Fall 2026 OLLI Digital Catalog

IKEBANA (B255)

B – Fine Arts

Required Text: Sogetsu, textbook 1 & 2, available from instructor. Additional fee: Beginner students must purchase a basic package of supplies, including the required textbook, special scissors, containers and kenzan from the instructor for $170. Sogetsu ikebana, taught in this course, is a modern form of the formal Japanese art of flower arrangement and values discipline, which uses unconventional materials such as iron, stones, driftwood, plastic, etc. in its freestyle arrangements. Students purchase their own flowers and branches for each class. Please note additional fee mentioned above.

This offering meets for a total of 13 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Sima Sariaslani

SARIASLANI, SIMA — Holds the rank of Jonin Somu in the Sogetsu school of ikebana. She has over 25 years of experience in practicing ikebana, and teaching ikebana at OLLI since 2019.

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