I have an interesting relationship with Karvol. It is no longer produced in the UK but I found some old capsules in my medicine cupboard. So, of course, I decided to imprison them. Using embroidery thread ranging from oranges and reds to browns and beiges. Following the project see my story (Carly has an ambiguous …
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Imprisoning
This has been the inspiration behind three recent projects. Cosmetic imprisonment, Karvol imprisonment and imprisoned ceramic Israels. I started this when I was on my sabbatical in India just before the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is a short summary with one or two images from each of my earlier imprisonment projects. 1 Goan Sewn Postcards There …
Citrus Peel Mobile
Lucy told me about a 10 shekel (£2)workshop over Succoth (harvest festival in October) in one of the container houses in the Jaffa port area. It was held in an indoor sukkah next to my very favourite cafe (Cafe Blue). I think it was for children but never mind. You use 3 D printed plastic …
Making Paper
Celebrating a 400 year old bridge’s anniversary in Berwick-upon-Tweed My flight returning from Limoges landed in Leeds/Bradford international and so I used the opportunity to head up to stay with Sandra in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Actually she technically lives in Tweedmouth – but it is still England! It happened to be the 400th anniversary of Berwick Bridge …
Ganesh in DBX
I had four hours to kill in Dubai airport. And for me this is a great opportunity. I had decided I would take an small orange Ganesh I had brought from a toy shop in Pushkar and place him in as many places inside the airport as possible. Just like LHR stands for London Heathrow, …
Out and about in Pushkar with Ravi and Maneesha
I bought these 2 figures who were pencil toppers. The female is much bigger than the male in this pair. I bought some more later on and this size difference was reversed. I enjoyed taking them on adventures around Pushkar and Ajmer nearby. Whilst at the Ajmer Fort, Tanya and I were in the sculpture …
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Rose pillows
In Pushkar, I went with Ravi and this time Tanya as well to the rose factory. They were in the middle of setting up the complicated process of rose essence extraction. It was fascinating. Whilst there I bought rose essence, rose water to clean skin, rose water for consumption and rose jam! I decided to …
Goddess Barbie
When I was mooching around in Pushkar I found a shop that sold bits and bobs for Hindu devotees. I bought a dress and elaborate headpiece for a small idol and brought her back to Jaffa hoping she would fit one of my Barbie dolls. And it did. The sleeves were in the wrong place …
Busty, bindi Barbie hops around the outskirts of Jaipur
I knew it wouldn’t be long before I could continue my Barbie themed photography projects. I had finally returned to India after a five year gap. I wanted to mainly trip down memory lane. So I started off by staying near Amber Fort. And on my way to the Anokhi Museum, I found this doll. …
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Dabu and Bagru Printing Workshop
I followed in the footsteps of my Norwegian knitting friend Toril who went on a printing workshop in Bagru. She had made me some fabulous lilac sheepskin cuffs with a gold printed flower stamp. I wear them all the time. Bagru is between two of our destinations so it was not difficult to fit in …