PILIPINAS

As I am in love with printmaking, I had to feature a printmaker as the first artist for likha. I met Ambie three years ago, in my quest to find a printshop here in the Philippines. The best thing I remember about our first encounter was her comment on my decision to come back home to the motherland. She was one of the few who agreed with the decision, saying that here in the Philippines, “maslapat ang paa mo sa lupa.” So very true.

Thank you, Ambie, for graciously agreeing to be featured on likha. Dear followers, stay tuned for more Filipino artists and their creative process. Enjoy! -jo anne

1. What inspires you to create?

It is hard to say exactly or specifically what inspires me. I know for one thing that there is a certain ‘desire to respond to a calling’ (of sort) which precedes the act of creating. A desire to react to my reality – experience of my past and present environment, people and events, my thoughts, memories, observations, even illusions and questions that which hold some significance to my personal life, what I believe in and what I value. Such desire, I believe is something implanted in us by some greater power because we do not choose to desire – we just do. It is a gift. And so is the freedom to respond and how to respond to such desire.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Some places where you can buy indigenous art and jewellery from indigenous peoples, rather than cheap rip-offs that harm indigenous artists all over the world

selchieproductions:

The Rainbow Serpent - Aboriginal Australia

Survival International Shop

Batwa Baskets - In Support of the Batwa Pygmies

Neeta Inari Duoddji - Saami Jewellery

Global Sister Goods - Supporting Indigenous Women Around the World

Indigenous Designs - Clothes made by indigenous South Americans and sold to help them fight poverty among many other things

Home and Away Native American Gallery

Akta Lakota Museum

Risfjell Saami Handicrafts

Feel free to add more links

(via 157waystolive)

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