December 3, 2006
The Knitting, Shopping, Glueing, Baking Begins!
Well, the holiday knitting and purchasing of gifts has begun. The above photo is of a plate and a vase that I bought for mom (don’t worry, she is a total technophobe. She doesn’t own a computer and I don’t think she knows what a blog is) at the 28th Annual Cultural Survival Winter Bazaar at the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies in Cambridge. The pottery is hand painted in Toledo, Spain (which doesn’t seem like a place where cultural heritage is endangered, but, whatever).
This year’s bazaar was slightly disappointing. Last year there were more vendors and I think there were more small artisan vendors, as opposed to retail vendors. And the quality of the scarves wasn’t what it was last year ; ) My favorite vendor last year was the Catdang Basket Project, begun by a man from NE, Charles Miller. If you buy something from the Catdang Basket Project, your purchase helps fund the Children’s Initiative, which helps children in Yen Tien and Catdang Village in northern Vietnam and in Mekelle, Ethiopia. Unfortunately, they weren’t at the bazaar this year.
All grousing aside, the pottery I bought from Casa Espana is lovely and was very reasonable priced. And the Tibetan food was great! If you missed the bazaar this weekend Cultural Survival will be holding another one next weekend at the Hynes Convention Center. You could make it a weekend of shopping and stop in at the South End Holiday Market. And while your there, would you buy me this handmade lamp?
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A Treat from the 2005 Holiday Box of Internet Goodies
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Garden variety North American Nomad. Born in the Midwest; lived and worked on the West Coast and abroad; studied in the South. Recently spotted putting down roots in New England.