Michiko Hosada crearing Chico arrangements
Michiko Hosada was born in Los Angeles and was in second grade when WWII broke out. She was in 3 different relocation centers during the war years. after the war, her mother took her and her 3 siblings to Japan where they grew up in Kochi. sfter high schpool she came back to California to help her father and later helped bring the rest of the family here.
In Japan, she was introduced to the aesthetic beauty of Ikebana by taking lessons in the Ikenobo School while in high school. In the U.S.A., she joined the Wafu and Aratame Schools and later studied in Japan under Soko Kobai Naruse and Kosen Naruse of the Chiko School. She has a long hstory of accomplishments such as teaching Ikebana for 20 years for centers in Sunnysvale and Cupertino and was a Learning Center Specialist in Sunnyvale and Cupertino School District for 21 years and also taught Japanese for 6 years.
She gave an inspiring demonstration at the recent San Francisco Chapter's Flower Show and for our chapter this month.
Michiko used children's books to inspire her arrangements.
