View of my front garden in Kuching. To the right is a dense collection of wild bananas. To the left are the broad leaves of calathea ( Calathea lutea)
Kuching is the capital of Sarawak, Malaysia and it is one of the best lanscaped cities in Malaysia. In my opinion, the whole Kuching city is just like one big oversized botanical garden. But it is more than that. Kuching is rich in cultural heritage that is based on the forest and ethnic diversity. In Kuching you can easily sample all the various handicrafts of the peoples in Sarawak by walking through its hundreds of handicrafts and sovenier shops along the Kuching Waterfront.
In my collection at the moment is a piece of bamboo 'coin box', a bamboo weaved container and a 'rattan' woven mini 'tambuk' ( which is a Bidayuh term to mean a carrying basket). These will be used in today's presentation.
Arrangement # 62
I have placed the bracts of heliconia, costus and calathea inside a glass and then fit them inside the mini 'tambuk' ( which is sold in Kuching as a sovenier). In the above example, I have removed the pink bracts of heliconia sassy pink to expose the beautiful green tips.
Arrangement # 63
Finally, I placed two Sarawak handicraft items, the bamboo 'coin box' and a bamboo woven container next to the 'tambuk'. I would like to name this composition....Sarawak by Design.
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