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Patrick -
 Has been making bottle houses for 10 yrs 
 able to Turn trash into something beautiful
 Beautiful & functional
Range of things they make & things they use-
Patrick-
 Bottles, broken mirrors, aluminum, 
 beer cans
 Built houses here at festival from own trash
Chan - kinds of structures & his workshop?
 Flower plaques used a lot in Hong Kong
 Like a congratulatory. note - the plaques
 Only 4 people work at his flower plaque shop in H.K.
 8 days to build the flower plaque here at festival 
 by 5 people
 All of the bamboo will be sent back to Hong Kong 
 to be used again
 - all bamboo came from SW China
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Ahmad - asked about his materials 
 lime & sand & cement - now
 before - just lime & sand
 gets fresh sand from beach
 Home in Lamu built on stones
 Explains how he makes designs w/ small knife
  - also a trowel & hammer & tape measure
Questions from audience
 Bamboo - does it have right side up?
  lower part is bigger 
  some bamboo is rejected but could be used 
  for something else
What wide bamboo be used for in H.K.?
 New flower plaques in H.K.
 Temporary structures, also used for many other things - often used for temporary festivals.
 - Bamboo scaffolding
 - used as ladders
Q - to Patrick - who is working w/ him?
 - Building bottle houses is a new venture
 - He would w/ his brother
 - other people copying him, asks for ideas from others
Chan - interaction with other
 - they all learn from each other
Ahmad- asked about his steps of learning
 - In each period - worked as a helper
 - He now has 8 students
Ahmad - likes to see other forms of art, gives him ideas
Patrick - question for Chan - does bamboo have traditional significance, Joanna answered -
Bamboo is very traditional in China
 - also represents the climate. Its also symbolic - very strong but also flexible
Chan - wants to see the bottle house!
Q- about future. Ahmad worried. Wants to keep teaching others
Chan - trying to attract more new people.
Patrick - Recycling VERY important.

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