Soft, sweet colours, delicate shapes and textures – these are the things I noticed in Jaipur in 2014 , which was my first trip with Ace Camps, and these first impressions were reinforced on my recent trip.
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Colour Yum: Soft & sweet Jaipur
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From Rajasthan, with love
The response to our new range of block printed scarves has been fantastic! Thanks so much to everyone who already bought one at our Thursday night event, and online too. If you’re interested in finding out more about the process of traditional Indian block printing, this video shows it beautifully.
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Inspired by India
After returning home from my teaching trip to Jaipur with Ritchie Ace Camps last year, I was so excited about what I’d learned about the Rajasthani block printing I’d seen, but I was kicking myself a little for not having met up with printers to develop something for Skinny laMinx. I had been in the land of …
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Jaipur screens
More pics from Jaipur today: this time, some of the screens, lattices and brise soleil structures I spotted while on my trip. I have many, many regrets in this category, as so many astonishing examples flashed by while I was being driven around, and stopping in that KRAZEE traffic was not an option. I’ll simply …
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Jaipur colour
Hope you enjoyed that colour explosion! All photos taken while I was in Jaipur with Ace Camps, teaching on the 2014 Jaipur Block Printing tour. See all my Jaipur posts here.
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Back from Jaipur
Where to begin with my travelogue? I spent almost three weeks in Jaipur, and it felt like entering another lifetime, with Cape Town a distant planet, many galaxies away. This was a full immersion experience and quite frankly, I could die quite happy right now. But before I go, I’ll do my best to try …
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