Need an escape from making the rounds to family and friends? Tatler has gathered a list of alternative workshops and events where you can unleash your inner child for the holidays
There is more to do over Chinese New Year than getting into a nian gao, turnip cake or pun choi-induced food coma. Whether you’re looking to get crafty with flowers, ceramic art or cooking workshops, or keen to just chillax at an exhibition showcasing bunny-themed art, there is something for you to enjoy with your family, lover and friends.
1/ Bunny and stitch
Hokkaido-based embroidery artist Mayuka Morimoto, whose work draws inspiration from wildlife, has created six embroidered designs for Harbour City’s lai see packets this year, each featuring an adorable and life-like hare in different poses and with various props, such as carrots, mushrooms and flowers. The artist is known for using stitches and fabric to make faux animal fur look realistic, and her designs for these red envelopes are further embossed for texture. Visitors to Ocean Terminal can see her original embroidery designs up-close at her exhibition.
Until January 27, 2023. Level 2 Entrance, Ocean Terminal, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui
2/ Try Chinese floral art
Waa Faa Chi specialises in Chinese floral art that, when compared to European styles that usually arrange flowers in a mass, assumes a style that mimics calligraphic lines instead. Besides flowers, twigs, branches, leaves, trunks and stones are also common motifs in Chinese floral art. The studio recently offered CNY-themed flower workshops, but new flower arrangement workshops are available every two weeks throughout the year.
S503, Block A, PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central