2023 Winter exhibition - Seasonal theme
Arranger: Yumiko Abbott
Materials: nandina (Nandina domestica), narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia)
Arranger: Atsuko Spoor
Materials: rose (Rosa), Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara), metal silver curls
Arranger: Kathryn Ladines
Materials: vine maple (Acer circinatum), beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), Himalayan cedar (Cedrus deodara)
Arranger: Mitsuko Okada
Materials: smoke tree (Cotinus), meadowsweet (Spiraea)
Arranger: Keiko Hume
Materials: smoke tree (Cotinus), crabapple (Malus sp.)
Arranger: Megumi Bailey
Materials: holly (Ilex aquifolium), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), kiwi vine (Actinidia deliciosa), monstera (Monstera deliciosa), colored dry Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Arranger: Megumi Bailey
Materials: pine (Pinus), Chrysanthemum, mizuhiki
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Materials: cherry tree branches (Prunus serrulata ‘Kanzan’) , silver birch (Betula pendula) branches, eucalypt (Eucalyptus), Chrysanthemum
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Materials: pine (Pinus), Chrysanthemum, mizuhiki
Theme: New Year arrangement
Arranger: Lena Murillo
Materials: longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis), Chrysanthemum
Theme: New Year arrangement
Vase: handmade vase
2023 Winter exhibition - Free style
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: lisianthus or prairie gentian (Eustoma grandiflorum), Wisteria
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Materials: Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica), beautyberry (Callicarpa americana), toad lily (Tricyrtis formosana ’Samurai’), dried bush
Arranger: Mitsuko Okada
Materials: western redcedar (Thuja plicata), Chrysanthemum, dried branches
Arranger: Nobuko Relnick
Materials: pincushion (Leucospermum cordifolium), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), dried bunnytail (Lagurus ovatus)
Vase: bamboo basket
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Materials: cypress (Cupressus), Chrysanthemum, golden painted branches
Arranger: Saori Tachibana
Materials: bird of paradise leaf (Strelitzia), larkspur (Delphinium), waxflower (Chamelaucium)
Vase: handmade vase
Arranger: Beata Stensager
Materials: sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius), blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), dried curly willow (Salix matsudana)
Theme: roadside find
Arranger: Saori Tachibana
Materials: monstera (Monstera deliciosa), pincushion petals (Leucospermum cordifolium)
view from side
Arranger: Megumi Bailey
Materials: western redcedar (Thuja plicata), carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus), dried branch
Arranger: Tomoko Okubo
Materials: steel grass (Xanthorrhaea), pincushion (Leucospermum cordifolium)
Arranger: Mie Ross
Materials: Ming fern (Asparagus retrofractus), steel grass (Xanthorrhoea), winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Arranger: Mie Ross
Materials: Ming fern (Asparagus retrofractus), steel grass (Xanthorrhoea), winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
Arranger: Charles Coghlan
Materials: paper birch (Betula papyrifera), red alder (Alnus rubra)
Theme: autumn design featuring wood
Arranger: Charles Coghlan
Materials: driftwood, Chrysanthemum
Theme: autumn design featuring wood
Arranger: Charles Coghlan
Materials: black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), moss (Bryophyta), statice (Limonium sinuatum)
Theme: autumn design featuring wood
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Materials: dried branches, dried leaves, marigold (Tagetes)
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Materials: Wisteria seed pods, ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala f. tricolor), Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), baby's breath (Gypsophila paniculata), tree fern (Asparagus virgatus)
Theme: in memory of Emi Landgren
Arranger: Lena Murillo
Materials: common hawthorn branches (Crataegus monogyna), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 4-15 Keeping in mind the view from above
Vase: handmade vase
view from front
2023 Winter exhibition - Theme from textbook
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: vine maple (Acer circinatum), rose branches with hips (Rosa), lilac branches (Syringa vulgaris)
Themes: textbook 4-3 With branches only, textbook 5-1 seasonal plant materials (autumn)
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), golden curly willow (Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls'), Billy buttons (Craspedia globosa)
Theme: textbook 3-1 Vertical composition
Arranger: Charlotte Rasmussen
Materials: rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale), Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), statice (Limonium sinuatum), Arizona cypress (Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Blue Ice')
Theme: textbook 5-20 Complementing an artwork (art work: lithograph 'Snow' by Toko Shinoda)
Arranger: Pam Doerschel
Materials: split bamboo (Phyllostachys), Aspidistra leaves (Aspidistra elatior), sweet William (Dianthus barbatus 'Green Ball')
Theme: textbook 5-4 Green plant materials
Arranger: Erika Somm
Materials: curly willow (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'), red flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum), Alstroemeria
Themes: textbook 4-18 In a suiban without kenzan, textbook 5-8 Improving your technique "In a suiban without kenzan"
Arranger: Mafalda Bosworth
Materials: greater bird's foot trefoil (Lotus pedunculatus), smoke tree (Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'), Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Theme: textbook 4-15 Keeping in mind the view from above
Arranger: Charlotte Rasmussen
Materials: amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus), curly willow (Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa')
Theme: textbook 5-18 Composition expressing a movement (verb 'to spill') Vase: hand-painted gourd vase
Arranger: Pam Doerschel
Materials: burning bush (Euonymus alatus), Chrysanthemum, sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Themes: textbook 5-1 Seasonal plant materials (autumn), textbook 5-2 Tate-no-soegi-dome (vertical type fixture)
Arranger: Erika Somm
Materials: common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), golden curly willow (Salix matsudana 'Golden Curls'), European red current (Ribes rubrum), David Austin roses (Rosa)
Theme: textbook 5-9 Floor position arrangement
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Materials: lavalle hawthorn (Crataegus x lavalleei), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 5-1 Seasonal plant materials (autumn)
Arranger: Alice Armstrong
Materials: Japanese aralia (Fatsia japonica)
Theme: textbook 4-16 Paying attention to the container and to the place where the arrangement will be put
Arranger: Lena Murillo
Materials: white mermaid Camellia (Camellia japonica quericifolía), nerine (Nerine bowdenii)
Theme: textbook 4-9 Disassembling and rearranging the materials
Vase: handmade vase
Arranger: Machiko Faught
Materials: lavalle hawthorn (Crataegus x lavalleei), crabapple (Malus sp.), moss (Bryophyta), dried branches, snow flake spray
Theme: textbook 5-14 Composing with branches (autumn)
Arranger: Iris Song
Materials: burning bush (Euonymus alatus), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 3-8 Colors in the same tonal range
Arranger: Keiko Hume
Materials: winterberry (Ilex verticillata), pincushion (Leucospermum cordifolium), cherry tree branches (Prunus serrulata) with lichen
Theme: textbook 5-14 Composing with branches
Arranger: Megumi Schacher
Materials: cotoneaster (Cotoneaster integerrimus), Japanese meadowsweet (Spiraea japonica), Chrysanthemum
Theme: textbook 5-8 Improving your technique "In a suiban without kenzan"
Arranger: Didi Yang
Materials: horsetail (Equisetum), rose (Rosa)
Theme: textbook 3-5 Composition of straight lines
Arranger: Sumiko Jasper
Materials: Chrysanthemum, kiwi vines (Actinidia deliciosa)
Theme: textbook 3-11 Shape of the container
Arranger: Eiko Zhang
Materials: wire-netting bush (Corokia cotoneaster), Dahlia, Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), ferns (Polypodiopsida), plantain lilies (Hosta)
Theme: textbook 3-3 Free style Kabuwake
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo)
Theme: textbook 4-8 Simplified arrangement
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: rose hip (Rosa sp.), Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Themes: textbook 3-10 Color of the container, 3-11 Shape of the container
Arranger: Diane Elliott
Materials: variegated hala leaves (Pandanus tectorius), Billy buttons (Craspedia globosa), rose hips (Rosa sp.)
Theme: textbook 5-18 Composition expressing a movement ('to jump out')
Arranger: Xiya Liu
Materials: pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), Dahlia, Forsythia
Theme: textbook 3-1 Vertical composition
Arranger: Licia Shinzato-Fischer
Materials: pine (Pinus), poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima), pine cones, dried painted branches
Theme: textbook 5-11 Arrangements for celebrations
view from back
Arranger: Shio Takako Shiozaki
Materials: pokeweed (Phytolacca americana), fall phlox (Phlox paniculata), eggleaf spurge (Euphorbia oblongata), Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), musk mallow (Malva moschata), oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Theme: textbook 4-5 A variety of materials
Arranger: Karen Fleming
Materials: black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), polyurethane
Theme: textbook 4-11 Using both fresh and unconventional materials