Thursday, June 4, 2026

June Class Lesson (3) - Dried, Bleached, Colored Materials

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This subject was no problem for me! I had collected a few dried materials, but finding a suitable container was a little challenging. Here w...

June Class Lesson (2) - Massed Expression

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Three elements “Line, Color, and Mass”. The third element is Mass. I had a hard time finding a container I’d like to use; I also like to bri...

June Class Lesson (1) - Combined Styles

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Variation No.8 Moribana and Nageire combined style. The completed arrangement with their own individual beauty combined to create a whole ne...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Workshop - Floating Sense and Balance (3)

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This was the first day’s (May 19) workshop “Floating Sense and Balance.” Everyone got the same materials, but used their own container. I al...

The last one - Cherry Blossom (2)

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This was the last piece of arrangement! It’s a big and beautiful piece of work! She looks young and very graceful! I like all of her arrange...

Sogetsu Demonstrations by Master Instructor Reito Oizumi (1)

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Ikebana International New York Chapter #7 on its 70th anniversary held a special meeting to celebrate on May 19-20, 2026 at the Opus Westche...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

The DPW May Class Lessons - (1)

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Our May class lessons were held on May 8, 2026, three subjects as usual. Thinking of all the materials I need for the class makes me really ...

Straight Line (2)

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The class provided horsetail for straight line material, I didn’t use it, I used forsythia instead. Unfortunately, I didn’t transplant the h...

Focusing on the Uses of Water (3)

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I used the big martini glass as a container of this subject. Showing the water is another means of expression! I salute all the mothers on M...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Morning Dew Looks Like Diamonds

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Dewdrops on the tree peony leaves sparkled like diamonds in the sun!  I am delighted that my two tree peonies I transplanted to my new garde...