Mrs. Zwick is a native of Odawara, Japan where she studied Kodo Ryu Ikebana for ten years. She continued her instruction in Ikenobo under Mrs. Lefcourte and assisted in teaching flower arrangement from 1982 on.

She is a lifelong student of the Koto or Japanese harp and is an active supporter of the Morikami Museum in Boca Raton and the Japan American Society of South Florida.

Mrs. Zwick participates in workshops and symposiums around the world striving to continuously deepen her knowlege of Ikebana while absorbing new techniques and forms.