Sogetsu Ikebana (Japanese Flower Arranging) Classes at The Barn

In these classes you will study Japanese flower arrangements. We will use textbooks from the Japanese headquarters of the Sogetsu School. You’ll arrange 1 or 2 flower arrangements in each class. Once you finish the textbook course, you’ll be certified. You can either just enjoy flower arrangements, or work toward becoming an instructor.

Fall Classes:

Evening classes: Second Wednesday of the month, 6 – 8pm on Sept. 9, Oct. 14, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9

Daytime classes: Fourth Friday of the month, from 10am to noon: Sept. 25, Oct. 23, and Nov. 27

To register, please email sogetsucincinnati@gmail.com
Fee: Annual fee of $30 (please bring cash or check to first class), plus $10 per arrangement (payable by cash or check on the day of class).

Teachers: Mr. Koukichi Uchiyama and Ms. Teruko Nesbitt

Mr. Koukichi Uchiyama has been practicing flower arrangement since 1997. He had been Deputy Director of Sogetsu Cincinnati Branch for 11 years before he was appointed to Director in 2018. He holds Sogetsu Teacher’s Diploma 1st grade. He is President of UCHIYAMA ART STUDIO, INC. Besides flower arrangement, his artistic activities span a wide range of paintings, sculptures and ceramics. He is also Director and Chief Instructor of USA CHITO-RYU KARATE DO, Japanese martial art.

Teruko Nesbitt has been practicing Sogetsu flower arrangement since 2013 after she retired from the Procter & Gamble Company. She is a certified instructor of Sogetsu Ikebana received teachers diploma from Sogetsu Japan headquarters. She is currently representing Cincinnati area for Japan Intercultural Consulting company and also the owner of Japanese gift shop, Hanamiya. Besides, flower arrangement, she is practicing Japanese tea ceremony, calligraphy and weaving, etc