To the tip of your fingers

..and the end of your toes.

Bi-colourism

It seems that the new trend is in black and white. I was amazed how many beautiful pictures I found with these colours. Enough for a series of blogs.

Tribal, grey and Marilyn

Martisor

We have a nice custom in Romania. Every year, on March 1st we give to the loved ones a small trinket that comes with two woolen yarns (one red, one white) knitted together. It is a sign of love and friendship. Its name is a diminutive from the name of Martie - the Romanian word for March.

Spring is coming

Although the thermometer shows -2 this sunny day makes me believe that Spring is not far. I look forward to see cascades of flowers blooming everywhere.

The Road to India

After many years I recently went to India where, despite a very busy agenda, I succeeded to visit the Golden Temple of Amritsar. I also did some shopping at the airport.
 

My last visit dates back to the 1980s.  In New Delhi I used to stay at the hotel Imperial, an old, a little run down and in need of refreshing hotel, where Gandhi and Nehru discussed the independence of India with the British. Now It has been totally refurbished  and transformed into a palace with rates only rich British and Indians can afford. I had my breakfast there, however and wandered through the corridors in the search of old memories. The little jewellery shop where I bought a strand of grey pearls has been replaced by a Chanel boutique.

The Golden Temple

Pundjabi delicacies

The Imperial refurbished

I bought this cashmere shawl at the airport.

 

 

 

 

These elephants came to say good bye at the airport

 

 

 

 

 

 

About prints and how I like them

I don't know why but I am more and more attracted by figurative prints on fabrics or objects, human as well as animals. I cannot explain this thirst for the concrete and I rarely hesitate when something beautiful and afordable comes to my attention. I have shawls with zebras and elephants, blouses with street scenes in France (the Eiffel tower is depicted) and now, these few objects from a recent travel.

This is a bag I bought in Colombia and it uses the work of a native artist.

His name is Grau and the company that ade the bag, Mario Hernandez, uses several of his painting as background.

This pendant with monkeys is a copy of the pre-colombian art, which originally is made of  gold (not my pendant). I visited the Museo de Oro in Bogota and I was totally seduced by the craftmanship of the old inhabitants. No wonder the Spaniards thought that they had reached Eldorado.

This brooch is more abstract but still it reminds a human figure.

And lastly, this beautiful Mexican shawl in silk with scenes from a Mexican celebration.