Project 365 - January 17My artist friend Azlina has a card-making business that has expanded to beaded work as well, including jewelry and bookmarks. She makes the most exquisite cards, featuring embellishments that she hand cuts and attaches individually.
Azlina put out a call for artists to participate in a pay-it-forward endeavor, and I jumped at the chance to join. The deal is that you receive a handmade gift from an artist and in turn send out a handmade gift to three other artists. I received her package recently and it was filled with her beautiful cards and beaded bookmarks as well as a couple of items she picked up at local fairs where she lives in Malaysia. One of them is this batik hankie, made in the design of the wau bulan, one of Malaysia's national symbols. It is a large, intricately designed kite that is traditionally flown by men in the Malaysian state of Kelantan. It is also called a moon-kite as it resembles a crescent rising while flying.
One of the things I love about the internet is the opportunity to meet people from all over the world. It is exciting to learn about the cultures of other countries from folks who actually live there. The pictures Azlina has sent me of her family, her surroundings and the events she enjoys make it easy to daydream about places far different from where I call home.
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