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“A Flower’s Tale of a Thousand Years” Petals, Scents & Colors
In this exhibition, there were opportunities for the views to understand the history of Chinese Floral Arranging and how arts intertwined with an ancient scholar’s life. In the display, there were two 3 dimensional images which were indicated the scents of teas and incenses. The reception was on Friday September 13 afternoon. The viewers have seen the display and were moved by the rejuvenation of new information.
This is the first time the CFAF - USA Charter displayed an installation of floral images in the museum for four weeks. Our foundation felt that a typical floral exhibition only allows for 2 to 3 days of viewing due to the perishable nature of flowers. In order to maximize the viewing potential of the exhibit, we created a set of photographic portraits to be put on display. This prolongs the period of time that the floral images are available for viewing and is essential to those viewers who can spend a few quiet hours to learn about the historic significance of the exhibition and gain an appreciation for the Chinese scholars view of beauty in nature.
For three weeks, the Asian Pacific American Festival was run and organized by the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. This was the first time the festival was designed to feature all Asian Pacific Americans in the San Gabriel Valley. We were invited to display the floral arrangements in the Glass room. We also provided a demonstration and tea ceremony during the opening weekend. After 10 years of exhibitions, lecturing, and demonstrations, the foundation received many requests to teach floral classes.
The Floral Foundation has been showing floral exhibitions in Southern California for the last 10 years. Dr. Loretta Huang, director of the IAMA, invited us to the museum for a weekend floral display, class offering, and tea ceremony. Many enthusiastic audience members brought friends and families to attend the classes.
The foundation prepared 80 scholar treasure boxes for the participants of the Asian Pacific Professional Network. They presented the “Hands on Culture Be a Scholar for a Day” activity. The activities consisted of creating a small floral arrangement, writing six Chinese Characters learned in 5 minutes and an 8 minute of Chinese Tea ceremony. Within 50 minutes, the Northrop Grumman staff experienced the a day in the life of Song Dynasty scholars from more than a thousand years ago.
“Flower Tales of a thousand Years Descendant of the Yellow River”
China has a thousand year history of floral arts dating back to the Song Dynasty. A floral master delegation from the Chinese Floral Arts Foundation of Taiwan and USA-will present a variety of magnificent flower arrangements inspired by the seasons and the history of Chinese culture.
The foundation celebrated the centennial of San Marino by displaying teacher and student works in the Library. This was the first time the students of the foundation showed their works in public other than at the Chinese New Year celebrations. The event included a floral exhibition, tea ceremony, and a scholar studio.
The floral exhibition accompanied the opening of the Warriors, Tombs, and Temples-China’s Ending Legacy at Bower Museum.
There were two hundred guests invited to the exclusive reception, American Cancer Society: Love Note Around the World, at the Huntington Memorial Hospital. The participants enjoyed dinner along with a tea ceremony and flower demonstration. The goal was to experience ancient cultural arts and to slow down our fast-paced life in order to have a balanced and healthy life.
