Yay on your first workshop, Nikki!
And September began with Along the Spine, a bookbinding workshop led by none other than Craft MNL’s workshop manager, and Junk Studio queen, Nikki Abelardo! Yee-haw! 😀 The workshop was previously scheduled for August, but Nikki got sick, so we’ve scheduled some make-up sessions…
Palaspas is to the Philippines as Origami is to Japan
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 studied origami in Japan, and was impressed…
And we stalk your neighborhood for…
Palm leaves. Coconut leaves, to be exact. If you recognize the neighborhood in the background of the photo above (and if you live in the area), then you can rest assured that at least some of your neighbors actually stop to help strangers (when asked),…