Date and Time:
Monday, May 5, 2025
10:00 AM EDT | 07:00 AM PDT | 15:00 BST | 16:00 CEST | 23:00 JST
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free for Flower Club members | €25 for non-members
Tickets are now available to book.
Ticket sales close on May 2, 2025 unless sold out prior.
Celebrate Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) with a live ikebana workshop and demonstration led by internationally recognized Sogetsu artist Louise Worner.
This session explores the joyful and symbolic essence of one of Japan’s five seasonal festivals through floral design. Open to adults and suitable for children with basic fine motor skills.
Live ikebana demonstration
Step-by-step guided workshop
History and symbolism of Kodomo no Hi
Interactive Q&A
A meaningful experience for adults and children
Materials:
Small flat bowl (suiban/moribana vase)
Kenzan 6-7cm minimum
Small pebbles
2 sheets Origami paper or square coloured paper
BBQ skewer (satay stick, bamboo skewer, or for younger children a paper straw).
Glue or tape
Scissors (hasami)
Water bowl for cutting flowers in water
Floral Material:
Iris flowers: Dutch Iris are appropriate. Traditionally Iris are used for Kodomo no hi.
However, there are lots of fun alternatives if you aren’t able to find them in your local area.
Alternatives: purple gladioli, violetta (mullein), balloon flower. dark purple anemones
Bearded Iris leaves
Alternatives include: Orchid leaves, NZ flax leaves, Aspidistra leaves, Gladioli leaves, Typha leaves
Louise Worner began studying Sogetsu ikebana in 1998 while living in Japan, under the mentorship of Yoka Hosono-sensei, a Master Instructor at Sogetsu Headquarters. In 2000, she was awarded her Sogetsu Ikebana Teacher’s Certificate by the former Iemoto of the Sogetsu School, Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Since then, Louise has become a globally respected ikebana artist and educator, presenting workshops and demonstrations in cities such as London, New York, Paris, Geneva, Canberra, and Madrid. She is the founding Chairperson of the Sogetsu Study Group Madrid and served as a 2022 and 2023 Committee Member for the International Ikebana Gallery Award.
Louise is also the author of My First Ikebana: Ikebana for the Young and Young at Heart, and is known for her dedication to accessible ikebana education for all ages. She has collaborated with ceramicists, musicians, designers, and poets from around the world, and her large-scale floral installations have been featured at international festivals, museums, and performance events.
Her teaching combines deep knowledge of Sogetsu principles with a passion for cross-cultural creativity, making her workshops both inspiring and inclusive.
Flower Club members attend for free. Non-members can purchase tickets for €25.
Ticket sales close on May 2.
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Tickets are non-refundable unless the event is canceled by the organizer. If canceled, full refunds will be issued.
No photography or recording is allowed during the event. The session will not be recorded or distributed afterward.
