Glittering Thailand
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Palace on their shoulders
The Grand Palace in Bangkok is gilded and ornate and fantastic. Somehow, though, it’s not gaudy, but rather beautiful. Example after example after example below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: art, bangkok, gold, grand palace, history, photography, thailand, tourism
The divine hand
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Reverence
From Wat Po, Bangkok, Thailand.
Tags: art, bangkok, history, india, photography, statue, thailand, wat po
The kids put on a good show
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The students put on a show with elaborate costumes and rehearsed dances for their parents, teachers and local residents of our valley.
It was an absolutely fantastic day. If possible, I was even proud.
Tags: art, bhuriakop, bhutia, culture, dance, hindi, india, kids, lepcha, nepali, photography, school, sikkim, teaching, volunteering
Carve me a sword
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Master carver
Lopen, the school’s resident monk and artisan, carves swords for a cultural performance. From an old bed plank, I believe.
Tags: art, bhuriakop, india, photography, school, sikkim, teaching, volunteering
Not exactly paint by numbers
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My buddy Phurba
Sundays are a day off, which usually means we drum up arts and crafts projects for the boarding school children to stave off boredom.
This particular day, we’re painting our own Buddhist prayer flags. See below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: art, bhasha, bhuriakop, culture, dog, india, kids, painting, photography, school, sikkim, teaching, volunteering
Playing in the mud
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Lopen Kinzang Bhutia, the master of mud
The first weekend I spent in Sikkim, the students set to work making mud casts for masks. Well, Lopen, our resident-monk and traditional artist, made casts for the masks. The rest of the kids just got dirty. You’ll have to wait for the final outcome — absolutely stunning costumes for a traditional Buddhist dance. More photos below and after the jump.
Their fingernails were dirty for weeks.
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Tags: art, bhuriakop, buddhism, culture, india, photography, school, sikkim, teaching, volunteering
It’s all in the details
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Well-worn door
The Taj Mahal is a serene monument, the apex of Mughal architecture. It stands so much in contrast to the dust and grime that is often India (though I love that in its own way). The marble dome of the Taj is, quite literally, breath-taking. Iconic may be an overused cliche, but the Taj deserves it.
Yet as striking as Shah Jahan‘s greatest accomplishment is from afar, the entire complex is also fantastic up-close, with all its details. See below. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: agra, architecture, art, beauty, detail, india, photography, taj mahal
Immutable layers of Delhi
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Qutub Minar was built, updated, added to and changed by various rulers. It’s massively divergent and intricate in its details. All are stone cuts from the various nooks of the monument complex.
Also, I wish I could read, write, speak Arabic.
Tags: art, delhi, history, india, photography, qutb, qutub minar, stone, tourism, world heritage
Chalk outlines
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Street art makes me happy
Pondicherry graffiti.
I’m traveling at the moment in Rajasthan with Joel and Kate. I won’t be near the Internet much for several days. Enjoy preset blog posts.
Tags: art, chalk, drawing, india, photography, pondicherry, street
The art of impermanence
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Beauty that is skin deep
I’m traveling at the moment in Rajasthan with Joel and Kate. I won’t be near the Internet much for several days. Enjoy preset blog posts.
Mehndi, or henna tattooing, is a common ritual for women in a variety of celebrations in India and, most frequently, is a part of wedding traditions for the bride and often the bride’s friends.
Hands and feet are the primary canvasses for the artist, who paints slowly and meticulously. Though many intricate designs today are applied with a stamp, the best artists still work freehand. It’s fascinating to watch the skilled practitioner; I sat for more than an hour watching the woman I photographed above in 2004 in Jaipur. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: art, ceremony, festival, henna, india, jaipur, mehndi, photography, rajasthan, ritual, shaadi, tattoo, wedding
