by Yellowbug | Mar 22, 2013 | Blog, Coconut leaves, Palaspas, Workshop
I remember the days when summers meant crushing gumamela bits into slimy concoctions that produced the most enduring bubbles, hanging out by our large bougainvillea bush (sometimes swinging my legs from that particular branch that seemed most perfectly suited for a...
by Yellowbug | Jan 15, 2012 | Blog, Crafting PHL, Meet the Folks, Palaspas
Okay, so when you take the view from that perspective, that’s a pretty daunting task. Especially considering how vibrant and growing the handmade scene is in the country. It may not seem that way at first glance, but once you weigh in how ingrained the...
by Yellowbug | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog, Materials, Palaspas, Workshop
And with the end of that weekend’s workshop came a persistent thought–“Why can’t the palaspas be to the Philippines as origami is to Japan?” This was born from one of Elmer’s statements during the workshop. Apparently, he had...
