Mannequins for Costumes in our Past

When visiting costume exhibitions, it is always fascinating to get a glimpse of what is necessary 'under' the garments.
These photos from the Fashion Museum (in the Decorative Arts Museum) in Barcelona.






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Location:Barcelona, Spain

Inspiration

This is often my view as I drive home. I love the billowing clouds.



And of course, there is the plant-life of Southern California.


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Location:San Diego and San Marcos, California

Can you believe the snow?

This sure isn't San Diego.
Visiting my family.














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Location:Mitchell, Ontario, Canada

The Best Part

The best part of my Morocco adventure was the time in the Sahara Desert.
Below, a new friend, Rita, and I show our excitement upon arrival.


My first serious foot print in the sand.


Meeting the camels..... Mine was called Maurice (or, at least, that is what I named him).


Riding with the group.


The camels before...taking in the camera.


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Location:Sahara Desert

Dyeing in Fes, Morocco

It's been a long time since blogging. Life has bee too busy. Besides work, I've been traveling a bit. January was my adventure month, and I journeyed to Morocco. Of all the cities I visited, Fes struck me as the most interesting.

Below, you will see the dyeing facility for leather. As I understood, most workers here, spend their life with dye work. You can see all the vats, most with colored dye, and one picture shows the prep-to-dye work.
Fascinating.














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Location:Fes, Morocco

Love the Sign...

I just loved this sign, which is on the door of my classroom, here at the Australian Geelong Textile Arts forum.

Australian Fiber Arts Forum

Hi from Australia.. I'm teaching at The Australia Textile Arts fiber forum in Geelong, Victoria. here are a few shots of some of the marvelous fabrics created by my students, who are now working on patterns for clothing.