ESQUARED

11.08.2011

Kathmandu, Nepal_around town

Babies balancing on bikes.

This guy past us and then we had to sprint up past him to get this shot. He was walking that fast.

With a dresser attached to his head.

Organized vegetables were my favorite part of the markets.

This is what every street corner looks like.

10.31.2011

10.26.2011

Nepal_Solokhumbu technical school

After arriving to Solokhumbu we dropped our bags off at Dr Mingma's house and hiked straight up the mountain to visit this technical school. It is a cement building with a thatched roof and colorful windows. The rooms are bare but they work on mats or looms. I loved these women so much! They were very shy at first but then opened up quite a bit towards the end.

They loved measuring themselves against me and had no idea how offensive it was. Kidding-- I was glad some people in the world think it's funny that I am tall.

China loves the peace sign. Nepal loves the thumbs up.

10.20.2011

Kathmandu to Solukhumbu via heli

We needed to travel to the Himalayas. There are no roads so one either walks, uses a small plane or helicopter. We didn't have time to walk and supposedly helicopters are a lot safer. This was our first attempt to fly to Solukhumbu. We got up in the air for about 20min but then the clouds and fog came in and became too dangerous to fly. It was a little sad because it meant there as a possibility of us not getting to go at all.

Airport chaos.

So nervous! This is when I realized this wasn't the first time I had been in a helicopter. (that's right... I am counting my life-flight ride to the hospital)

Cousins... friends... Sherpas.

Amazing right? I could stare at this landscape for hours....days.

Kathmandu, Nepal_process and people

Here is a little more from the EAP factory in Kathmandu.

This is Docey. She's a wonder women and knows people all over the world.

10.19.2011

Work_ sneak peak

Summertime project at work. Shooting and styling plants for new High Res line to launch in a few weeks.

This is an installation in a meeting room at work.

Kathmandu, Nepal_ factory visit

The main purpose of the trip to Kathmandu, Nepal was to see the EAP factory and develop new products. I had no idea how being there working with them it would be so inspiring! The workers were so sweet and friendly as we wondered around them watching them and taking pictures. They probably made fun of us when we would pick up some edge trim or grass and exclaim it's glorious beauty. The bright colors they wear in contrast to the dirt floors and metal roof they worked under magnified their beauty and infused life into the space. But it's like that all over the city. Take the people out and your are left with run-down buildings, unfinished construction, trash, dirt and pollution.

This is Lakpa Sherpa. The owner of the factory we work with in Kathmandu. He is from the tribe in the Himalayas of the Sherpa people.

He is the sweetest man and had the best belly laugh I have ever heard. I often grilled him on questions about what we were seeing, where he was from, what his childhood was like, what he thinks about the Maoists (he never answered that one). I couldn't help my curiosity!

This is the guard at the factory. He has one job. It is to open the gate for anyone that enters. He probably only did it twice a day. The rest of the day he napped. Older men in nepal wear these hats that have cool patterns and bright colors. We had an inside joke but since we could speak each others languages I am not exactly sure what it was about.

The Looms in the factory.

Lunch break.

Hand cut lawns.

These gals had great eye make-up.

This is another part of the 'factory'. With their mild weather it's actually quite lovely to work out there with fresh air (as fresh as air can be in pollution) and shade.