Asian Fusion Restaurant
As a frequent Thrift Shop shopper, I often find scene inspirations on their shelves. A bamboo tray and six bamboo coasters caught my eye. Score!
The salvaged sides of a woven Indonesian handbag (given to me by my mother) had such a lovely design I wanted to figure out a way to dispIay them.
Asian Fusion restaurant in Hawai'i, The upside down tray became the floor, three of of the coasters made tabletops with chop stick legs. The other three coasters were cut in half diagonally, chop stick legs added and the backs wrapped with neutral cord.
As I put the scene together I realized I didn't have room for more than two tables with chairs. I used some acorn pods I had picked up at a B &B in Chicago, as planters for the birds of paradise and the anthurium which I crafted from paper. The palm tree was also a paper craft addition and the surf boards were Cutouts from one of my Dollhouse Miniature magazines were used to set the tables: the menus, lanterns, placemats and the chop sticks in paper cases.
The top of the big wall was part of the Indonesian handbag with the lower half created with chop sticks. A sushi mat was wrapped around a block of wood to make the counter. Part of the handle of the handbag was used to raise the lantern ornament (reminiscent of those in the foyer of the Grand
Hotel , Taipei, Taiwan) over the counter. Assorted treasures from my miniature "stash" (Korean paintings, little Japanese and Chinese dolls, etc.) added visual elements.
Not a true boogie board but souvenir that fits the scene and clarifies the location.
The doorway with the hanging shell curtain, leads to the kitchen.
The surf boards were also miniature magazine cuts outs. The lush lawn is from model railroad grass .
To prove the "fusion" part of the scene, I display menu items from many areas of Asia: Viet Nam, Japan, Korea, Thailand, China. These are just the "specials," the menu is much larger.
As you know by now, I like a top down view.
