The peacock and a collection of souvenirs...

Hello out there... here's a peek at some work in progress, and a little collection of travelling souvenirs...

I've been busy the last few days working on a henna drawing of a rather flowery peacock.  I know that in real life, peacocks don't actually look like this.  However, in my world (which is a very flowery world), this is exactly how they look.  Here is the work in progress...

 On to the souvenirs - a Toran (wall hanging) we found in a craft store in Jaisalmer, India

An Indian wall hanging purchased on one of our trips to the very south of India.  By candlelight, the mirror tiles look magical.

A decoration from a Balinese umbrella... bought on a day trip just out of Melbourne (so not strictly a travelling souvenir)...

 An Indian clove decoration and a Tibetan Yak hair sling (a gift from friends in Tibet)...

 A Thai Hill tribe door hanging bought on a trip to northern Thailand...

 A close up of my doily dreamcatcher... made by me (I'm sneaking a couple of non-travel things in here and ruining the theme)...

 A doily (because it looks like the sun's rays).  By the way, where is the sun Melbourne????

 A Tibetan offering bowl and a Rajasthani mirror cloth from India...

 Ganesh and his offering bowl (with prayer beads given to me in Tibet)...

 And finally, a Thai statue bought in Bali....

So nice of you to stop by...

Tara