Dec. 1, 2008 - Japanese Flower Arranging
A friend of ours took Melissa to a Japanese flower arranging class. She had so much fun and impressed the teacher. The teacher is a Japanese lady and spent alot of time with Melissa. She was thrilled when Melissa tried spicy fish cookies! I am proud right to bursting that she tried them and did not insult this kind woman. It is always good to know that your children do what is right even when you are not around.
OK. Now onto the arranging. The tallest flower is called the father. The smallest flower is the mother. The second biggest flower is the friend. The tallest flower is the subject. Everything is based around that flower. The other flowers look at the tallest so they can all talk. The things around it are filler. The Japanese don't use foam like we do. They have a metal thing that goes in the bottom of the container. They stick the flowers onto the spikes and it helps them to get water. There is so much more to this but this is what Melissa learned in one class. Here is a picture of her final product!
