I returned to the Children’s Palace today and “my” girls. Today we made trading cards. Again collaging with fabric, objects, ribbon and magazines. The Children’s Palace is a former Soviet building with a gold dome. Today it offers programs for children but with a fee. I learned that many of the girls in my group [...]
Today was so much fun. I taught a group of twenty-one 11 and 12 year old girls. We made postcards using fabric and magazines. It’s always fun to see the reaction to our “fads.” I am sure that they think, at least in the beginning, that were are crazy. Somehow my message to bring other [...]
My lecture today was a success but was scheduled to last 2 hours. No one asked me and of course, we ended early. I was to have a master class this afternoon and even with 2 hours of waiting no one left. About 25 women gathered for the master class. Unfortunately word had not gotten [...]
Please forgive as I am behind on my blogging. I promise to catch you up but want to write about what is happening now. I arrived in Almaty with a bad case of bronchitis. When I entered my hotel, I cried. Here was luxury I had not experienced in what felt like a life time. [...]