Fall Luncheon

15 Oct 2023

Ikebana International Chapter 56, Honolulu held its fall luncheon in the Japanese style rooms on the second floor of historic Natsunoya Tea House.   We used the 5 tokonoma in the adjoining rooms to feature exhibits by three different ikebana schools.  Most of the 10 centerpieces were arranged in chawan (tea bowl) sized containers as suggested by the location.  Ways and Means sold kimono-fabric covered earrings and Myrone Murakami brought 2 boxes of homegrown papaya for everyone.  After a delicious buffet of Hawaiian-Japanese food, Kaniela Nakashima entertained us with his ukelele, playing a wide variety of songs and genres to include Elvis, along with Japanese and Hawaiian tunes.  He even re-tuned his ukelele to sound like a koto and played Sakura on it! 

Leahi aka Diamond Head	toward the harbor...	front garden	Sogetsu exhibit by Charmaine Yee-Hollison	Sogetsu exhibit by Charmaine Yee-Hollison
Ikenobo Suna no Mono by Barbara Tinius	Ikenobo Suna no Mono by Barbara Tinius	Ohara landscape by Gwen Nagata	Ohara landscape by Gwen Nagata - using shelf fungus	Sogetsu exhibit by Shisho Kikuta
Sogetsu exhibit by Shisho Kikuta - deail (cactus & kale)	Sogetsu exhibit by Marsha Curnyn	Sogetsu exhibit by Marsha Curnyn	Sogetsu exhibit by Marsha Curnyn	komino fabric covered button earrings for Ways & Means
centerpiece	centerpiece	centerpiece	centerpiece	centerpiece
centerpiece	centerpiece	centerpiece	drawing for door prizes	Kaniela Nakashima
Kaniela Nakashima	Kaniela Nakashima

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