The area is small, not quite 6 ft, by 6 ft and its dark with the exception of a small slit in the wall located near the ceiling. There are a small patch of hides in the corner of the room and a cooking pot. Look up and its pitch black with no obvious area for the smoke to rise through. It was hot and stuffy and incredibly confining. But 8 people live in here and its one of the small mud huts in the Masai village we visited.
Tag: Travel.
“We don’t see things as they are, we see things as we are in a different world”
We look at situations, events and interpret what other people say and do, according to our own set of past experiences, culture, faith, values, all of which help us form our beliefs about ourselves, about others, and the world in general
Paper fabric? – Hanji.
Walking into a shop full of paper is like walking into a quilt shop. There are layers and layers of brightly colored papers lining the walls, floors and tables.
Textiles and travel stories. Antigua Guatemala.
Jim West and I are doing a little research into Textile Tours for Textile Artists and both of us arrived in Antiqua yesterday. Jim had the trip from hell that sounded like a bad movie, mine began at 3.30 am and I arrived at 10.00 pm. It was a really long day, and we didn’t catch up until breakfast.
The embroidered blouse, a little gem of art.
The fascinating thing about Mexican blouses is the designs that are put onto each blouse. Each small symbol has a meaning in the culture of the artisan and it differs by region.
Photo journal of Morelia Mexico. – Capture and Create.
My photos are an expression of what I saw as I walked for a few hours. I hope they give you a small glimpse of interesting things.
The search for the saint of Quilting.!!!!!
We textile artists have our very own Saint his name is Saint Homobonus and there is a statue dedicated to him in Cholula Mexico and of course we had to make a pilgrimage to visit him today. He is closeted in the Pyramid of Cholula and Nuestra Señora de los Remedios Church.
Color and cross stitch
The fashion changes quite quickly they told us shyly, smiling with their hands covering their face. Recently the aprons have been made from Indian bling fabric an d trust me some of them were quite dramatic. Then again I saw some garments so heavily stitched with cross stitch that it must have been quite uncomfortable to wear.
Images of lives.
A photo Journal. Images of lives.
The Travel psyche
I’m away from home a considerable part of the year and there is a ‘travel psyche’ that emerges after the first flush of travel excitement. For instance, an event that can be settled with a discussion either at home or away often escalates in the mind, simply because we don’t have the familiar surroundings and…