{"id":310876,"date":"2019-10-29T06:06:34","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=310876"},"modified":"2019-10-29T06:06:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T20:06:34","slug":"flower-crown-princess-ashley-reiko-pangelinan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/flower-crown-princess-ashley-reiko-pangelinan\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower crown princess Ashley Reiko Pangelinan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ashley Reiko Pangelinan, third from left, and some of her students wear the tropical flower crowns they created, after the Tropical Flower Crown Workshop at Marianas Creations last Saturday. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWith flower crowns, when you give it, you\u2019re giving your love.\u201d<\/p>\n

And perhaps, love is what today\u2019s Spotlight feature holds most dear. In talking with Ashley Reiko Pangelinan, her love radiates\u2014for her family, especially her grandmother, for her garden, for her furry babies, for her art.<\/p>\n

Saipan-born and -raised Pangelinan spreads love by holding tropical flower crown workshops on the island. She considers the craft as flower artistry, creating one\u2019s own art in flower form.<\/p>\n

Pangelinan learned the flower crown craft in Hawaii, where she spent 11 years of her adolescent life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI consider my second home Hawaii, so I am also bringing the aloha here,\u201d Pangelinan said.<\/p>\n

While aloha is more commonly heard as a greeting, it is a concept and a way of living that has multiple meanings, including love, affection, and sharing of life energy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to teach what I could do to others so they can also do it on their own. With flower crowns and leis, when you give it, you are giving your love. Especially if you make it yourself, it is great to give it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Her flower crown art is also a tribute to her grandmother, the late Maria Villagomez Pangelinan, who passed away in 2014. Pangelinan learned a lot from her grandmother.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlowers, in general, remind me of my grandma. My grandma was all about gardening and orchids and everything else,\u201d she said. \u201cWhen I do wear a flower crown, it just reminds me of my grandma.\u201d<\/p>\n

The late Pangelinan was well known in the community, and was a coordinator for the Santa Lourdes Church, where she also did flower arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish my grandma is still alive to see what I\u2019m doing now,\u201d Pangelinan said. \u201cI learned a lot from her.\u201d<\/p>\n

With her grandmother as her queen, Saipan\u2019s flower crown princess, aside from the flowers she grows in her home in Mt. Tapochau, also sources her flowers from her grandmother\u2019s garden.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandma left her garden to the family,\u201d Pangelinan said. \u201cI have been just utilizing her garden and, since her place is all the way in Kagman, I brought some of the flowers and I grew [them too] at my place. I am hoping that it\u2019s going to turn out as great as my grandma\u2019s garden.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pangelinan continues her grandmother\u2019s legacy of spreading her love for flowers through her business, Pualani Crown, where she beautifully handcrafts, as well as teach people to create, flower crowns.<\/p>\n

While her seven cats love flowers and her puppy likes to eat flowers, Pangelinan is the only one now in the family who is into flowers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are proud and they see my grandma in me.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who want to give love through, and learn more about flower crowns, contact Pangelinan at pualanicrown@gmail.com.<\/p>\n

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Saipan-born and -raised Pangelinan spreads love on the island through her flower crowns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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