Colombia… Making a Mini Wayuu Bag 10 Mar 2023 Hello! Yes! Remember that video in the last post about a coin purse based on the Colombian Wayuu bags? This one: https://youtu.be/YUbndWTJyDY Well, I did it!!! Isn't it adorable: !!!…
Colombia… Colombian Weaving Crafts 2 Mar 20232 Mar 2023 Doing research about Colombia's crafts I learned they have many "artesanias" (handicrafts) that involve weaving threads. Here are are a few in order of relevance: Sombrero Vueltiao Meaning turned hat,…
Art… Recreating a Tairona Gold Figure Pendant… 21 Feb 202321 Feb 2023 ...with gold papers! From my last post about the Pre-Columbian gold, I absolutely fell in love with the figure pendants created by the Tairona people. I really wanted to make…
Art… El Dorado and the Art of Gold in Colombia 10 Feb 202310 Feb 2023 Have you ever heard of the legend of a city made of pure gold called "El Dorado" from South America? Well this myth made famous by Spaniards searching for gold…
Cuisine… I ate at a Burmese/Myanmar Restaurant! 30 Dec 202230 Dec 2022 A very good friend told me about a Burmese restaurant walking distance from my home! It had not occurred to me to look for one! So thankful! So I finally…
Beauty… Creating a Myanmar/ Burmese Inspired Marionette 29 Nov 20222 Jan 2023 Hello! I know it's been a while, but his took more than while as I decided to make a marionette! Fortunately I was able to find some sites with great…
Dance… Traditional Dances of Myanmar 8 Nov 20229 Nov 2022 While researching other aspects of their culture I fell in love with the marionette like movements of Myanmar folk dancers. It's so amazing because I was just planning a summer…
Cuisine… Making Mohinga, Myanmar’s National Dish 1 Nov 2022 Mohinga is a fish noodle soup. It is eaten all over Myanmar at all times of the day but especially at breakfast. It has so many strong tasting spices, I…
Craft… Painting a Parasol in Pathein’s Style 15 Oct 2022 While I was researching about Myanmar's 10 flower crafts, I discovered these beautiful parasols made in a town called Pathein. The black contours of their almost calligraphic designs over bright…
Art… The Ten Flowers of Myanmar: “Pan Sel Myo”, their Traditional Arts & Crafts. 10 Oct 202210 Oct 2022 1. Panchi (ပန်းချီ), the Art of Painting. Pronounced as “Bagyi”. The most famous Myanmar painters illuminated religious texts using palm leaves paper. Cr. Detail of a Illuminated Manuscript of Buddhist…