The Garden Path

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May/June 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS HAIKU 3 Letter from the CEO Steve Bloom Iris leaves flanking the waterway A bridge plank creaks 4 Events Calendar May – June –Peter Kendall

5 Member News

6 Garden News SENIOR STAFF King of the River: Koi at the Portland CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Steve Bloom DEPUTY DIRECTOR Cynthia Johnson Haruyama

THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR 8 Culture & Education OF CULTURE, ART, AND EDUCATION Kakehashi Trip Diane Durston

GARDEN CURATOR Sadafumi Uchiyama

CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Cheryl Ching 10 Art in the Garden DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Diane Freeman Shokunin: Five Artisans Look to the Future DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Lisa Christy

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Tom Cirillo

12 Art of the Table EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Sarah MacDonald The Art of the Table Food Series DIRECTOR OF RETAIL Ashley McQuade

DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES Mike Rego

14- Golden Crane Society 15 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PRESIDENT Dorie Vollum

PRESIDENT-ELECT Robert Zagunis 16 Global Ambassadors & Tribute Gifts VICE PRESIDENTS Ann Carter, Katherine Frandsen, Carol L. Otis M.D., Dr. Calvin Tanabe

TREASURER Drake Snodgrass

17 Golden Crane Legacy Society & SECRETARY Dede DeJager Annual Fund Donations IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Cathy Rudd

MEMBERS Suzanne Storms Berselli, Gwyneth Gamble Booth, Jimmy Crumpacker, Dean M. Dordevic, 18 Photo Gallery Michael Ellena, Bruce Guenther, Bill Hughes, Golden Crane Reception: Hanakago Janelle Jimerson, Gail Jubitz, John Kodachi, Martin Lotti, Douglas Lovett, CPA, Lindley Morton, Darren Nakata, Piper A. Park, Travers Hill Polak, Frances von Schlegell, Paul Schommer, Susan Winkler

20 Did You Know? FOUNDATION BOARD Restaurants in Kyoto CHAIR Greg Fitz-Gerald

PRESIDENT Steve Bloom

VICE PRESIDENT Carmen Wong

SECRETARY/TREASURER Diane Freeman

MEMBERS Trish Adams, Jimmy Crumpacker, Dede DeJager, Jerry Hudson, Joshua Husbands, Douglas Lovett, CPA, James D. Lynch, Allan Mercer, Dee Ross

THE GARDEN PATH FRONT COVER Yuya Hoshino FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BACK COVER Julia Taylor Email [email protected]

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- MAY / JUNE 2018 JUNE / MAY emails, emails, Garden the at This Week Dear Members, the awaiting and fallen blossoms cherry final the us! With is upon Spring of season cultural our high to forward look we irises, of the blooming autumn. through extending and now beginning programming, artistic and our regular from noticed probably You’ve performances, lectures, exhibitions, more presenting already are we that – in fact history Garden’s in the ever than workshops and demonstrations, as many! times three than more gardens, of our world-class stewardship the including do, we work the All donors. and our members of you, support ongoing generous the requires out. year in and us year show you generosity the for grateful deeply are We deep consider to you asking me from a letter be receiving will you Soon to a contribution with Garden Japanese Portland of the support your ening contin can we ensure that will contributions Your Fund. our 2018 Annual - program educational and cultural the with Village our Cultural filling ue considering for you Thank in our community. so many benefit that ming this request. - cel special very of the know you let to opportunity the take to want I also marks 5. This year 4 and August on this summer planning are we ebrations not could we and Garden, Japanese Portland of the Anniversary 55th the August On Saturday, two! – or party a big pass without this milestone let strolling while cocktails featuring dinner, gala elegant an hold will 4th we in the stars the under dining and entertainment, live Garden, the through (see japanesegarden.org/gala Village Cultural of the Courtyard Tateuchi celebrate to opportunity additional be an will There information). more for Member-only special 5th, during August Sunday, on our 55th Anniversary take you’ll hope We courtyard. in the entertainment with hours evening festivities! in the part forward look We is today. it what Garden the making for again you Thank mark to remember and summer, and this spring times many seeing you to 5th! 4th and August for now calendars your Sincerely, BloomSteve 1 Christina Sjogren 1 EVENTS May June

5 Cultural Demonstration: Koto Harp 2 Cultural Demonstration: Tea

6 Children's Day, Kodomo no Hi 3 Art of the Table: Kinmata

10 Photographer Member-Only Hours Cultural Demonstration: Ikebana

11 Golden Crane Opening Reception: 4 Member-Only Extended Hours Shokunin 7 Lecture - Handmade: Creative Focus in 5/12- Shokunin: Five Kyoto Artisans Look the Age of Distraction 7/8 Toward the Future Twilight Hours for Patron and Steward Members 12 Artisans' Tea Ceremony

Artisans' Demonstrations 9 Cultural Demonstration: Koto Harp

13 Cultural Demonstration: Tea 10 Cultural Demonstration: Tea

14 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai 11 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai

Annual Meeting of the Membership Photographer Member-Only Hours

18 Member-Only Extended Hours 16 Chado, The Way of Tea

19- Ohara Seattle Ikebana Exhibition 17 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai 20 21 Golden Crane Annual Reception 19 Chado, The Way of Tea 22 Member-Only Extended Hours 20 Cultural Demonstration: Ikebana 23 Cultural Demonstration: Shakuhachi 21 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai Flute

24 Lecture by Ann McClellan - 24 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Bonsai: Tiny Trees, Big Stories 25 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai 26 Member Exhibition Exclusive: Shokunin 29 Cultural Demonstration: Tea Cultural Demonstration: Shakuhachi Flute 30 Cultural Demonstration: Koto Harp 27 Cultural Demonstration: Tea

28 Cultural Demonstration: Bonsai

RECURRING CULTURAL CORNER DEMONSTRATION

Tea: Every Wednesday from 1-2pm

For more information, please check japanesegarden.org/events or call 503-542-0280.

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Koi: The King of the River 1

The Japanese have long praised koi (carp) as “the “Life expectancy in a pond like ours is 30 years if all king of river fish.” They were first bred for color in goes well. There are many outside factors that con- as early as the 1820s, initially in the Niigata tribute to shortening their lifespan sometimes. The Prefecture on the northeastern coast of Honshu is- oldest on record is well over 100 years, so they can land. In Japanese, koi is a homonym for another live a very long time,” he said. word that means “affection” or “love”; koi are there- fore symbols of love and friendship in Japan. The Portland Japanese Garden has about 50 koi and they are a large draw for visitors every year. “There’s George, Penny, Mergatroid, Goldie Hawn, Lovely Latrice,” said Senior Gardener Adam Hart “A ton of people want to know which one is our with a laugh while sharing some of the names of oldest. We don’t know definitively, but we’ve looked the beloved koi at the Portland Japanese Garden. at historic photos and traced back. There is one, a male, which predates 1996. So, there is at least one In fact, Hart said nearly all of the Garden's koi have that is 21 years old.” records and names. The oldest fish is not the largest either, Hart said. The outside world was not aware of the develop- He’s very thin and orange with black speckles. “One ment of color variations in Japanese koi until about of his eyes is clouded over. He is one tough fish and 1914. They’ve been a fixture at the Portland Japanese has survived many things,” added Hart. Garden since the 1970s. The fish have survived numerous tough winters, Koi can live very long lives, but the average lifespan especially the winter weather of 2017. is about 25-30 years-old in most ponds, said Hart.

6 THE GARDEN PATH “They can withstand really low temperatures. Our To protect the koi, the gardeners float bamboo on pond gets down to 35 degrees Fahrenheit generally the water to act as a “net” to prohibit the osprey in the winter. They don’t hibernate, but they get from catching the young koi. The bamboo is an extremely sedentary, it is almost like hibernation. aesthetic safety measure and does not hurt the birds. They spend most of the day at the bottom of the “We did have herons years ago. But I think our koi pond, they don’t eat much, and they live off of are too big for them now. At this point, I think a bald stored fat from the summer.” eagle would be the only thing able to take a large koi out of the pond,” said Hart. The Garden’s koi pond does freeze sometimes, but Hart said as long as it doesn’t freeze over completely, And, the Garden has some larger fish – weighing an the fish still thrive. average of ten pounds, Hart said. The koi are well cared for and that includes being properly fed. In 2009, the Garden installed a new waterproof “They eat koi food. It’s pelletized food mostly made pond liner, a top of the line filtration system, and out of fish meal, wheat germ and alfalfa. They’re new pumps that restart automatically after a power bottom foragers, though, and really wouldn’t dis- loss. That way, if the pond does begin to freeze over criminate about what they eat.” and no one can get up to the Garden, the pumps will run no matter what, keeping the filters running and The gardeners do try to make sure that the koi don’t the waterways from completely freezing over. eat coins. It’s a tough job to track, said Hart.

“It’s been a huge help and has made for much better “A lot of people either don’t see the ‘no coins allowed’ living conditions for the koi,” said Hart. A holding sign, or can’t read it. Removing coins from the pond tank was al