Artwork by creative Behind the Scenes travelers, using fabrics, yarn or inspiration that we discovered on BTSA trips to faraway places! Travelers on the 2020 Ghana trip were particularly creative: They made clothing with some of the huge variety of cotton cloth, drew clever ink sketches, and stamped and dyed masterful batik fabrics! CLICK ANY PHOTO for full-sized images.
In progress Quilt of fabrics from Ghana, Cynthia SamakeRed section detail of quilt with Ghana fabric, Cynthia Samake.Detail Ghana fabric Quilt by Cynthia SamakeBatik fabrics printed and dyed in workshop on Ghana textile tour. 2020Amy with her beautiful batik at stage three; Accra, Ghana 2020Jacket and skirt by Suzi Click. Ghana fabrics. 2020. See www.suziclick.comInk sketch of fabric market; Kumasi, Ghana; by Anita Anderson, 2020.Jacket; Ghana fabrics by Suzi Click 2020Anita Anderson’s caricatures: Textile tour group with Cynthia and Barou at rest! 2020.Jacket; Ghana fabrics by Suzi Click 2020We saw this poor goat balancing precariously on the top of a van. Sketch: Anita Anderson.Jacket, back view; Ghana fabrics by Suzi Click 2020Bead artist having a hard time explaining how to polish the beads! Anita Anderson 2020.Ghana fabric quilt by Erica Pascal. 2019.Buying hand-made batik cloth in a fabric shop in Accra. Ink sketch; Anita Anderson, 2020.
Adinkra stamped vest by Erica Pascal; GHANAInk sketch by Anita: Peter trying to teach Adinkra printing to two people at once!
Chefchaouen, Morocco: Cat Quilt by Elizabeth Davison African Village Quilt by Melanie Grishman, with fabrics from Mali, etc.Jo from Australia with gorgeous batik cloth she created in Ghana; first-time effort!Bamako Quills; Collage by Jean Haefele. Fabrics from GHANA; 14″ x 14″Small purses by Viki Dyan. Mudcloth from MALI, with other African fabrics.Red Bird Vest of typical Ghana fabric. Created by Brigit Pitcairn. Cotton fabrics from GHANA.Fabric Collage Pillows by Viki Dyan. Mudcloth from Mali and other African fabricsHouses of Tiebele, BURKINA FASO • Watercolor by Jean Haefele. 8.5″ x 11″ Woman in Djenne, MALI; Watercolor by Jean Haefele. 8.5″ x 11″
Contact: jeanhaefele@live.comGHANA Memory; Collage by Jean Haefele.
Contact: jeanhaefele@live.com“Down the Niger” – Quilt by Melanie Grishman. Fabrics from MALI.Men’s jacket, printed fabric from Ghana; by Suzi Click. 2020
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Bamako Quills 2; Collage by Jean Haefele. Porcupine quills, MALI. 14″ x 14″.Fulani Women; Collage by Jean Haefele. Fabrics from GHANA; 12″ x 12″.Quilt by Erica Pascal. Fabrics from GHANA.Lacey shawl with hand-dyed yarn, by Karla. Argentina. Lace stitch wimple by Kathy Dowell. Hand-spun Vicuña: PERUHand-knit sweater (detail) by Kathy Dowell, with yarns dyed in Chinchero workshop; PERUHand-knit Bohus Sweater by Ilse Alere, with dyed alpaca yoke; PERUBag by Sarmite Vilks. Alpaca colors dyed in our workshop in Peru.Quilt by Brigit Pitcairn. Fabrics from GHANA.
