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              Sometimes it is enough to just enjoy the visual without knowing the meaning… View the complete piece and other images here on wovensouls,com … Continue reading →

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Old age alone is not enough to be attractive. And conversely youth alone is not enough to be rejected. *** “I want to be different” she said. In a village … Continue reading →

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Who says works of art must follow rules? Could there be crossovers? Fusion of techniques? Fusion of Styles? Sure – why not. Why would it be done? Simply because the … Continue reading →

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Palepais are the most magnificent members of the Sumatran Ship Cloth family. The others – Tampans & Tatibins – are smaller and have fewer restrictions on usage and inheritance. Tampans … Continue reading →

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Avanos lies along the Red River in Turkey that contains a unique red clay that is wonderful for ceramics. And so over the decades or centuries, the preferred medium of … Continue reading →

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No words .. Just photos.                                                                                                                                        … Continue reading →

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From the desert sands of Rajasthan – often called ‘barren’ and ‘unproductive’. . . . . Barren? Well then how does one explain these? These amazing tribal works of art … Continue reading →

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A note from 2012 – reposted We have all heard of Do Re Mi as the format for musical notation. It is a language in which we express music. Another … Continue reading →

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