Vincent
To day Dece mber 22 2011, we started the ttilxee dye workshop. Haby Diakite is our instructor as usual. But today as day 1 we only learned the techniques of tying and sewing to make designs. Tomorrow we will do the dying part.In the late afternoon, Ronna and Kathleen walked over to the Potter woman's home (Hawa) to greet her and deliver her some cola nuts. She was very pleased and put us to work immediately wedging clay with feet and hands then draping and tamping the clay around a clay dome to form the bottom of the pot. Our second attempts were more successful and we finally gained praise from Hawa, our instructor. Cathleen whom they now call Kadijah, was taken by the way Hawa easily corrected her work in a graceful manner, then allowed her to continue. This potter family lives close enough to Ko-Falen, we both think it would be a great workshop to add to our schedule of classes. We hope to do a firing with her after the wedding that takes place this Sunday.Yes, one of our first children in the neighborhood has grown up and is getting married! So we will all be attending the wedding in the neighborhood. Our sister-in-law came by today to invite the women to join in the henna party at the brides home, but unfortunately, we were in the middle of madly sewing and tying our ttilxee designs, so we will have to arrive at the wedding henna free. Ka'awn be. Hope all is well to those reading this!by Ronna, Cathleen, Julie
Vincent To day Dece mber 22 2011, we started the ttilxee dye workshop. Haby Diakite is our instructor as usual. But today as day 1 we only learned the techniques of tying and sewing to make designs. Tomorrow we will do the dying part.In the late afternoon, Ronna and Kathleen walked over to the Potter woman's home (Hawa) to greet her and deliver her some cola nuts. She was very pleased and put us to work immediately wedging clay with feet and hands then draping and tamping the clay around a clay dome to form the bottom of the pot. Our second attempts were more successful and we finally gained praise from Hawa, our instructor. Cathleen whom they now call Kadijah, was taken by the way Hawa easily corrected her work in a graceful manner, then allowed her to continue. This potter family lives close enough to Ko-Falen, we both think it would be a great workshop to add to our schedule of classes. We hope to do a firing with her after the wedding that takes place this Sunday.Yes, one of our first children in the neighborhood has grown up and is getting married! So we will all be attending the wedding in the neighborhood. Our sister-in-law came by today to invite the women to join in the henna party at the brides home, but unfortunately, we were in the middle of madly sewing and tying our ttilxee designs, so we will have to arrive at the wedding henna free. Ka'awn be. Hope all is well to those reading this!by Ronna, Cathleen, Julie