I’ve added a few more slide shows…. I know my friends from mexico have enjoyed seeing their beautiful country through my eyes….The URL is under "images of Mexico" URL on the right…..

The plane trip today was long, 7 hours in the air and 3 hours in the airport….so the drawing book came in handy today….. On the last leg, the guy who sat in front of us bounced around in his seat for 4 hours….. I’ve never seen anyone so animated in a plane, I was…

I think I’ve mentioned before that being on the road doesn’t mean the work stops…I’m writing a book and undertaking study, so when the TV is off, the husband is asleep, I can work. For the past few days, I’ve found it hard to concentrate on just what I’m doing in the real world when…

This photo is of spun wool, that has been dyed with natural pigments drying in the sun. One of the reasons to go to Oaxaca was to learn how pigments are  produced.Learning the techniques of making the colors was fascinating… I have enough information to keep me writing for weeks…. I was able to shoot…

After eating Mexican food for the past 12 days…. we needed to visit the burger shop last night.There were quite a few patrons.A large screen TV displayed TV adverts and the news.I noticed a small girl, she couldn’t have been more the 3 or 4. Her clothes were in rags and she was filthy. She…

We spent the time photographing and filming today…. and we have just a short time left here in Oaxaca. The main square in the city is called the Zocalo and to get there you walk down cobbled streets lined by tall colored buildings with the most interesting windows and doors… Because the Zocalo is bordered…

Of course this image is self explanatory…It is the doors of  a cupboard on the balcony of our hotel. The block would be a 4 patch with 8 radiating pieces in each of the 4 pieces…. I probably would do it foundation Method. The colors are fabulous… and wouldn’t it look great if you made…

It’s 3.30 pm. and I’m sitting by the pool with my computer.  I’m in the cloisters of a 16th century courtyard, surrounded by bougainvilleas and bright blue pots festooned with sunflowers. I almost hyperventilated this morning when we arrived. This place is so beautiful. Embroideries, paintings, flowers and pottery amid the courtyards and corridors of…