NAOTA Newsletter November 2017

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1 NAOTA Newsletter November 2017 Friends, Flowers, and Fun in Houston- It was a happy time at the 16th NAOTA Conference Pictured above are members and husbands from the hosting chapter who surrounded Professor Nishi and his beautiful Rimpa arrangement at the conclusion of the demonstration. Please note all the happy smiles. Dear Members of NAOTA, Our 16th annual NAOTA Conference is now a memory and will be remembered as yet another NAO- TA happening following the tradition of excellence set by its predecessors. Thanks are extended to our teacher, Professor Akihiro Nishi who marked his eighth visit to a NAOTA Conference; to Ingrid Lȕders, a Grand Master from our own ranks who served as Mr. Nishi s assistant; to the conference co-chairs Susan Flanagan and Sushila Mathew; to Russ Bowers and Tom Maney, members from Massachusetts who served at the demo as invaluable assistants - picking up the arrangements and placing them; to all the volunteers who worked behind the scenes; to our photographer Molly Rose, a friend of Sushila Mathew, who took the pictures gratis and, to all the attendees who made this conference a success. The news in this issue of the NAOTA NEWSLETTER is mainly about what happened in Houston. Below you will see an important announcement from Headquarters about our conferences. Soon you will be receiving news about the 17th gathering to be held in Victoria hosted by the Victoria Study Group October 29 November 2, Chair for this event is Lorian Roberts. Sincerely, E-Ling Lou President, NAOTA Policy from Ohara School Headquarters Re Conferences. Approved by NAOTA Effecitive Immediately Please avoid inviting Council of Professors members for three (3) months before and after the NAOTA conference. E.g. - if a conference is to start on May 10 all chapters or Study Groups in North America cannot invite any COP members during the time from February 10 through August 10.

2 Page 2 November 2017 Friends at the Conference - Everyone enjoyed where they were Pre-Conference or Welcoming Reception At the Welcome Reception are from left to right Grace Sekimitsu (Honolulu), Anika Au (Chicago),Katey Ho (Los Angeles), Hiroko Matsuyama (Massachusetts) and Satsuki Palter (Los Angeles). At the pre-convention Sunday night gathering at the home of Sushila Mathew were left to right in the front row Dara Smith (Houston), Katey Ho (Los Angeles) Lorian Roberts (Victoria), Phyllis Danielson (Seattle), and in the trio on top are Susan Flanagan, Karen Chang (Houston) and E-Ling Lou, (Chicago). Another group at the Welcome Reception - Susan Thorpe (Southeastern), JoAnn Hyde (Arizona) and Karen Kynn (Laguna SG). From Delaware Valley are Myung Lee, Young Oh, Kyungja Kim and Moon Park. Mitsuko Takeya (Wabi SG), Teresa Kennedy (Chicago), and Vivian Fu (Wabi SG) at the Banquet.

3 November 2017 Page 3 More Pictures The Virtuosi of Houston String Quartet provided lovely background music at the banquet. From Massachusetts are Tom Maney, Hiroko Matsuyama, and Russ Bowers. Enjoying themselves are the ladies from Los Angeles. In the front row Wendy Lai, Sherrie Chen Lin, Tiiru Harunk, and in the back are Cynthia Conant, Kelly Ho, and Yumiko Kikkawa. To the right are Louise Daggs (Sonoran Desert), Lynn Williams (Montreal), Nanako Tingleaf (Houston), Karen Chang (Houston), and Saskia Eller (Finger Lakes).

4 Page 4 November 2017 Finally - the Flowers and Their Friends Volunteers at work behind the scene include Tika Lillegraven, Conference co chair Susan Flanagan, Takako Allsford and Monjullla Chidambaram. Our volunteers were all incredible. There is also more than what is seen above. The private gardens of members and friends who opened their gardens and allowed NAOTA volunteers and Professor Nishi the privilege of cutting whatever was needed. One such person was LaVerl Daily who did this in honor of her mother. Mrs. Daily never asked for any recognition but we are showing a photo of Mrs. Daily and a picture of Professor Nishi hard at work in her garden LaVerl Daily We were saddened to learn that Mrs. Daily passed away on Saturday, November 4 at 9:21 p.m. She will be remembered by NAOTA as a great lady who gave graciously from her gardens. To the right is Professor Nishi cutting from Mrs. Daily s garden. Most of the demo materials were from Mrs. Daily s garden. Workshop attendees using flowers that were purchased for their use.

5 November 2017 Page 5 Helpful Critiques at the Workshops Group B Bunjin Arrangement Group A Hana kanade Arrangement - and To the right is the Hana kanade created for the workshop by Professor Nishi. It was displayed on a round table so all at the class could see it. Materials are yellow sweetheart roses, calla lily, leather leaf fern, torch ginger and red twig dogwood branches. Group A Landscape Arrangement

6 PAGE 6 November 2017 Pictures from the Demonstration Bunjin with magnolia branch with leaves, alocasia and orchid. Hana kanade with mystery branch, delphinium, ming fern, and maranta.

7 November 2017 Page 7 The Demonstration Moves On Bunjin Moribana with banana leaves, loquat leaves, and white phaleonopsis orchid. Radial with golden showers branch, foxtail fern, pink and green obaki anthurium, purple callicarpa, calathea, and purple carnations. This Rimpa, representing the seasons of spring, summer and fall from left to right, is arranged with purple iris, hydrangeas, clematis, stargazer lilies, persimmon branch, cockscomb, green mums, yellow mums, white dahlias, winter peony (flowering kale), daisy mums, ligularia leaves and pampas grass.

8 Page 8 November 2017 A Final Finale to the Demonstration This beautiful Sculptural Form uses no water. Professor Nishi prepared four large bamboo, four slender bamboo stems, palm fronds, philodendron leaves, a stem of ti leaves - all in a metal base. He then added three bent bamboo stems to create this arrangement. Bravo! Thank you, Professor Nishi for the beautiful arrangements you created at the demonstration and thank you Grand Master Ingrid Lȕders for all your assistance.