Roger's Pictures
31 Oct - 13 Nov 2015
Barb attended ikebana workshops at Ikenobo headquarters 31
Oct - 3 Nov with Professor Manabu Noda and at the Ikenobo
Junior College 6-8 Nov with Professor Kiyotaka
Kobayashi. The study tour culminated with a banquet
hosted by the visiting professors on 13 Nov.
 Rokkakudo in the morning |
 Fortune slips on the weeping willow |
 Incense burner |
 Lantern |
 Lighting incense |
 Jizos |
 Jizo |
 Notes for Rikka with Narcissus |
 Class arranging rikka isshiki with suisen |
 Class arranging rikka isshiki with suisen |
 Class arranging rikka isshiki with suisen |
 Class arranging rikka isshiki with suisen |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Barb's rikka isshiki with suisen before correction |
 Barb's rikka isshiki with suisen after correction |
 The class nexst door at the end of the day |
 The class nexst door at the end of the day |
 Rokkakudo |
 Morning light at Rokkakudo |
 Sleeping swan |
 Not sleeping swan |
 Bell & ropes at Rokkakudo |
 Fudo myou at Rokkakudo |
 Shadows |
 At Rokkakudo |
 Class arranging rikka shimputai |
 Class arranging rikka shimputai |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Student's rikka shimputai |
 Student's rikka shimputai |
 Student's rikka shimputai |
 Student's rikka shimputai |
 Barb's Rikka Shimputai before correction |
 Barb's Rikka Shimputai after correction |
 Notes for Shoka isshuike with kakitsubata iris |
 Noda-sensei's examples for the day |
 Noda-sensei's sample Shoka isshuike with kakitsubata iris |
 Noda-sensei's sample Shoka isshuike with narcissus |
 Class arranging shoka isshuike |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Waiting for sensei... |
 Waiting for sensei... |
 Barb's shoka isshuike with suisen narcissus before correcdtion |
 Barb's shoka isshuike with suisen narcissus after correcdtion |
 Barb's shoka isshuike with kakitsubata iris before correcdtion |
 Barb's shoka isshuike with kakitsubata iris after correcdtion |
 The Honolulu contingent at Rokkakudo |
 Notes for Shoka isshuike with Omoto (Rhodea japonica) |
 Noda-sensei's sample Shoka isshuike with Omoto (Rhodea japonica) |
 Class arranging rhodea japonica |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangements |
 Barb's Shoka isshuike with Omoto (Rhodea japonica) before correction |
 Barb's Shoka isshuike with Omoto (Rhodea japonica) after correction |
 Jizo at Rokkakudo |
 Kannon at Rokkakudo |
 Reflection of ROkkakudo in West 18 |
 Clay pigeons? |
 Jizo at Rokkakudo |
 Sleeping Jizo |
 Noda-sensei's sample Jiyuka free style arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Noda-sensei correcting student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Barb's Jiyuka free style arrangement before correction |
 Barb's Jiyuka free style arrangement after correction |
 Prof Kobayashi lecturing on Rikka Shofutai |
 Prof Kobayashidemonstrating Rikka Shofutai |
 Prof Kobayashi's sample Rikka Shofutai |
 Yummy looking bento! |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Class... |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Barb's Rikka Shofutai |
 "Right long, left short" -- at least from Buddha's perspective on the scroll in the traditional mitsu-gusoku display of incense burner, stork candleholder and flower arrangement |
 Lecture on Shoka Shimputai - main elemets are the vase, the mizugiwa and the relationship between the shu and yo |
 Prof Kobayashi describing the placement of the shu and yo |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Barb's Shoka Shimputai |
 By the front entrance |
 By the front entrance |
 By the front entrance |
 By the front entrance |
 Calligraphy exhibit near the front entrance |
 Calligraphy exhibit near the front entrance |
 Calligraphy exhibit near the front entrance |
 Calligraphy exhibit near the front entrance |
 Placement of shu and yo in divided Shoka Shimputai |
 Placement of shu and yo in divided Shoka Shimputai |
 Placement of the 2 kenzan in divided Shoka Shimputai can be anywhere |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Student arrangement |
 Barb's divided shoka shimputai |
 Lecture on Jiyuka - free style: classical arrangements appreciate the beauty of the entire material, but in free style we can pick which piece (leaf, stem, flower) to focus on |
 Sample upright and slanting arrangements |
 Sample emphasizing depth |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Prof. Kobayashi correcting student arrangement |
 Student arrangement emphasizing depth |
 Barb's Jiyuka free style arrangement |
 Answering a question about the color of the rock in Suiriku-ike (a traditional divided land and water arrangement) |
 Answering a question about Gyodo-ike (divided water materials creaing a fish path...) |
 Senei Ikenobo makes a few remarks, translated by Noda-sensei |
 Senko-sama addresses the crowd in English |
 First course... |
 Serving drinks |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Dinner entertainment |
 Mandatory tourist shot... |
 Table photo |
 The Ikenobo family leaving |
 The remaining Honolulu contingent |
 Friends |
 Everybody in... |
 Parting shots... |
 Parting shots... |
 Surprise! |
 What? Another? |