Delhi Pictures

A couple shots from our visits in Delhi.

1) Us standing with Rashmi of SETU, the Indian arm of Handmade Expressions. We're at the IIMREN production facility, standing next to the woman who weaves the fabric on the bags mentioned in the previous post.


2) Nasir, an artisan we met from Rajasthan who made some bangles before our very eyes that will appear on our shelves once we're back in the US. They're made from wax and clay, heated over wood coals and shaped with hand tools.


3) A student at the Amar Jyoti Charitable Trust, where physically and mentally handicapped children are taught to integrate into normal society and given vocational training. Here she's making some bangles under the direction of the facility's master jeweler. We've got some jewelry from the Amar Jyoti school that we're bringing back.
4) This is Jency selecting jewelry to purchase from Amar Jyoti's master jeweler.

We're now in Kolkata and have already had an incredible meeting with the people at Sari Bari. We'll write a more extensive update when we've got more energy. The heat here is unreal!