Knick-knacks of your creation

Knick-knacks of your own creation 

(Revised w/ additions)
玩物又一章（補遺）
11/20/2020 (reposted: 8/14/2022)



One small origami box tugged inside another for a snuggly fit
Forgot who made this dainty piece of artwork 

This is the first Chinese paper cut I did

back when my kids were reading a picture book about panda bear 

That must be in the early 80’s 

The following two photos showed Chinese character of

春 - “Spring”

In the process of being made into a

three dimensional artwork for a New Year’s display 

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I learned the how-to’s from a weeklong workshop held in Taiwan for teachers in Oversea Chinese schools back in the 80’s

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**Not shown is the process of folding of the color paper

First picture : this was what is left from cutting the folded paper

Second picture : what it looked like when opening up afterward 

Chinese macrame (knotting), a Butterfly 

for a decorative accessory 

to wear as a necklace, add to s scarf like a pin

or use it to tie your nicely wrapped present 

for a very special friend

Using 2 contrasting color threads, tie a slightly varied 

「方勝結」you’ll get a butterfly 

An attempt to mimic a wood print lookalike painting 

“At the hallway”

Ginkgo leaves fallen from tree in late autumn 

wrapped around to make into flower bouquets 

coined “Ginkgo Roses”by my hubby 

11/2020

                                                                             

                                                                                  

Hydrangea flowers from a single plant

produced flowers w/ various shades of color 

ranging from light pink to baby blue to lilac and purple 

My collection gathered from walking 

in streets after a heavy rain fall

Like flower arrangement, other things growing in the wild could also become objects of art 

Only if some arrangement was made

Fresh pomegranates arrangement in a simple 

Artisan pottery shallow bowl 

Pottery courtesy of Philip Liu

Miniature magazines

迷你小册子

acquired from a book store in Taipei

They are in size no bigger than silver dollars

w/ words and pictures in them

fully functional as mini magazines

a collector’s item

Grace