Yap showing her four-faced lantern creation complete with artificial flowers, hand-painted flowers and tassels. Photos: SAM THAM/The Star
MAKING lanterns did not interest Esther Yap as a child.
All the lanterns she had during her childhood days were those her parents bought.
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Festive Lanterns
Yap showing her four-faced lantern creation complete with artificial flowers, hand-painted flowers and tassels. Photos: SAM THAM/The Star
Old-fashioned paper lanterns also come with modern designs and cartoon characters.
Dinosaur-shaped lanterns are popular among young ones.
Inflatable lanterns of different cartoon characters and animals are still popular among children.
Shaping steel wires into the required size is the most difficult part of making traditional lanterns.
Most of the paintings for the lanterns are done by Yap and her daughter Chan.
Glass paper has to be carefully cut as it tears easily.
Yap’s niece, Violette Tan, 10, holding one of the lanterns available at the shop.
Making traditional lanterns with glass paper is a tedious affair as the paper tears easily.
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