Ikebana Demonstration for Garden Club of Honolulu

15 March 2014

The Garden Club of Honolulu hosted Professor Manabu Noda from the Ikenobo School of Ikebana.  Professor Noda, like his father before him, specializes in Jiyuka, or free style.  He began with a brief introduction to the origins of ikebana and two traditional Ikenobo styles, before demonstrating more modern styles.  Part of his demonstration was on the theme of a luncheon, starting with a drink, moving on to a salad plate, and ending with dessert, all using dishes from the Halekulani Hotel.  He then had various assistants complete parts of a large arrangement on the theme of of happy couples by the ocean in Waikiki.

Preview for workshop...	Gail introduces Professor Noda	A brief history of the origins of ikebana	Professor Noda describes his sample Rikka Shofutai
Sample Rikka Shofutai	Professor Noda explains a sample Shoka Shofutai	Sample Shoka Shofutai	Describing materials for a Shoka Shimputai
Finished Shoka Shimputai	Completed Shoka Shimputai	Preparing a cocktail Jiyuka for lunch	The cocktail Jiyuka
Moving on to the salad plate Jiyuka	Almost done the salad plate Jiyuka	Completed salad plate Jiyuka	Preparing a dessert Jiyuka
The dessert course Jiyuka	Completed dessert Jiyuka	Arranging a Rikka Shimputai depicting a happy couple by the waves of Waikiki	The Rikka Shimputai
Directing several Ikenobo students on a wall hanging	Professor Noda lends a hand	The wall hanging adds more couples by the sea	See how the two parts fit together?
Leading several members from the Garden Club	Cut here...	Then we add some greens...	Giving Gail a hand
Checking progress	Finishing this part	Adding the final touch	The complete combination arrangment of happy couples by the sea in Waikiki
Gail gives Professor Noda a homemade lei	Professor Noda	Gail & Prof. Noda	Koto player

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