table top color bits and holi halloween!
October 31, 2008
Sometimes my work table gets a little out of control, especially when I’m working on more than one job at once. I found this fun, accidental color assemblage this morning under a pile of sketches and research while cleaning up. The photo is from a tiny mountain village in Sikkim during a full moon procession up to a Buddhist monastery. I love the random perfection of any given snapshot in India.
So, whenever I give Oso the “walk look”, he stares at me, his body totally frozen except for a hopeful butt waggle. When I confirm, he runs toward me, puts on the brakes, sliding, and scrunching up the carpet. He leaps 180 degrees toward the door, always grabbing a toy or a bone and throwing it up in the air in a pure Bhoddisatva moment. This morning, he chose a triangular piece of tracing paper with orange paint and a blue line drawn on it. Hee. It was all the same to him. I’ll tackle cleaning my floor next…
In honor of Halloween and my new book, I found some India Holi photos to share. Ok, so Holi is more of a Springtime, Easter-like celebration, BUT c’mon, doesn’t it look like Halloween? Same, same, but different!
And just to amuse myself, I made this ‘supergal’. Seemed appropriate since I’ve been flying a lot lately (in my dreams). Happy Halloween!
Have a fun weekend!
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October 31st, 2008 at 10:07 pm
somebody once said that shocking pink is the navy blue of india. seems very apparent in your pictures :-) happy halloween jen!
November 1st, 2008 at 3:31 am
hee. Love Oso’s pre-walk ritual! How fun. And supergal is one of my favorites from you! You rule. it’s true. :)
xoxo
November 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
Love supergal, especially the striped tights!!
-CM
November 1st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Hey happy hallowen .
it was fun observing hallowen here. I ended up dressing up like charlie chaplin.
People disguised differently and dressed up funnily reminded me of a festival in Nepal called Gai Jatra. Holi does resemble hallowen to some extent but gai Jatra as i know of Nepal is quite similar to hallowen. It is the day when people remember their dead family members. Children and adults disguise themselves. Chariots as high as 200 m are pulled all around the town. It’s fun .YOu might wanna google it to find more.
Peace.
November 1st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
oh these Indian colors are so beautiful. Wish our culture was more open to use and wear colors.
fly supergal fly…
November 2nd, 2008 at 6:48 am
hey Charlie Chaplin! I’m glad you had a fun first Halloween!
thanks for sharing about Gai Jatra!
http://www.nepalhomepage.com/society/festivals/gaijatra.html
That is so interesting to learn about! Both times I’ve stayed in Nepal have been winter, spring and summer, so I’ve never witnessed it. More than Halloween, it is much like Day of the Dead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead) or All Souls’ Day (celebrated right after Halloween). In Taos, they have a big parade and everyone dresses up to honor their loved ones who’ve passed. It’s a big deal. Many decorated altars, too. It’s a beautiful feast day. By now, maybe you know of this, too?
November 2nd, 2008 at 8:07 am
Long live Super Gal !!!!! And her tights. Just received my polka dot tights from Boden last week. Purple dot pair and pink dot pair. Shall be most fun to wear. Maybe I will be a mini Super Gal. Need a cape .
hugs,
Kelly
November 4th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Oh I love Supergal too! I digg the bird shadow, very clever..
November 8th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Lovely work. I think you would like Katherine Streeter’s art, also you must like Sarah Fannelli? Very inspiring.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:46 am
thanks Whistlepig and Sarah! mmmm. i’m also on the lookout for awesome colored and striped tights!
and Susan–thanks for the link to Katherine Streeter’s art–it’s so great. i didn’t know her work, but Sarah Fanelli’s art has inspired me for years. she rocks.