State
Library Demonstration
July 25, 2015
Charmaine
Yee-Hollison
and Patricia Kubo did a presentation at the State
Library on the theme of "Ikebana using Everyday
Items." Pat talked about the history of
ikebana and presented arrangements using fly
swatters and a meat tray; ginger, long beans and
kale in a basket; bird of paradise and a metal
scrubber in a wipes container; and flowers and basil
in a coffee mug. Charmaine then demonstrated
several arrangements. The first one was in a
tofu container and used midolino sticks. The
second used her grandson's Legos while the third was
in a hat. Her fourth arrangement used a
support grid of bamboo chopsticks and wooden sake
cups. A fifth arrangement used an old record
and photo of Rap Reiplinger; and her final
arrangment used bamboo soaked in wine and post-it
notes to resemble the Tanabata story. |