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Ikebana Lessons Cancelled Until Further Notice

Added on March 15, 2020 by the ikebana shop.

As the COVID-19 situation escalates and we see the whole province battling hard to contain it, we also want to be pro-active in our own little way. We have taken the hard decision to cancel ikebana lessons, effective immediately, until further notice.

We think that this is the prudent and socially responsible thing to do at this time. We are all in this together and we will win this together. We hope to make beautiful flower arrangements again with you some time in the future.

Please take care and stay safe. Thank you for your understanding.

Welcome East Peak Climbing!

Added on February 29, 2020 by the ikebana shop.

Congratulations to our new neighbour, East Peak Climbing, on their grand opening today, Feb 29th, 2020! East Peak has converted the inside of the old Oxford Theatre into a fabulous indoor climbing gym…and they’re right across the street from us!

Here is a welcome ikebana to our new neighbour. This arrangement was inspired by the rock climbing walls found inside the gym.

Hope you see the connection….

The photo of the climbing wall is from this CTV News article. Hope they don’t mind that we used it for inspiration. Please read the article as it gives us the inside story of how hard the folks there worked to get this gym up and running.

Happy climbing on Quinpool!

Happy New Year 2020!

Added on January 1, 2020 by the ikebana shop.

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! 明けましておめでとうございます。 It’s the dawn of a new decade! We opened back in December, 2009 and so it is also a decade for our shop! We give thanks for your support through the years and look forward to another 10 years, at least! Will it be another “Roaring 20’s” ? :-)

We wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2020.

2019 Year-End Store Hours

Added on December 21, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

"Sō" Magazine October 2019

Added on October 16, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

Our ikebana arrangement on the set of Mr. D (a CBC TV comedy series) is featured in the October 2019 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.

Read the original blog post.

A Plea To Help Sally Ravindra

Added on October 7, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

It has recently been brought to our attention that our beloved potter, Sally Ravindra, has been devastated by Hurricane Dorian. Her house and pottery studio on Purcell’s Cove have been severely damaged. The insurance company has categorically stated it will not cover any damage on the house foundation, seawall and septic system caused by Hurricane Dorian. There are no emergency funds available to her.

Sally has always been there for the community. In fact, part of the area that has been washed away by Dorian was regularly used for community events/gatherings. As well, the retaining seawall that used to protect her house also protected her neighbours’ properties. That is gone now and needs to be rebuilt. Now, Sally needs the help of her community—local and global. Let us help her and hope she will make beautiful pottery for us again one day.

Click on poster to go directly to the GoFundMe page for Sally.

Please listen to the CBC information Morning interview here.

CBC News Information Morning (Sep 12, 2019)

Please click on the GoFundMe icon to donate. Every bit will count!

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Thank you very much for your help and compassion.

Sō Magazine August, 2019

Added on August 28, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

Our ikebana demonstration during last year’s (2018) Japanesque is featured in the August 2019 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.

Sō Magazine June, 2019

Added on July 25, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

Our ikebana workshop as part of the Japanese cultural orientation for JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme) participants last June, 2018 is featured in the June 2019 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.

Store Holiday Announcement

Added on June 17, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

We are shutting down for a while and going on vacation!

The brick-and-mortar store will be closed from Jun 23rd (Sun) to Jul 4th (Thu). We will re-open on Jul 5th (Fri).

The online shop will remain “open”, which means we will be able to accept your orders. However, we will respond with shipping cost estimates and final quotations only after July 4th.

Thank you very much for your understanding and patience while we go and recharge ourselves!

"Sō" Magazine April 2019

Added on May 22, 2019 by the ikebana shop.

Our ikebana exhibit (“Friendship”) at the Halifax Central Library last May, 2018 is featured in the April 2019 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.