Level I – Mar. 6 – Rikka Shimputai – VP Workshop

  • We will only be making one design in a this class, however, you will receive 2 credits.

Please read this reminder on Workshop Etiquette

Below are some photos of Rikka Shimputai designs by Sensei Emiko Suzuki – we will be making a Bimyotai (small Rikka Shimputai), the new focus of Rikka Shimputai!

Please bring:

  • Type A, C, D, G or G container with opening large enough for a 2-3″ diameter kenzan. Tatehana vases can be used for this design! A more modern container is preferred for Rikka Shimputai designs and you may bring a free style container, but consider its shape too!
  • Pebbles to raise your kenzan to within 1/2 inch of the top edge of your container. Pebbles must be no larger than your little finger nail.
  • Wire, tape, wire cutters, pliers, pinchers etc. are required equipment for this class.   Wire and tape will not be available for sale at this lesson unless you have made prior arrangements with Daniela Klecan, our ginza chair.
  • Review the Lagniappe Videos on wiring.
  • All floral material will be provided.
  • We will be assigning everyone to bring a quantity of one of the many types of line material we will need for this workshop from the list below. We will want to bring items such as foxtail fern, cattail leaves, sea grape, lily grass, nicely dead or dying or withered grasses and palm leaves!
  • Check the Resources page of this website for a list of what to bring to class
  • Read previous class notes on Rikka Shimputai and review of the basic yakueda of Rikka Shofutai in any of your Rikka Shofutai textbooks.
  • Your lunch or a snack.

We may be assigning one of the materials listed below to each attendee to bring

Foxtail Fern
Common Fern
Sea Grape
Croton
Cattail leaves
Podicarpus
Other small leaves/branches

We arrive at 11:15 AM, set up for class and make any necessary ginza purchases. The lesson begins at 11: 30 AM and you are generally on your way home by about 3PM. Bring a lunch or snack to enjoy.

There will be a definitive break at about 1PM to allow everyone the opportunity to watch the critiques of all the arrangements and give everyone the chance to have a snack break.

Please do not take your arrangement apart until all arrangements have been critiqued. If you need to leave before all arrangements have been critiqued, you will not get credit for the lesson. Plan your time accordingly.