LOCAL MATERIALS USED IN CREATING ART

• Medium and techniques involves all our senses (sensing), which enable us to understand or make sense of a work of art
• Medium- the material, or the substance out of which a work is made.
• Puni- a tagalog term from Bulacan which means to beautify or decorate with use of coconut leaf.
• Bulakenyo's way of decorating using leaf fronds folding. - Puni or Palm Folding
• Singkaban- local term for bamboo arches , artfully made used during fiestas and other important events in Bulacan.
• Saniculas cookies are arrowroot cookies that have the image of St. Nicholas modled on it. St. Nicholas is also knows as the "healer" and is the go-to-saints for those who need "healing" from illness. (Pampanga)
• Pabalat - is a folk art that originated among the townfolk in Bulacan. It pertains to the pabalat as a product with intricate paper patterns.
• Taka - refers to paper mache made using carved wooden sculpture used as a mold and originated from Paete, Laguna.
• Pagbuburda - the art of embroidery flourished in the towns of Laguna. The process undergoes through a slightly dampening of the textile and separating threads, then stitching together to achieve a dainty netted look.
• The Local Materials: Puni or Palm Folding, Singkaban, Saniculas, Pabalat, Taka, and Pagbuburda.