Join me on a tour through the Louvre….. no it's not all the photos I took, but just a sample…. my comments are the way I look at the images. We are so lucky to have the privilege to view these masterpieces. Where does the design, passion, character come from?
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
I’m exhausted….
Physically and mentally. 4 days of extreme walking has taken it's toll, I think we've climbed a thousand steps…!!! Mentally, the task of organizing products for kits for class !!!!!!! Ugggg…. We had a date with Mona today….Miss Mona Lisa…So did thousands of others….. I took photos of portraits, statues, texture…. color…..whoow… the heart beats…
Fabric District
It's been a hot day today. I think it got to 95 deg (31) I filmed the fabric district of Montmatre. Tissus means fabric. Gallery of photos This is a historic district, a little run down, but full of tourist shops and the most wonderful textile/habidashery shops.I've taken the back streets, walked though dozens of shops…
Notes
I've been fascinated by this image every time I visited Notre Dame. I have photographed it every time I've been there. My friend Carolyn, keeps me up to date with the most interesting topics…This is her note from yesterday. "Part of the story takes place in the church of Raphael in Venice. So, that's your…
It’s a statue day today.
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you're the statue. Today is most definitely a statue day. Off to film the fabric district of Paris…!!!!!
I’m a Mother don’t mess with me …..!!!!
It's quite difficult to add photos to the blog. The signal, (despite the exorbitant fee) is not very good. So I added the booklet. We are both exhausted tonight…. I've had no time to draw, or even work on my book…. however, we stood for 2 hours in line to buy tickets to the Eiffel…
Sainte Chapelle.
Gallery Etherial and magical is one of the best ways to describe it. It’s the third time I’ve visited this Church. It’s one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of the Western World. I’m a great fan of Ken Follets books. He describes in graphic detail the construction of Cathedrals such as this. In Medieval times…
Paris – France.
Why am I here? I'm going to finish filming for my documentary on the making of the Bayeux Quilt. Son Jamie and I spent 3 weeks filming, a year or so ago, but as I work I find more things I need to add to the book and the film. I'll be doing a little…
Onward and Upward.
Writing as we face the onward trip in a small commuter to Chicago…..hopefully we’ll have a little bigger plane to Paris. !!!!! I had the responsibility of getting us safely to the airport in the “red beast….†The GPS had us in the tradesman's entrance of the airport…. I was stressed to say the least….
There seems to be a lot of excitement about the new online magazine…..I'm excited, and it will add to the amazing wealth of information on quilting, travel and personal journeys through creativity on the web. I'm glowing after a day in the sun on Mackinac Island. Last year I took 25 ladies to the Island…