Deb Brandon: Living in Radiant Color

For the Love of Textiles

May 2, 2022April 10, 2022

The stories behind traditional textiles expose our commonalities—we have too much in common with each other to be divided into us and them, to be regarded as more or less. Stories allow us to acknowledge the person in each other.

Himalayan Conversation

April 8, 2022December 1, 2021

Our conversations continue. He has been giving me a wealth of information about his community’s traditional products. I requested close-up videos of the weaving of the gudas. “I’ll ask my mom to take one.” She also sent a video of a cousin’s wedding, asking guests to wave at the camera.