My 3 months in Nepal

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Godawari botanical gardens

Our recent trip to Godawari botanical gardens for some design ideas and drawing practice. The students took all of the photos and took it in turns completing different drawing exercises.

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Chewing Gum

Buffalo intestines from a sacrifice are hung outside the door of a palace in Patan Durbar Square.

Various cooking utensils all handmade in a workshop behind the shop front.

I've been looking at pattern and materials around Patan the area I'm living in, to get ideas for a new jewellery collection. So far so good. I find a lot of distracting shapes and objects popping up, but working with the students, I have found is a great way for me to come up with new designs.

Paper factory

Last week I visited the factory where EBT buy the hand made papers for their print products. The products are made by three girls in the workshop next door to our jewellery workshop. From the factory I brought some screen printed paper and hand made books but didn't get to see the paper manufacturing itself so am going to have to go back and spend more.

Monday, 13 June 2011

Pashupatinath

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Printing, pattern, Patan.

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Kathmandu Post

This article reports an ongoing case that EBT are working with. The article is by a British journalist who travelled to Nawalparasi along with EBT to report on its progress.

Nawalparasi is in the South of Nepal near to the Indian border and from there young women are more vulnerable to trafficking.

http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2011/05/27/features/slow-justice-for-the-trafficked/222207.html

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Fair trade and traditional jewellery research

Four examples of Fair trade jewellery I like, have been doing some research into pricing and who the pieces are made by. Followed by a pair of traditional Newari earrings "Makoshi bucket earrings" I hope that is right!