Hisa's Flowers opened
on April 21st, 2000, but
the story of its beginning started many years
before in the life of Hisa Kaizumi of Nishinomiya, Japan.
Steeped
in the traditional arts of her nation, Hisa studied Ikebana
flower arranging, tea ceremony, calligraphy and dance through her childhood
years with the encouragement of her mother Tsuneko. These interests
were expected of young women to prepare them for social life
and marriage.
After graduating Ashiya High School,
Hisa traveled through Europe for one year and worked as an Au
pair in Cambridge, England before returning home once again.
A sense of restlessness and a desire to travel soon brought her to
the United States where she met and married her husband Richard
in 1974. A period of ten years was spent in Boulder, Colorado where
three children were added to the family.
Upon returning
to Rhode Island, Hisa worked in the floral department of Stop
and Shop for ten years learning traditional American styles of arranging.
During this period she also attended the University of Rhode Island earning
a degree in Human Science with highest honors.
Opportunity came shortly afterwards to open her own store in Narragansett, Rhode Island with the
help and encouragement of her family and friends. Hisa's desire and focus
is to blend traditional and Asian flower arranging to reach true harmony
in her presentations. We believe that you will enjoy the results of those efforts.
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