants at the Boston Public Library, Hyde Park Branch.
2024 Apr 30, Russell Bowers conducted an ikebana workshop for 20 participants at Harvard University.
2024 Apr 26 – 28, Russell Bowers attended the Chicago 50th Anniversary Demonstration and Workshops featuring Akihiro Nishi Sensei.
2024 Apr 5 – 7, 2 Members, Russell Bowers & Ellen Weston attended the Ohara World Seminar in Tokyo Japan
2024 Mar 16 Ohara School of Ikebana Boston Annual Meeting and Spring Workshop with 7 attendees.
2024 Feb 28 – Mar 4 Flora in Winter: Worcester Art Museum. Group Ikebana Arrangements on display.
Arranger Russell Bowers.
Assistant, Jonette Nagai.
2024 Feb 23 Participated in the Massachusetts General Consul of Japan’s Celebration of the Emperors Birthday at the SHOWA Institute in Boston, MA.
Exhibitor, Russell Bowers and Assistant, Jonette Nagai, created a welcome moribana arrangement highlighted by a Lichen Covered apple Tree branch and yellow Chrysanthemum in a multi color suiban.
Also, additional decorative arrangements were created for the washrooms.
Classes:
Russell Bowers held 51 Boston Ikebana classes with 138 attendees
