2026-02-14 Moribana Chokuritsu-kei - Upright Style Lesson (Sat 2/14/26 10:30 AM)

$35.00

2026-02-14 Moribana Chokuritsu-kei - Upright Style Lesson (Sat 2/14/26 10:30 AM)

$35.00
Description

This lesson will be the Moribana Upright Style (Chokuritsu-kei) in a low bowl (suiban). Joe will start the lesson with a brief overview of the arrangement’s key elements and demonstrate how to create the Rising Form arrangement. Then you’ll make your arrangement! The flowers and containers shown in the photos are examples only. The flowers and containers used in each lesson will vary from those in the photos.

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 must be completed as two separate transactions. Your membership receipt will include a coupon code you can then use towards lessons for 1 year.

SKU:
2026-02-14-OHARA-MORIBANA-UPRIGHT
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*Note: Registration for this class will close on Sunday, 2/8, at 9 PM.

Save $5 Per Class with Membership

Members receive discounted pricing on monthly lessons. To use the member discount, please purchase a membership in a separate transactionBEFORE registering for the class. Membership and class registration must be processed as separate transactions.

Time & Place

The lesson will start promptly at 10:30 AM. Please arrive at 10:15 AM so you’ll be set up and ready to start learning at 10:30. The lesson will end by noon.

Your help cleaning up the room would be greatly appreciated. We must leave the room and have it look great by 12:30 PM.

The lesson is held at the Yokoso Center, 1175 Old Henderson Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43220.

Container & Kenzan

Your container should be a low shallow bowl or short footed compote, deep enough to hold a kenzan. It can be round, oval, or a half-circle.

The kenzan should fit in the container. It can be round (2" in diameter or larger) or rectangular (about 2.5" x 3" works well).

What To Bring

  • A container and kenzan (if you said "No" above meaning you will bring your own)
  • Flower scissors or clippers (we have extra on hand you can use in class if you don't have your own)
  • Hand towel
  • Paper and pen (to take notes)
  • Small bucket (to carry your flowers home with you)

Please contact Joe Rotella (614.537.7077 or by email) if you have questions.

About This Lesson

Moribana Upright Style (Chokuritsu-kei) expresses the beauty of materials rising upward from a low bowl, emphasizing strength, clarity, and natural growth.

About Your Sensei

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.