Hop onto a plane in Houston and travel 24 hours, change the time zone to go backwards and you’re in Delhi, India at a very unusual time of the morning. (2.00 am) but with a gathering of spirits in immigration, lines and lines of tired people from all walks of life, you finally do…
Tag: Textile
Ipad designs
There has been no blog for a few days while I re-configured my computer. I had a problem when I was traveling in Thailand a few weeks ago and its taken up to now to do the final changes. Following my previous blog, I did a few sketches yesterday. Its basically what a saw as…
Talking Textiles.
I found this wonderful book today and the designs took my breath away. Sometimes, just out of the blue, you connect to something you come across. I found this book this morning as I was passing the book store on the way to the chemist. On opening it, my heart skipped a beat…
A review of Antique Thai Textiles, and Chinese Treasures in Chiang Mai.
Keith and I don't do "tourist" very well. We did yesterday on a ride down the Ping river in Chiang Mai, but I admit that I gritted my teeth and sighed a lot at the patter of the guide. Granted he is Thai and is talking in another language… but I have many Thai friends…
Fashion at the weekend market in Bangkok… off the shelf.
Last night the internet was so slow, it took 5 minutes to download a photo. So here up am up at 4.00 (now 5.30) so I have access to faster internet. I mentioned that I visited the weekend market on Sunday. Its an exciting place to visit for many reasons, but I've not seen any…
I've finally had time to sit at the computer and begin work on my photos. I will add albums each day to my web page and I ask that you respect the owner of the quilts by not downloading and distributing the images. Quilts click the word to view. This is my 12th consecutive…
Sydney…. what did I see.
I had a lovely day today…. It was an early start, cold crisp and 6 deg when we left home. The dogs took one look at the packed bags, sort of rolled their eyes and went back to bed. (She's off again) The Qantas club is a great place to people watch, I had pancakes…
Fabric and the Olympics.
The Olympic games are almost upon us, I'll miss the opening, on TV but I'll be glued to the screen in the studio when I get back home. There is more to the physical competitive side of the Olympics in London. I discovered a different Olympic Program. The Cultural Olympiad Program, stories of the world….