This lesson will be the Moribana Upright Style (Moribana Chokuritsu-kei). Joe will start the lesson with a brief overview of the arrangement’s key elements, followed by a demonstration of how to create the Moribana Upright Style arrangement. Then you’ll make your arrangement!
*Note: Registration for this class will close on Friday, 3/21, at 8 PM
The lesson will start promptly at 4 PM. Please consider arriving at 3:45 PM so you’ll be set up and ready to start learning at 4. The lesson will end by 5:30 PM.
Your help cleaning up the room would be greatly appreciated. We must leave the room and have it look great by 6 PM.
The lesson is held at the Yokoso Center, 1175 Old Henderson Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43220.
-A suiban or low shallow bowl (12" in diameter is ideal) or low footed container (if you select to bring your own container)
-1 kenzan (2-3" in diameter round or 2.75"x3.75" rectangle)
-Flower scissors or clippers
-Hand towel
-Paper and pen (to take notes)
-Small bucket (to carry your flowers home with you)
If you don’t have a suitable container or tools, some are available to use on loan during the lesson. Quantities are limited, and you must arrange to borrow items in advance. Please contact Joe Rotella (614.537.7077 or by email) if you have questions.
The literal translation of Moribana is “piled up flowers.” It’s arranging materials as if “piled up” (moribana) in flat, low containers called suiban using flower holders such as kenzan and shippo. The Founding Headmaster, Ohara Unshin, first conceived Moribana in the later part of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Since then, the school has continued to refine and adapt Moribana to the changing times. Although many ikebana schools have adopted Moribana, it remains the hallmark of the Ohara School, which the school is proud of.
Joe Rotella, SHRM-SCP, CPBA
Associate Second Term Master, Ohara School of Ikebana
Certified MyFrame Instructor
Joe has studied ikebana since 1993. Joe is an Associate Second Term Master in the Ohara School of Ikebana and one of only two Certified Instructors for MyFrame in the United States (as of Spring 2024). Joe was featured in the Spring 2024edition of 614 Refined magazine (pages22-24).
He’s an active member of Ikebana International Chapter #84, President of the Miami Valley Ohara Chapter, Newsletter Editor for the Southeastern Ohara Chapter, and Social Media Manager for the Northern Ohara Chapter.
