Bibi and a Horse Named Douldoul

Journey of Traditions is my new book of short stories. It was created, along with my paintings and illustrations, to accompany a future exhibition of artifacts from South Central Asia.

In my story "Bibi and a horse named Doul Doul" Bibi dreams of sitting on her father's favorite horse.

This beautiful Buzkashi [polo] whip, which I included in my painting above, is made of wood, silver and leather and set with carnelians.

Here are more artifacts from the future exhibition Journey of Traditions.

A typical Buskashi hat.  Suede trimmed with fur.

I found this beautiful baby blanket while traveling in Turkey! It shows how far things travel and you never know where you will find something from another area. This little blanket is hand embroidered with God's eyes for protection.  It is made with hand woven wool.

I found this wonderful little young girl's ceremonial hat in the weekend market in Islamabad. It is also included in my illustration above. It's trimmed with lapis, wood beads, silver beads and coins, with inlaid glass silver ornaments, on cotton.

Copper Betel Nut Box



Closed Betel Nut Box

This incredible women's Turkoman coat is intricately embroidered with silk thread.  The hat is also hand embroidered with silver ornaments

Hat Detail

Hand woven ornament used to decorate Turkoman tents.

Afghan Samovar tea pot.  Copper with hand etching.

Young child's tiny cotton dress. Cowrie shells, glass beads, coins and german silver ornaments for protection. 

Turkoman women's shoes.  Leather, wood, embroidered with silk.

This, below, is a wool hand woven tent wrap, used to decorate as well as hold a yurt together. It can be inside or outside of the tent. It's wonderful to see the detail and beautiful artistry in every day objects.

It's exciting to share these beautiful artifacts from the people of South Central Asia. Many of these works are old and quite rare.

Coming up, some wonderful works from the Islamabad, Pakistan!

Thanks for visiting!