Present Perfect: Handcarved Indian Woodblock

 

This is a present I gave myself and

I plan to give myself many more...

 

They are made for printing designs onto

fabric or paper.  I often see blocks like

this on my travels but I don't buy them

since I'm generally throwing my luggage

onto trains, boats, tuk-tuks, planes and

other assorted modes of transport and

I was afraid they would chip or break.

Since this trip I only had to get home

from Houston, I finally bought one!

 

And... it is a Paisley/Persian Pickle/Welsh

Pear design which is one of my favorite

design elements of all time.  I plan to print

it onto fabric and add additional embroidery.

 

And... these woodblocks are handcarved by

families in India and the income from the

blocks being sold in Europe and the USA 

has helped 40 families earn enough money

to get electricity in their homes and pay for

their children to attend school ~ and that

is a great thing!  Here is the link to where

you can purchase them:

 

http://www.splintersandthreads.com/wooden-printing-blocks

 

I think this will become my new travel

project.  It will be something I do for me.

The presents multiply...