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SPECIAL OUTDOOR IKEBANA EXPERIENCE
Saturday, September 12, 2026
10:30 AM
Ostrander, Ohio
Please arrive between 10:00 and 10:30 AM. Our walk to gather branch material will begin promptly at 10:30.
This month, our Saturday lesson is going on the road!
We’ll meet at a private property in Ostrander, Ohio, where we’ll begin by walking the grounds together and selecting and cutting branch material for our arrangements. We’ll then return to our work area and use the material we gathered as we study Moribana Slanting Style (Keisha-kei).
After the lesson and individual critiques, we’ll enjoy a casual potluck lunch together. Joe will provide meatballs and buns for meatball sandwiches. Participants are invited to bring a side dish, dessert, or beverage to share.
NOTE: This lesson is NOT at the Yokoso Center. The exact address, directions, and final details will be emailed separately to registered participants during the week before class.
Then you can transition into the normal instructional material from the Wednesday product.
Members save $5 on each class.
To receive the member price, you must purchase a membership before registering for the class. Membership and class registration are completed as two separate transactions.
*Note: Registration for this class will close on Sunday, 8/30/26, at 6 PM.
Members receive discounted pricing on monthly lessons. To use the member discount, please purchase a membership before registering for the class. Membership and class registration are processed as separate transactions.
Please plan to arrive between 10:00 and 10:30 AM.
At 10:30 AM promptly, we’ll begin our walk around the property to select and cut branch material. Because gathering our materials is part of the lesson, please be on time so you don’t miss this special part of the experience!
After gathering our materials, we’ll return to our work area for the lesson, create our arrangements, and have our usual critique. We’ll finish the day with our potluck lunch.
This special lesson will be held at a private property in Ostrander, Ohio (about 30 minutes WEST of the Yokoso Center), rather than at the Yokoso Center. The exact address and directions will be emailed separately to registered participants during the week before the class.
IMPORTANT: Your registration receipt will not include the class address. Watch your email for a separate message with the exact location and any final instructions.
Your container should be a a low shallow suiban (bowl) (about 12" in diameter).
The kenzan should fit in the container. They can be round (2" in diameter or larger) or rectangular (about 2.5" x 3.75" works well).
Please contact Joe Rotella (614.537.7077 or by email) if you have questions.
This special lesson gives us an opportunity to begin where ikebana itself begins: with the plant material. Rather than receiving all of our materials already cut and prepared, we’ll spend time observing branches as they grow, considering their lines and character, and selecting material that we can use in our arrangements.
The literal translation of Moribana is "piled up flowers.' It is a way of arranging materials as if they are "piled up" (moru) in flat, low containers called suiban using flower holders such as kenzan and shippo. Moribana was first conceived by the Founding Headmaster Ohara Unshin in the latter part of the Meiji Era (1868-1912). Since that time, 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, and one which the school is proud of.
In Keisha-kei (Slanting Style), the Shi-shi (Subject) is arranged to highlight a graceful horizontal line.
Joe Rotella
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 2024 edition of 614 Refined magazine (pages 22-24).
He’s an active member of Ikebana International Chapter #84, Past President of the Miami Valley Ohara Chapter, Newsletter Editor for the Southeastern Ohara Chapter, and Social Media Manager for the Northern Ohara Chapter.
