The ikebana display created by Miyako for the 2016 Atlantic Canada Japanese Language Speech Contest held at St. Mary's University was featured in the February, 2017 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
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Happy New Year 2017!
Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu! 明けましておめでとうございます!
No more monkey business of 2016. Let's welcome the Year of the Rooster with a cock-a-doodle-doo!
2016 Year End Store Hours
"Sō" Magazine October 2016
Our group arrangement at the Toyota Lexus showroom last December, 2015 has been featured in "Sō" (「草」) Magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
To learn more about the arrangement, click here.
"Sō" Magazine August 2016
The ikebana display that Miyako & Susan Robertson created for Afterglow Art Festival 2015 was featured in the August, 2016 edition "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
Read more about the event here.
Revised Blade Sharpening Price Schedule
No, it's not really a price increase! We've just streamlined the blade sharpening pricing schedule to simplify things.
The following pricing schedule will be applied from 2016:
Cost / knife
$8.00
$10.00
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
$10.00
$12.00
no extra cost
$5.00 extra
Regular & Serrated Kitchen Knives
up to 4" blade
more than 4", up to 9" blade
more than 9" blade
Japanese traditional knife
Cleaver
Non-kitchen knife (hunting, folding)
Ikebana clippers
Scissors
Minor chip repair* ( <2mm)
Chip & tip repair*
*Chip repair must be incorporated with sharpening order.
Note: If your knives or clippers need extra special attention, we will let you know the expected cost and obtain your agreement before starting any work on it.
Prices are subject to HST.
Happy New Year 2016!
Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!
"Sō" Magazine June 2015
The large ikebana instalment that Miyako and her students created at St. Mary's University was featured in the June, 2015 edition of "Sō" (「草」) magazine, the official publication of the Sogetsu Teachers' Association.
The arrangement was part of the Japaneseque event at SMU. Great job ladies!
We Are Taking A Break
Important Announcement:
We are taking a short holiday. The shop will be closed from Jun 12th (Fri) to Jun 21st (Sun). We will come back refreshed (and jet lagged!) and re-open on Jun 22nd (Mon)
Happy New Year 2015!
Happy New Year! 明けましておめでとうございます。 Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu.
Goodbye horse, hello sheep! Our sincerest thanks to everyone who supported us throughout the year. We wish you all the very best in 2015!