Congratulations for all the participants who entered in this year’s 2010-2011 Oriental Fusion Handcraft Contest! We had a lot of fun receiving a lot of beautiful and intricate entries which were collected up until the end of January. In total, we received 23 entries spanning from all around the world, including Mexico, USA, and Japan. The voting period took place in the month of February where we asking anyone who is a fan of the Oriental Fusion Handcraft to vote either by Facebook, Email, Voting Ballots, or coming in person to see the crafts firsthand in the office at Reiyukai America and Reiyukai Mexico. The organizing committee collected 400 votes and enjoyed reading the comments and support that everyone was giving to our participants. The love and excitement could be felt as one cycled through the pictures of the crafts on Facebook. In the end, the organizing committee separated all the votes and placed the winners into 5 categories based on their attributes, Most Creative, Best Paper & Pattern, Best Organizer, Facebook Lovers, and Nature Touch Awards. These five handcrafts that were selected are to be recognized as the winners of this year’s contest.
Here are the winners of the contest:
Most Creative Award – Yukie Partos (South Pasadena, CA, USA)
Best Paper & Pattern Award – Leticia Soto (Chicago, IL, USA)
Best Organizer Award – Maria Luisa Basurto Morales (Huixquilucan, Mexico, Mexico)
Facebook Lovers Award – Denise Garza Rivera (Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico)
Nature Touch Award – Margarita Chaves Lanz (Mexico City, Mexico)\
