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Coronavirus, Zanskar and Copper - What's the Connection?
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I'm a regular visitor to Ladakh and Zanskar in northern India where the "pots and pans" in the kitchen are traditionally made from copper.
Kind of Blue - Indian Bedspreads in Cool Blues
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No doubt about it, blue is the colour of cool. Our beautiful indigo blue bedspreads come from Rajasthan and Gujarat where the indigo plant grows wild.
The Gond Artists Face the Destruction of their Forests
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Silk Road Gallery has often featured the wonderful paintings of the Gond people of India. But now the existence of Gond is under threat because of India's demand for coal.
Sheffield Cafes Host Exhibitions of Silk Road Gallery Photos
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2020 gets off to a great start with three Sheffield cafes, Dana, Harland & Blue Moon, hosting exhibitions of our photographs & a full page editorial in the Sheffield Telegraph.
Desert Flowers - the Embroidered Textiles of Afghanistan.
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Our talk to the Embroiderers Guild continued the theme of embroidered wedding shawls with an excursion to Afghanistan where the embroidery style is mostly geometric in design.