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Instructor: Jose Salcedo
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Mr. Jose Salcedo, raised in L.A. has a B.A. in Physics and an M.S. in Computer Engineering. He retired in 2020 as a Senior Software Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena. And how did he get to Ikebana from NASA? When he first viewed an Ikenobo Rikka style arrangement in 1988, he was mesmerized by the arrangement's movement and knew he needed to learn how to create it. He began lessons in Ikebana the following week. Eight months later, while walking through the LA Chapter of Ikebana International's annual exhibition, he saw an arrangement that had a Japanese maple leaf flowing in the water. He was immediately transported back to a Japanese garden he had seen in Britain. That single arrangement convinced him to study Ohara Ikebana. He began his lessons with Grand Master Reiko Kawamura soon after. Salcedo has been president of the Ikebana International (II) Los Angeles Chapter #4 twice and has served on the boards of the Ikenobo Society of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Chapter of Ohara. Also a member of the Ikebana Teacher's Association of Southern California for 30 years, Salcedo has participated in numerous exhibitions and demonstrations throughout his Ikebana career. |
