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Southeastern US Ohara Ikebana 2025 Fall Seminar in Arlington, VA

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November 11, 2025

Learning and Growing at the Southeastern U.S. Ohara Chapter Fall Seminar

Three inspiring days of flowers, friendship, and focus — participants in the Southeastern U.S. Ohara Chapter Fall Seminar studied with Sub-Grandmaster José Salcedo in Arlington, Virginia, exploring styles from Traditional Moribana to Free-Style Heika.

Joe Rotella's Bunjin-cho arrangement at the Southeastern Ohara Chapter’s Spring Seminar in Greer, South Carolina

Bunjin-cho: Where Art Meets Scholarship

Joe Rotella standing next to a tree peony in his yard in Columbus, OH

Celebrating the Splendor of May: The Peony (牡丹 - Botan)

Picking flowers from a garden early in the morning

Secrets to Making Your Flower Arrangements Last Longer

Cherry Blossom (Erika) Moribana from the Ohara School of Ikebana Book 3, April 10, 1984, pages 62 & 63

Capturing the Essence of April: The Cherry Blossom (桜 - Sakura)

Celebrate the Ohara School’s 130th Anniversary – Enter the Ikebana Photo Contest!

Celebrate the Ohara School’s 130th Anniversary – Enter the Ikebana Photo Contest!

Cover of the book "In Praise of Shadows" - An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and even toilets, combining an acute sense of the use of space in buildings.

Exploring Cultural Aesthetics: A Summary of "In Praise of Shadows"

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