Ichiyo Ikebana Exhibition at Buffalo History Museum
Ichiyo Ikebana at Buffalo History Museum Japan Culture Day On Sunday, November 5th of this year, the Buffalo History Museum had its 16th Annual Japan Culture Day (Bunka no Hi). It started at noon and lasted until later in the afternoon when the museum closed. It included many activities which reflect Japanese culture such as […]
Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya in Washington, DC
Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya Comes to Washington, DC Naohiro Kasuya is the Fourth Headmaster of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, and therefore has the title of Iemoto. He came to Washington, DC the last week of July this year (2023) to participate in Otakon–the annual convention celebrating Asian pop culture. The Ichiyo School of Ikebana Executive […]
Ikebana at the Rochester, NY 2023 Orchid Show
Ikebana at the Rochester, NY 2023 Orchid Show From March 31st to April 2nd, the Genesee Region Orchid Society had its annual orchid show at the RMSC Eisenhart Museum at 657 East Avenue, Rochester, NY. At the event, orchids were exhibited and also on sale. The activities included ribbon and AOS awards judging as well […]
Ikebana at the Buffalo History Museum
Ikebana at the Buffalo History Museum The Buffalo History Museum organizers for the Japan Culture Day celebration (Bunko no Hi) invited Ichiyo Ikebana of Buffalo to present ikebana arrangements as part of the program on November 6th of this year. At the event, there were many aspects of Japanese culture presented including the very popular […]
Seasonal and Holiday Ikebana
Seasonal and Holiday Ikebana The above arrangement was done by Gail Newman–a Junior Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana and the present president of the Ikebana International Rochester Chapter 53. She particularly enjoys using fall materials because of the multiplicity of colors and textures that comes with the season. As the viewer can see […]
Ikebana Materials (Indoors)
Ikebana Materials (Indoors) This month’s topic is on indoor plant materials the ikebana practitioner can use for arrangements. These plants may be grown in the practitioners home, or in some cases, even outside if they live in a warm enough climate. The above plant–sansevieria–is a good straight-line material. Sometimes, it can be used as a […]
Ikebana Materials (Outdoor)
Outdoor Ikebana Materials The practice of ikebana can be an expensive art. For example, some flowers can cost as much as $10 a stem. Very popular antique style containers which are no longer made, can cost up to hundreds of dollars. Then there is the cost of traveling and attending ikebana conferences which are held […]
Seasonal Ichiyo Ikebana in Buffalo, NY
Seasonal Ichiyo Ikebana in Buffalo, NY In the Ichiyo School of Ikebana, we are taught how to make arrangements which reflect the seasons. Generally speaking, arrangements at any one time of year should be made to reflect either that present season, or the next one. For example if one were making an arrangement in summer, […]
Ichiyo Ikebana at Buffalo Bonsai Society Annual Show
Ichiyo Ikebana at Buffalo Bonsai Society Annual Show Every year the Buffalo Bonsai Society has an annual exhibition the first weekend in June. Unfortunately, due to COVID the last few years, this tradition was interrupted. But due to the improvement in the pandemic, it was possible to start this tradition again. In the past, the […]
Ichiyo Ikebana Exhibition, Webster, NY
Ichiyo Ikebana Exhibition, Webster, NY During the third week of this last month of April, Ms. Karen Napoli–the president of the Rochester branch of the Ichiyo School of Ikebana–orchestrated an exhibition at the Webster, NY public library. She had most of her present students contribute to the large number of arrangements placed in the library […]