Author: Pam Holland

I travel the world teaching and talking. Photographing and writing, Sharing experiences What a way to go.

Almost there

I’ve had 7 hours of sleep, my legs are aching from sitting in a seat for far too long. I’ve had 3 plane flights so far, one more to go and I’m scared to sit in a comfy chair in the club because I’ll fall a sleep. I'm sure I would snore… I'm so tired….

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Creating

San Antonino, Oaxaca is where Don Jose Garcia, the blind potter lives and works. We took some time out of our schedule to visit him. On arrival, we met a big old dog  who slept by the gate. He looked up when we arrived with disinterest in his eyes and fell back to sleep. The…

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Textile art

As promised I'm going to share some of the experiences I've had over the past few days… Classes finished and we took a day off. We traveled over bumpy roads, through villages and into secluded gardens to find the most amazing Textile Art. For instance. The traditional embroidery on dresses and tops.It takes 6 months…

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Seeing with new eyes.

The film course I attended in the past week has given me a gift. Of course anything new we do does exactly that, it depends on how we implement the new knowledge. First of all I shared experiences with  other students and instructors who left me with no doubt that there are different ways of…

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Tired

I arrived home rather late this evening and I'm falling asleep at the computer… I've so much to share and I will have time tomorrow… Things I need to tell you. The hamburger shop in the middle of a small Mexican Village. The magnificent embroidery that takes 6 months to complete… and sells for $150….

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The Divine Jane

I wanted to share this video with you. I love the composition and  content. I have new plans for my video production… and the beauty of this video says it all. Share what's interesting to you http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7329523&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 The Divine Jane: Reflections on Austen from The Morgan Library & Museum on Vimeo.

A New Post

It’s 6.00 am and I’ve been up working for the past hour. The news from home is the first thing  I look for when I open the computer… I can’t even focus yet and I smile as I remember telling secrets to 3 year old Tilly over Skype last night. We both got up close…

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