Creativity on the Spot
February 10, 2017 "What's in store for me?" Members eagerly look for their lots This was a workshop with a twist—not theme based as always, but grew out of Mrs. Padma Swaminathan’s idea of exchanging vases. It was decided that flowers and greens too would be exchanged and this suggestion was welcomed by all. In most workshops the theme is fixed in advance, and members have ample time to plan the arrangement. But today the challenge was to create something from an unknown set of materials. Once everyone had assembled, the materials were numbered, lots picked and all good to go. Eleven members were present and it was good to have Ambika in our midst again, as she had been unable to attend a couple of earlier workshops . Sensei Padma works her magic Mrs. Malathi Pandurang began with a brief introduction of Sensei Padma, who also demonstrated on-the-spot creativity, arranging in a deep brown ceramic vase, yellow and ...