If you haven't been to Quinpool lately, maybe it's time for a visit!
Quinpool Road's Resurgence
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Today we welcomed to our studio about 20+ students and two teachers from Prince Andrew High School. They came to learn a little bit more about ikebana. They were treated to a live demonstration of ikebana. Thank you for asking many questions.
This was our second year to participate in Nocturne: Art At Night. Miyako and five of her students prepared our ikebana exhibit for the night.
Here is a little slide presentation that we prepared for Nocturne 2011. We are in Zone 4, #68 in the guidebook. (http://www.nocturnehalifax.ca/)
We hope it will make the experience of seeing our ikebana exhibit more interesting. Please visit the shop on Oct.15th (Sat), 6PM - 12 midnight. See you!
Also, Miyako will be performing live ikebana demonstrations at Pier 21 - Canadian Museum of Immigration.
Tentative demonstration schedule: 7:30, 8:30, 9:30.
It's a breezy day today and our furin (wind chimes) are busy tinkling away.
We are sure you are familiar with the iron wind chimes. They do give a very pleasant ring with the gentle wind. But amidst the iron tinkles, you might hear the odd, dull clunk of a glass wind chime. This is the Edo furin, made from glass. Despite its less sonorous chime, it is by no means the poorer cousin of the iron furin from the north. Many people enjoy the stubby clink of the Edo furin. The glass wind chime is traditionally hand-blown and hand-painted on the inside.
(Photo by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)
Have a listen...
And this gives you an idea how they are made.
Thank you to all who visited Quinpool Road on QuinFest yesterday. We were very happy to see the street alive and bustling.
This coming Saturday, Sept 17th (Sat) 11AM - 3PM. Pencil it in your calendars! It's Quinfest (formerly the Quinpool Fall Fair of previous years). A great day of family fun along Quinpool Rd. Lots of stuff going on along the street. Our shop will have the water balloon fishing game (it's free!) for the little ones! We'll see you there!
Last Sunday, we chanced upon an exhibit by the Dahlia Society of Nova Scotia. (http://www.dahlianovascotia.com/index.php) They were showcasing their perfectly grown dahlias. We could feel the care and devotion that were given to bring these blooms into this beautiful culmination! We were also lucky enough to bring home some of the flowers at the end of the day.
(Photos by the ikebana shop. All rights reserved.)