Travel to Sacred Sites

Sacred sites  have been my passion for as long as I can remember.  Borobudur is the latest one that I have visited.  To be there in person is such a different experience; the climate, the scale, and the texture of the stone carvings all add up to seeing and feeling with a deeper sense of what was the original intent of the builders.  This was for me a modern day pilgrimage as was each of my other trips to ancient sacred sights in the past.  What do I learn from each of these visits? How is my art influenced by these visits? These are questions I ask myself. I realised that for me, these visits to sacred sites open a window into the past as well as into the present and future.  It is 'the eternal return' which is held in material form in these ancient sites  which in turn holds all time past present and future.  How does this interact or influence my art work?   By putting me in a state of being so that I can hold that sense of the eternal or I can at least touch it long enough to point me the right direction to begin my art work

Trip to Bali

Bali is just like all the tour books say and more.  Despite  the heat and the 200% humidity I enjoyed  it all,the people. their culture, arts, crafts, and textiles. The name of the trip was
Bali fiber Tour, lead by Barbara Alexander. Barb is the former owner of Batik Butick which was and is a company designing , selling and making batik fabrics in Bali Indonesia.
  Textiles were the focus of the trip. From the sacred to the everyday life, textiles act as an important element to hold and give meaning to their culture.  The Hindu religion is where the people derive their sense of harmony in their lives. It is a place of balance, the place between opposites constantly being held to. Next time Boroburdur (a Buddhist temple, stupa monument) on the island of Java an hour air flight away.