About Me

Hello! My name is Shoko!

I am a studio-florist at Flora & Fauna Flowers in Columbus.

I am originally from Osaka, Japan.

1997 After I graduated university, I became a Certified Master of Ikebana Sogetsu.

1998, Achieved Various Certificates of Floral Designs (Wedding, European, American, Hand-made-Silks and Dried).

And I moved to Columbus Indiana and got married. We have 3 kids. They are now 24, 20 and 18.

Between 2005 and 2015 we moved 4 locations Memphis, x2 in Singapore then Shanghai China.

2015 We moved back to Columbus Indiana!! And I missed living here!

2017 I Worked at a local floral Retailer.

2019 After Covid hit. I studied again and achieved a Certification of Floral Designer C.F.D through American Institute of Floral Design which is globally recognized.

2021 summer, Flora & Fauna Flowers opened!

My passion has always been being creative with flowers and playing tennis.