Bhangra music was invented in the 1980s by Punjabi immigrants who took the folk sound of their home country and began experimenting by altering it using instruments from their host country. In a sense Bhangra music is one of the few immigrant music genres of the world in that it is absent in the home country.
I am greatly influenced by the colours of the East, including India, and the Bhangra festival seemed like a perfect time to explore this colour theme.
This pair of earrings is made of sterling silver, freshwater pearls and wool. I felt the fluff by hand into sweet little wool pearls and then make each pair of earrings unique by adding little bits of sparkle and weight.
This is an example of what the earrings look like on my friend Fernanda, just imagine yours in white and a little bit longer!!
I am going to be at Favourite Gifts in the Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver on Friday the 13th!! Come and visit me and the store between 10 and 7 and you can see my Oma's Spinning Wheel and I can show you around the store...
FAVOURITE is a designer collective located in beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia.
FAVOURITE showcases BC artists and designers of clothing, jewellery, accessories, artwork and so much more!
Explore exciting and easy ways of combining watercolour and embroidery. During the forst part of the class you will create a landscape on linen through a series of directed and practical exercises focused on exploration of the world of colour. On this landscape you will apply traditional embroidery techniques (french knots and hedgework), in a non traditional way, to enhance the story of your watercolour.