EVOLUTION of GIVE AWAY BOOK

My little silk book is evolving.

Thanks you so much to everyone for your comments and interest.

Eric at 'Cerulean' noticed that I had used Moroccan colours - I didn't consciously do that, but yes, of course they ARE Moroccan colours. To strengthen the Moroccan connection, to honour Eric and his insight, and to add a bit of luck, I have now added some lovely strong 'Cerulean' colours to the pages - just some delicate touches which create even more connection. Thanks, Eric.

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Good luck all.

MOROCCAN DOORS #3

BLUE DOORS:

This is my favourite Moroccan door- I'm sure you can see why...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GREEN DOORS:

 

 

and one RED DOOR.

MOROCCO - DOORS #1

Ah yes, where to start with the fabulous Moroccan doors - big, small, old, new, ornate, humble. They represent the mammoth extremes and contradictions for the country as a whole. My favourites were the humble, patched, dirty and dusty - truly wabi sabi, but let's leave those until last.
The first are the:
BIG DOORS

Hassan 11 Mosque in Casablanca - doors made of solid titanium - an opulant expense that horrified me.

Detail of door.

King's palace in ? Rabat?

 

 Details.

Archway and entrance to the beautiful old blue/white washed medina [Kasbah des Oudaias], in Rabat.

 

 

 

The next photo was taken by my daughter Eliza. I am taking the liberty [with her permission] to include some of her photos as, disastrously, I seem to have lost 2 weeks worth of photos - a lot of Morocco, Portugal and Granada. Thank goodness she took some great photos.

I love the doors within doors.

Now the:

LITTLE DOORS
People really were much smaller centuries ago - thus doors were smaller and alleyways narrower. Many of the homes in the medinas [old cities] are over 1,000 years old, and history oozes out of every corner.

 

 

 

 

 

The last 2 photos are Eliza's. Aren't they fabulous? - taken in a rural village, not in the medinas.