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19th NCARC

13-17 Oct 2024

Barbara attended Ikebana International's North and Central America Regional Conference in Philadelphia.  We arrived just in time for Barb to participate in a round of "Iron Ikebana",  inspired by Iron Chef, in which participants are given materials and 10 minutes to arrange them.  In this case, members from 4 different ikebana schools participated hoping to show how each might handle the materials differently.   In addition to the opening and closing banquets there were 4 demonstrations  by 4 different schools of ikebana, a business meeting, workshops, a forum on Anime and ikebana and more. 


Iron Ikebana - each group of participants is given materials and 10 minutes to arrange them...

Iron Ikebana - panel 1

Iron Ikebana - panel 1

Iron Ikebana - panel 1

Iron Ikebana - panel 1

Iron Ikebana - panel 2

Iron Ikebana - panel 2

Iron Ikebana - panel 2

Iron Ikebana - panel 3

Iron Ikebana - panel 3

Iron Ikebana - panel 3

Iron Ikebana - panel 3

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

Iron Ikebana - panel 4

members of chapter 56, Honolulu

some Ohara arrangements

Ikenobo arrangements

Ikenobo arrangement

Ikenobo arrangement

some Sogetsu and Ichiyo arrangements

Ichiyo arrangement

Opening Banquet - centerpiece

Opening Banquet - Jaisohn Youth Drum Group

Opening Banquet - Jaisohn Youth Drum Group

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

Opening Banquet - NJ Korean Dance Troupe

In the hotel lobby -- arrangement by conference organizers Donna and Deborah

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo demonstration by Kyoko Peterson

Three friends

Ikenobo Shoka Shofutai Ishuike

Ikenobo Jiyuka (aka free style)

Ikenobo Rikka Shofutai

Ikenobo Jiyuka (aka free style)

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai

Ikenobo Rikka Shimputai

Ikenobo Jiyuka (aka free style) tapestry

Ikenobo Jiyuka (aka free style)

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai - standing branches

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai - mostly dried materials

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai - drawing the eye up into (fireworks?)

Sogetsu demonstration by Tstsunori Kawana - mass of monstrea holding anthuriums

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai - leaves in the wind

Ikenobo Shoka Shimputai - taisaku

Anime Forum

Anime Forum

Anime Forum

Anime Forum

Shoka Shofutai Sanshuike workshop with Kyoko Peterson

Shoka Shofutai Sanshuike workshop with Kyoko Peterson

Kyoko's sample Shoka Shofutai Sanshuike

correcting student arrangement

one with curvy materials

my Shoka Shofutai Sanshuike

Ohara demonstration by Ingris Luders

Ohara one-row form emphasizing vertical movement

Ohara demonstration by Ingris Luders

realistic landscape

Ohara demonstration by Ingris Luders

Rimpa form

Bunjin form

Ohara demonstration by Ingris Luders

contemporary

Business meeting

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuyam - combining bamboo representing his home with local autumn leaves

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuyam - combining bamboo representing his home with local autumn leaves

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - using woven "clouds" to create musical harmony

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - using woven "clouds" to create musical harmony

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - overhead camerca shot creating confernce logo of 3 circles connected by flowers

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya = careful balancing act

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - balancied arrangement

Ichiyo demonstration on the overall theme of Fraternity by Ichiyo Iemoto Naohiro Kasuya - a few remarks

Ikenobo Rikka Shimoutai workshop with Kyoko Peterson

Ikenobo Rikka Shimoutai workshop with Kyoko Peterson

correcting student arrangements

correcting student arrangements

my Rikka Shimputai

Closing Banquetwith Adama Robinson and Sumie Kaneko

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