Certificates received!

A group photo outside the centre, after the awards ceremony. A wonderful end to an exhausting but very rewarding week and particularly special when the students presented each of us with a card full of their thanks and wishes! Some of their messages will certainly test our Setsotho and we will have to get someone to translate for us! Over next two weeks we'll visit each company in turn to discuss how they can incorporate aspects of their art and design training into their company products.

A Demonstration!

Mme Mamalapo showing the Irish Ambassador how to card yellow and blue fleece to create green

Important visitors

Lesotho Mountain Crafts Patron Anna Gervin, accompanied by her Husband, Gerry Gervin, The Irish Ambassador visited our workshop at Ha Maqele. They presented each participant with a certificate to recognise their achievement during the week and, before that, spent time talking with everyone about their work. Here Mme Masatumo is showing Mrs Gervin her workbook with Mme Matanki on the left of the photo and Mme Maneo on the right

Last workshop day

In the morning, yesterday, we had lots of visitors. Here Mme Mojaje, on the left, and Mme Matanki, on the right, are demonstrating painting and print techniques to one of the cultural officers for Lesotho!

And another...

You can see the red earth blowing across the road!

Windy and dusty!

Looks like smog but actually the wind got up and there was dust everywhere! It gets into everything! This was taken on the road leading to the border.

Final activity...

Looks great - reminiscent of traditional designs painted on Lesotho houses - called Litema, pronounced 'ditema' and sadly all but died out!

Me being slightly less creative!

Anne doing what she does best!

Second activity today - black and white!

Sent from my iPad

Another hot day in Lesotho

This was about 8.30 this morning! Already very hot - we thought it might rain last night but it didn't. Lots of people use umbrellas here for shade and the colours are amazing when the sun shines through - I'll try to get a better pic!