July workshop - Haiku--Poetry and Ikebana
July 8, 2017 Janaki presenting the summary of accounts and Secretary's Report The study group resumed after the summer break amidst much excitement and was well attended, with 16 members present. The workshop got under way with a summary of accounts and Secretary’s report presented by Janaki. Mrs. Malathi Pandurang announced the themes and resource persons for the coming months. Ambika creating the tranquil pond scene Sensei Ambika chose a wonderful theme for her demo—“My experience with haiku and ikebana” and briefly introduced members to haiku poetry. She read out translations of two poems that inspired her to do the arrangements. Ambika had written her own haiku to celebrate the welcoming carpet of yellow flowers in her parents’ garden. Members were fascinated by the concept and the facility with which Ambika recreated verse into perfect ikebana pieces. Of three arrangements she did, the first one was based on a frog jumping into a