Ikebana Lessons Cancelled Until Further Notice

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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.

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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!

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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!

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

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Hope you see the connection….

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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!

My Ikebana: Toying With Tulle

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One of Sogetsu Ikebana’s themes challenges us to use unconventional items together with fresh material. (生の植物と異質素材). Here, we play around with a piece of tulle fabric.

It was fun to blend the synthetic bright blue netting with the natural plant colours. Here is the whole arrangement.

I hope you like it. —Miyako

SMU FASS 2019

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Every year the St. Mary’s University community shares its creativity through the annual FASS (Faculty, Alumni, Student, Staff) exhibits at the St. Mary’s University Art Gallery.

(Poster from the SMU Art Gallery website.)

(Poster from the SMU Art Gallery website.)

In collaboration with Dr. Linda Campbell, professor at the Department of Environmental Science, we had the chance to present ikebana at the 2019 FASS exhibit. Linda has been learning ikebana with Miyako since 2016. She had missed participating in our most recent exhibit at the Keshen Goodman Library last May; so, it was quite opportune that SMU Art Gallery was able to allocate space for ikebana.

Arrangement by Miyako.

The ikebana portion of FASS 2019 ran from Dec 3rd to 7th, 2019.

Arrangements by Dr. Linda Campbell.

….and a fun selfie of the people behind the works: Miyako and Linda.

Last but certainly not least, a big thank-you to Robin Metcalfe, director/curator and Adam Myatt for your kind assistance and patience to make this possible!

Welcome The Oxford Taproom!

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Just across the street from our shop, at the iconic Oxford Theatre building, The Oxford Taproom by Garrison Brewing opened its doors.

Here is our little show of welcome for our new neighbour. We do enjoy their beers, so creating the ikebana arrangements were a double pleasure!

Tall Ship premium East Coast ale.

Lemon Drop dry hopped sour.

Ikebana can complement many different things by finding a connection and extending it into an arrangement. With the above, we played with the colour themes of the beer containers. The vivid hues were a joy to work with!

Hope to see you and say “kampai” at The Oxford Taproom some time!