Ikebana and us

12th March 2007 Sogetsu 80th Anniversary exhibition at Tokyo. Happy memories.

As Japan is hit by the earthquake and tsunami, our thoughts go out to the people of that country. So many fond memories I have of my two visits there.... Here are the arrangements of Malathi sensei at the Japan Festival, done on March 9th 2011, at the ABK AOTS Centre. As I was helping her, the pictures were taken in the end after the demonstration. The Cycle of Nature series A tribute to the ceramists who inspire creations in Ikebana The Indian touch

The Hindu : NATIONAL / TAMIL NADU : Fest radiates Japanese flavour Fest radiates Japanese flavour March 10th, 2011 Staff Reporter Demonstrations of Ikebana art, judo and shodo gave visitors a peek into the rich arts of the country From pieces of colourful paper folded into figures of animals and flowers to the leaves arranged meaningfully, every object exhibited at the ABK AOTS DOSOKAI, Tamil Nadu Centre on Nelson Manickam Road radiates a Japanese flavour. The two-day ‘Japan Cultural Festival', with an exhibition and demonstrations of various art forms of the country was organised along with Consulate-General of Japan, Chennai. It was inaugurated by Deputy Consul General of Japan Takayuki Kitagawa on Wednesday. Visitors had a virtual tour of Japan with miniature models of heritage sites. The brief notes on the stunning replicas give interesting details such as ‘Himejijo', a popular structure in Japan that is also called white heron castle because of its white exterior and sembl