Forgotten Local Materials and Techniques – MODULE 12
SINGKABAN
It is a Filipino Art of shaving Bamboo (Sandagan 2016).
It is a broadly utilized as enrichment amidst town
celebration in Bulacan. It is an art form ensuring that
art is acknowledged and is open to everybody within the
community and their visitors.
Process
1) Experienced workers shave bamboo.
2) Curls and sensitive twirls apply to each layer to achieve the uniqueness of the art.
PUNI
It is the traditional art of leaf folding. It is an ancient art of weaving that uses
elongated leaves. It is one of the recognized crafts in the weaving industry. Today, it
continues to be used to create woven baskets, bag, fans, and most of all as
“Palaspas” by Catholic believers at the beginning of the Holy Week.
Process
1) Preparing the leaf.
2) Folding the leaf.
3) Tightening the package.
4) Trimming the garnish.
PABALAT
As featured by Galvez in 2016, the province of Bulacan is
known for making Pastillas de Letche one of the Filipinos’
favorites. In the town of San Miguel, the unique production
of paper used to wrap pastillas first emerged. This art was
soon transferred to the town of Malolos, Bulacan. It is called
borlas de pastillas, the intricately designed wrapper is made
from papel de hapon of Japanese paper.
Process
1) Make a design on the tracing board.
2) Cut the paper where the design is traced.
3) Trace the design on the Papel de Hapon or Japanese paper.
4) Wrap the pastillas.
TAKA
Taka or Paper Mache was first recorded in the 1920s when Maria
Bangue made a paper toy. The papers were molded from wood
carving and glued with paste. Within the town, almost all the shops
various Filipino-inspired designs carabao figurine, Maria Clara dolls,
horses in a variety of options. Some new designs are cherubs, toy
soldiers, giraffes, rabbits, and a variety of fruits – all in different
colors and sizes.
Process
1) Molded from wood carving.
2) Glued with paste.
3) After drying, the paper was removed from the molder.
4) Reassembled, dried, and painted in a decorative pattern.
PAGPAPALAYOK
Our use of clay pots is one of the things that highlight the
Filipino trademark of our dishes. The tradition of
Pottery-making lives on in Pasig until now. Where the
products include not only ornamental jars but also those
used in everyday living. Some pottery makers in Pasig
import clay in San Mateo, Rizal. The first step is passing
the clay through the mill. Then, they shape it in a mold
made from "Plaster of Paris".
Process
1) Passing the clay through the mill and shape it in a mold
made from “Plaster of Paris.”
2) Put the clay on the potter’s wheel, buff, and smoothen the pot.
3) Drying takes only one day if it is sunny and bake in the kiln for eight hours.
4) It will be painted with latex or acrylic paint or coated with a glaze to make it shine.
PANECILLOS DE SAN NICOLAS
San Nicolas cookies are quite bland in taste. People say
it’s good for people with diabetes. The absence of
sweetness makes it excellent when it is paired with
hot chocolate. Atching Lillian Borromeo is one of the
famous food historians and experts in Pampanga. She
makes Panecillos de Nicolas, whom Filipinos believed to
possess healing properties. Arrowroot is the main
ingredient in baking the said cookies. The arrowroot plant
was inherited from her ancestors.
Process
1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl by hand for about 10 minutes
till it is smooth.
2) Place the dough into an airtight container and freezer for 2 to 4
hours or overnight.
3) Grease with baking spray on the surface of the San Nicolas and place a chunk of the
dough.
4) Bake the Panecillos de San Nicolas at a preheated oven of 325 F degrees for 10 to 12
minutes.
PAGBUBURDA
Embroidery is an art of decorative stitching, especially by
hand. The high quality of embroidery in the Philippines is
partly due to its history and partly due to native talent. The
town of the Taal and Lumban, Laguna had a long tradition
of hand embroidery since the arrival of the Franciscan
Missionaries. Piña and Jusi are traditional fabrics used by
the bordadoras. But Piña is more special because it is
decent, soft, refined, durable, and not hot.
Process
1) Magdidibuho will stamp the design on the cloth.
2) Burdadera will embroider the cloth.
3) Magbabakbak pulls each thread to form a design.
4) Pagkakalado will lock the threads.
