Boy in Huyancayo Hill Station, New Years Day

The owner of the hostel was so kind to take us

to his family in the hills for new years day,  

dramatic scenery, beautiful light, dancing with the family

Mr.Duck

 I bought Mr.Duck in Huancayo, in the mountains of Peru. Coming november my boyfriend Julian and I are moving to Melbourne, Australia and for a second there was a doubt if I was allowed to bring the duck to Australia, as Mr. Duck is made from a pumpkin....Lucky enough... as long as we took out the seeds there should be no problem at customs. All our belongings are on the boat now, and I am hoping Mr.Duck willmake it through customs!!

Near Cusco, Peru

Proud and shy, 

how I love all these pastels together

India Hampi

In hampi there are many kids, playing, running, laughing,

they all want pencils for their schools,

this girl just casually came
walking out of the house with a big knife

Old Buddhist Temple Statues, Galle, Sri Lanka

In Galle, Sri Lanka, is a store which sells vintage
Buddhist Temple Statues,

made of wood, mostly with bladdering paint.

We went to this store two times in the 5 weeks
we where in Sri Lanka,

and this statue got sold for 6000 Dollars
by an American Man

who would ship it to his home in America.

Peruvian Embroidery Skirts

Love the colors & the patterns

Huyancayo Hill Station, Peru, Knitted Cardigans

 This is still one of my favourite photo's,

she was such a charming and sweet lady,
she felt totally confident posing

 

Everywhere in Peru you see lady's with cardigans made

from soft Alpaca, often with a matching sweater below.

This sales lady holds the whipping cords

for the whipping ceremony

( See older post )

Market Street style, towels, plastic bags, beeny's & traditional skirts, Bandarawela in Sri Lanka

Such a lovely friendly lady

Sri Lankan streetstyle

Colors & materials

Winter fleece with bright coloured paisley,

mind the fluorescent orange hair elastic

Vintage 70's glasses & tulband

I like this silhouette,

traditional skirts combined with a hoody

Vintage scarves & patterns

Again that silhouette, skirt, shirt & loose beeny

I love the fabric & color combination,

her smile and that mint colored towel

Makes you think, Amsterdam art Gallery

Class in Bangalore, India

What a beautiful style, 

he was just sitting there,

looking at the people with his stylish cane,

bright green silk shirt and batik dhoti ( Indian men skirt )

Fabrics from Rajasthan

Bangalore accessoires neighbourhood

The manufacturer accessoires neighbourhood

in Bangalore, it is smelly, crowded and dodgy,

but here you find a lot you want as a designer,

except for the cows and cow shit.

India Tirupur Intensity

Huancayo, Peruvian whipping ceremony

We celebrated New Years Eve in Huancayo, Peru.
The founder of Incas del Peru, Lucho Hurtado, invited us to
celebrate New Years Eve with him and his staff in his restaurant.
We burned dolls which were filled with firework and notes about what we wished to leave behind
in the old year and we ate one grape per wish for the new year.

The next day he took us to a hill station where
every New years day there used to be a real whipping ceremony,

had you done something "wrong" like stealing or cheating.

You would get judged and whipped in front of your friends, family and neighbours.

In these photos you can see the traditional costume ceremony which is left of the whipping ceremony.

It was beautiful, the colors, the heavy music and all the dancing.

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