The Massachusetts Study Group hosted the 15th NAOTA conference on August 22-26, 2016. The conference was conducted by Hiroki Ohara, Headmaster of Ohara School of Ikebana. Headmaster gave a public demonstration on August 26 at 4:30pm at the Hyatte Regency Hotel in Cambridge. He was assisted by Professor Hirokazu Yokohigashi. The Headmaster, Hiroki Ohara and his assistant Professor Hirokazu Yokoshigashi were outstanding and showed us there are not limits to the beauties of Ohara School of ikebana through the workshop and the demonstration.
Demonstration by the Headmaster
An Arrangement with hydrangea and pepper 
Upright style with Banana leaves 
A dynamic arrangement with the evening glory plant torchj ginger, bromellad, seedpods and grammatophyllum 
Rimpa arragement with cockscombs, mums, dahlias and flowering reeds 
Bunjin Morimono 
The landscape arrangement 
The Headmaster created Basket arrangement, assisted by Prof. Yokohigashi 
Bunjin Arrangement created by the Headmaster 
Arrangement with hydrangea paniculata, pennygrass, yellow gloriosa clematis
Workshop Arrangements
Tuesday – One Row Style – A class 
Wednesday – Moribana Traditional Color Scheme – A class 
Heika- Slanting style – A class 
Tuesday – Heika Slanting Style 
Tuesday – One Row Style – B class 
Wednesday – Hana kanade – B class 
Wednesday – Moribana Traditional Color Scheme – B class 
Thursday – Moriba
na Slanting Style – A class
Thursday – Moribana traditional Landscape – A class 
Wednesday – Hana-kanade –
A class
Thursday – Moribana Upright Style –
B class
Thursday – Moribana Traditional Landscape – B class