Fall in Armenia
Monday, October 27, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Visiting Armenia
A few weeks ago, I have to admit, there were only two things that I knew about a small country called Armenia. One of course was the horrible genocide of the Armenian people and the other was a memory about the news from the 80's regarding a big earth quake there killing thousands of people.
And now I had the great opportunity to visit this small, very well hidden country, bordered by Turkey, Azerbaischan, Georgia and Iran. It was a wonderful trip, even though I could neither read nor understand their language. The food was wonderful, communication is very difficult, but the friendliness of the Armenians helps and makes traveling a special and inspirational experience. They have their own alphabet, and you can see some of their letters in my short slide show. If I were a traditional quilter I would for sure use some of the very elaborate stone or wood carvings as quilting patterns. But I am very sure the memories and pictures of this trip will become part in my future art work. Have a look at my slide show to get a small impression of this very special country.
Quilt National
'rejections', detail
Very exciting news. My piece 'rejections' made it into QN' 09. For more information about QN' 09 please visit their web site http://www.quiltnational.com/