Decorative Ceilings from the North of India
In northern India it is always worth it to point the camera up! Glamorous lighting fixture descends from a glass mosaic ceiling in a Delhi temple, India.Decorative ceiling of the […]
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The Fort Up on the Hill Above Bundi in India
It was late afternoon when we made our way up to the fort on top of the hill. A guide hanging around told us that the fort was closed for […]
Telok Ayer Market, a Victorian Hawker Food Court in Singapore
Telok Ayer Market is a hawker food court from the Victorian era, and conveniently near Singapore’s central business district. Sambal green beans (top) and char kway teow with chicken (bottom), two of […]
Boh Tea Plantation in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia
When we rented the motorcycle in Tanah Rata, the woman told us to go to the Boh Tea Estate, telling us, “It’s not the biggest but it is the prettiest.” The plantation was quite […]
Different Types of Noodles in Vietnam
In our cooking class in Hoi An we learned of the many types of noodles that go into Vietnamese food. Cau Lao Noodles in the Market in Hoi An. Cau […]
Creepy Monitor Lizards
Over the years reptilian creatures have been slithering their way into my art work making me think that maybe it’s time to feature a few – this time the Monitor […]
Textures of the Royal Tombs of Hue in Vietnam
A trip to the Royal Tombs of Hue in Vietnam. Decayed metal. Decayed metal. Metal door. Mischievous puppy. Painted wood panel. Graffiti on rust-coloured walls in TuDuc’s royal tomb.More graffiti on rust-coloured […]
Worship in the East
Worship in the East. The profoundly Buddhist people of Myanmar has worshippers making a circumnavigation of the Golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Golden deities in a Chinese temple in Singapore. […]
Geometric Patterns on Agra’s Mughal Architecture
The primary restriction on Islamic architecture in this part of India is that there be no images of people or animals. That leaves floral motifs, Arabic script and geometric patterns. […]
Inside Akbar’s Mughal Mausoleum in Agra, India
In India of the late 1500s, Akbar the Great* commissioned three magnificent examples of Indo-Islamic architecture: the walled city of Fatehpur Sikri near Agra, his father Humayun’s tomb in Delhi and finally […]
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