For 4 years Nancy has been studying the Japanese flower arranging arts of Ikebana


Nancy's July 4th arrangement

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Nancy's teacher inspires a wide variety of arrangements...

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...even including edibles!

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Nancy's arrangement for a display of Ikebana work at the Sunnyvale Senior Center

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The class is conducted at the recently completed Sunnyvale Senior Center, and Nancy often contributes buckets of flowers from our garden at home.

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An event honoring Sunnyvale volunteers included Ikebana arrangements and honored her Ikebana teacher; this arrangement by Nancy used flowers from home.

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Demonstration of Ikebana at a Senior Center open house presented by Ikebana instructor Michiko Hosoda, right, with two students assisting

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Flower show at San Francisco Palace of the Legion of Honor included countless arrangements throughout the museum; this one was prepared by Michiko Hosoda and featured flowers from her garden.

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Our home is always lovely iwth Nancy's arrangements!

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