Tag: textiles

Project 365 / Day 61 – The Fabric of Our Lives

By Emily Carter on March 2, 2013 • ( 20 Comments )

A self does not amount to much, but no self is an island; each exists in a fabric of relations that is now more complex and mobile than ever before. Jean-Francois Lyotard The fabric you see above was purchased at the Pisac Market in the Sacred Valley of […]

Weekly Photo Challenge: Hands

By Emily Carter on May 20, 2012 • ( 6 Comments )

These are the hands of a weaver in Chinchero, Peru by the name of Alicia. Alicia works a twelve-hour shift and walks two hours each way between her home and work. They are hardworking hands that create beautifully woven textiles. Here she is showing how to create soap […]