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Colouricious Block Printing Holiday. 11 days in Jaipur, January 20th - 31st. Part the fourth.

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A cupboard door made up of all kinds of off cuts of old damaged furniture. Fabulous layers of design. This is my last post about our amazing trip to Jaipur - life is marching on!  While the holiday was a specialist block printing one - we did so much more. Jamie certainly knows how to show you a good time, usually with some special extras. like elephant painting, a trip to a special block printing village and 2 rather special dinners. if you are tempted - here is the link to the Textile Holidays - colouricious.com/textile-art-holidays-trips The block printing was great fun and most of the group are now quite experienced printers. It was a wonderful opportunity to work in so many different workshops and factories.  Having the factory workers on hand to help was a special treat.  There were various trips to all kinds of delights. My favourite was a visit to a salvage yard - just heaven. such a wonderful mix of colours, design and texture. I could have spent a week t

Colouricious Textiles Holiday - Block Printing Jaipur. 20th - 30th September 2016

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  One of the many breathtaking rooms upstairs at the Chomu Palace. Well - what can you say when you have run out of words to describe something so wonderful?  I have just had one of the most amazing 10 days of my life - in Jaipur, India. It was a Block Printing Textile Holiday created and escorted by Jamie Malden of Colouricious. I don't think I have ever felt so well looked after, excited or encouraged. Every single day was a remarkable one, full of colour, sounds, smells and sparkle. From the choice of hotel to the many workshops that were arranged for us, everything ran like clock work. Jamie was assisted on this holiday by the wonderful Puneet and his family. Puneet is Jamie's 'man in Jaipur'!! He fixes and arranges things and helps everything to run as closely as it is possible to clockwork precision.   First thing in the morning on our way to another fabulous block print workshop. Most mornings saw us climbing into an air conditioned coach to explo