Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The Charm of Shadow

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My daughter mentioned, before we moved here last fall. The big old dogwood tree in my backyard was magnificent, full of flowers last spring!...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Welcome to Spring

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We had a summer like weather last week, the temperature reached to 80+degrees F! But all good things must come to an end. There is a Hakka s...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

April Class (3) - Keeping in Mind the View From Below or Using Various Locations

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In my mind, I thought my arrangement would be placed on the Toko-no-ma (alcove). But Sensei asked me to put it up on ladder, and she said it...

April Class (2) - Slanting Style Nageire (Variation No.4)

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I cut a very nice piece of forsythia branch for this basic Slanting Style, composed of Shin and Hikae and omitting Soe. I trimmed a few tiny...

The DPW April Class (1) - Upright Style Moribana (Variation No.1)

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The class for April was only two weeks apart from March. The assignments were two basic styles and one free style (viewed from below). My pr...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Three Elements - Line, Mass and Color

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In my imagination, the garden of my old house must be colorful this time of year! I really miss all the plants there. Flowers trees and bush...
Thursday, April 2, 2026

Our 58th Anniversary

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Today (3/31/2026) is our 58th anniversary,  my daughter handed me a bouquet of red roses! And we went to Osaka Japanese restaurant to have d...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

Spring Class Starts (1) : Basic Slanting Style Nageire

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The DPW (Dutchess Putnam Westchester) Ikebana  Sogetsu Group began its class on March 23, 2026.  I jokingly thought, I had hibernated for th...

Two or more Containers (2) - Book 3 - 4

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I had done this subject before in Mainline Sogetsu Branch, PA. I remembered Hata Sensei used more than two containers then. So, I would like...

Sketching and Arrangement- Free Style (3)

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In book 3-20, the subject was to sketch your original idea of the composition which you would like to make an arrangement of.  But at the en...