Art Workshops in Guatemala
July 19 - 28 2009
If you've wanted to visit Guatemala and learn about its gorgeous textiles and the indigenous women who make them, here is the perfect opportunity to do so!!! The weather in July is lovely - so it's a great time to get out of the heat in USA.
Backstrap Weaving and Mayan Culture with Lidia Tarton de Santos
October 13 -29, 2009 -- Textile Odyssey Tour to Southwest China:
This tour, led by Mary Connors and Serena Lee Harrigan, takes us to Yunnan and Guizhou, home to many of China’s 56 ethnic minority groups.
Highlighting seldom visited areas in these two provinces, this tour provides a unique glimpse into ancient ways of living that still exist in a nation that has only begun opening doors to its remote areas. We will travel through spectacular, hand-sculpted rice-fields and beautiful karst mountain ranges to villages and towns where many ethnic groups such as the Yi, Dai, Hani, Dong, Bouyei, Yao, Four Seal Miao and Side Comb Miao continue ancient textile traditions and wear costumes distinctive to their clan.
Not only will we visit local museums to learn about the rich variety of ethnic groups in this area, but we will have the rare opportunity to watch artisans as they demonstrate time-honored techniques such as batik, weaving,embroidery, folded applique-work, silk-felting, pleating, calendaring, and indigo-dyeing.
For more info: contact Serena at textile_odyssey5-AT-yahoo-dot-com or 415-666-3636
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