Litzmannstadt Getto, 1940-1944, 2016

I have returned to the city of Lodz, Poland again and again. It is home to an extraordinary group of weavers and textile artists whose innovation and creativity inspire me. Its history haunts me. I first visited Poland in 1992 and have had the privilege to return a number of times over the years. InContinue reading “Litzmannstadt Getto, 1940-1944, 2016”

They Gave Us Directions

Original image posted in Indian Printed Textiles, a catalogue of the collection by Ruth Barnes. The entire collection is available to view courtesy of  Eastern Art on-line at the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford. http://www.jameelcentre.ashmolean.org/collection/7/10236/10407 Motif developed from a textile fragment with rosettes, arches, stylized trees or flowers, and leaves. Date: 2nd half of the 13thContinue reading “They Gave Us Directions”