Seoul day 2

It is so interesting to learn about another culture and being guided by local friends adds enormously to the experience. Above is a rubbing opportunity that will be on the list for next time.

With the holiday for the first independence march against the Japanese occupation, many took the opportunity to dress in national costume. This is the Hanbok, one variation of it.

At the National Folk Museum cabinets displayed items form a more traditional Korean life.

Loving the shoes, such style.

A typical first birthday celebration.

Rubbing

We did have some time to get out the oil paint sticks and rub a few of friend Kathryn's collection of old metal caps used to wax designs onto the cloth for batik. L-R Sue, Maria, Anne and Kathryn enjoy getting messy with the oil paint sticks on our 'pat' quarters.

Juneau

Mad woman rubbing something in Juneau on a cold morning!

But the Salmon Bake was a great reward!

Bob happy with his lunch and the local Alaskan ale.

 

 

 

 

Icy

Bow Lake had icy sheets floating on the top. These large, long crystals were interesting.

And some new Taipei Taiwanese friends who enjoyed seeing the rubbing process.

Extreme rubbing

It was cool with a cold wind blowing across the lake and my fingers felt frozen. Could this be extreme rubbing?

It was also damp but not wet which allowed me to get the motifs I wanted. No bears to worry about on this tiny island in Pyramid Lake.

Makes life much easier with an able assistant!

 

Rubbing

There are so many plaques in public areas that I have been spoilt for choice at times. Walking around Stanley Park we came to several at a viewing point. Here the white sails of Canada Place can be seen in the distance above my hat and the plaque is about the cruise terminal. A hot day makes the rubbing go very fast.

Most of the park benches have a dedication plaque also.

 

 

Italian fabric

It feels good to be quilting a piece of fabric I rubbed in Italy in Orvieto. I later printed with some leaves and grasses.

More to do yet before a facing goes on.

 

Singapore rubbings

When I visited Singapore last November I did some rubbings with Rhonda. The fabric I used was a hand dye that was very bright and the rubbings were not standing out, so what to do? White paint was the answer and I like it much better now.

More work on this piece to come yet and it is shelved for now while I work on the next deadline.
 

Rubbing Florence

I had many opportunities to rub Florence, so carried my supplies each day and was happy with what I captured. How could I pass these up?

This was in front of La Rinascente department store, so I got up early before the morning rush to get it. Only garbage trucks, street sweepers and delivery vans about and some curious stares from the mannequins.

Work in progress.

Rubbing Lecce

A day trip to Lecce was another opportunity to look down and discover 2 crests on the covers in the streets. Between 1pm- 3.30pm is the quietest time when people are home for lunch, shops are closed and street traffic drops off.

Lecce's symbol is the wolf and the Roman axe is on most of the covers in the Salento/ Pugliese region.

Paper mache is the craft in Lecce and this figure displays the stages of production from head to toe.

The main cathedral has a large piazza in front of it. Lecce was full of tour groups the day we visited and we were lucky to find the crypt under the nave before closing time.

Each column has a different capitol.

Beautiful floor tiles, which seem to be a feature of churches in this region.

Amazing history under foot.

Most of the frescos were removed for repair or restoration, but this remaining one showed how beautiful they must have been.
 

Ravello

Got to Ravello, in the mountains after a very windy road, on the bus, up from Amalfi. I was thrilled to get 2 rubbings done that day and found one outside the house that DH Lawrence was in when he wrote Lady Chatterley's Lover, or so the plaque said.

This is a glimpse of the coastal road on the way to Positano.