Flirting with foliage: An interesting competition
(WorldNews Pakistan)

The Floral Art Society Pakistan (FASP) Islamabad Rawalpindi chapter held a competition titled ‘Flirting with Foliage’ for its monthly meeting and it was a well-attended affair -- so much so that half a dozen members from the Peshawar chapter also turned up to participate! First lady, Samina Alvi also attended the meeting, admired the arrangements and gave away the prizes. Participants were told to let loose their imagination using new concepts; play around with foliage using techniques of manipulating, bundling, knotting, grouping, over lapping, stringing, wrapping, weaving, pinning etc. They were allowed to paint and form shapes; use dried and or fresh plant material;...