Haiku - project 05

Haiku

Haiku - revised

The poem we used:

branches wave vigorously
as if inviting us to stay--
let's go indoors already

Megan and I chose a haiku that is somewhat playful. The typeface we used is also light and airy to match that. Using multiple layers, we created the various objects and made them smaller as the movie clip progressed to give a feeling of moving back into space.

We wanted to be as simple as possible; we used only the space we needed and kept the number of things we wanted the viewer to focus on to a minimum. We used fading to give a sense of solitude and quietude to the piece.

Westernized Wagashi

It was hard coming up with a dish that everyone would enjoy and could eat in one or two bites. I finally decided on mint chocolate snowballs. They came out of the oven pretty tough on the outside but slightly soft on the inside. Since I made it almost two days beforehand, they softened quite a bit. There was a really nice texture to them. Add powdered sugar to the tops and the unique mint vanilla taste made them much more enjoyable than just regular chocolate ones.

Tokonomas


the semi-formal tokonoma was the same as the previous visit

informal room was closed

The Feast

• i'm a person who can't stand strong flavors for too long
  
  
  
  • glad there was a variety of tastes (sweet, salty, tangy) to mix and match
    
  • the foods with more bread helped absorb some of it as well as cleanse one's palette
    
  
  
• the presentation, the choice of foods that went into the dish, the preparation
  
  
  
  • very well thought out for most of them
    
  • some were simple on the outside but held a nice surprise on the inside
    
  
  
• in the end, most of us were too full to eat all of it
  
  
  
  • there was even a tiny bit of sake to go with the meal
    
  • in honor of the sakura blooming around this time of year
    
  
  
  

Other pictures and info


various molds and sweet making utensils







a Spring garden