"Not only beautiful flowers but also buds and withered flowers have life, and each has its own beauty. By arranging flowers with reverence, one refines oneself" - Ikenobo Senno, 1542

Ivy LeMageur

Ivy LeMageur

Fukusokatoku (Senior Professor 2nd Grade)

Ikenobo Society of Floral Art, Kyoto, Japan

Group Leader, Ikenobo Bretagne-France Study Group

Sensei Ivy LeMageur was our Ikenobo guest professor for shoka workshops on 4/28 and Freestyle workshops 4/29/22. For Le Maguer sensei, KADO “the Way of Flowers” is not only an artistic endeavor but also a way of living one’s life with humility, modesty, perseverance and respect for the nature and others through the creation of floral arrangements.