Every girl and women, and every boy and man, can create art and they do. The men spend 6 hours preparing their makeup and clothing for the festival. Living Art.
There is a close relationship between art and the daily struggle for survival.
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It was harder to connect with the young women at the festival but when we spent some time with them they were open to our photographing them. They were feisty and with their kohl rimmed eyes very sultry and playful. This was an important moment in their … https://t.co/4nzzffly6R
At the Gerewol courtship festival the ostrich feather is placed carefully in the middle of the man's turban. When they talk about their graceful feathers they refer to the them as the feathers of seduction.
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#chad#africanportraits#wodaabe#gerewol#t… https://t.co/56CZCShhmL
“Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.”
Willie Nelson
At the Fillmore last night with my wonderful sister seeing Willie Nelson and his son Lukas and the band. Still rocking at 86 !
#fillmorewest#countrymusic#musicgoodforthesoul
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To be beautiful is good but charm is important too with the Wodaabe. It seems an unlikely place to be obsessed with beauty. The nomadic life is hard in this drought prone region. Yet it is an intrinsic part of their culture. Each person a creator, an art… https://t.co/cJowxAL2wW
Ready for more amazing adventures in 2020 as the new decade begins. I never take any moment for granted- there are no ordinary moments. I try to take it in deeply as best as I can and find the joys and celebrate the human spirit. I am so grateful for my … https://t.co/PP6Te8wbOO
Beauty is everywhere...
Dressed in more modest clothes than the men, the Wodaabe girls decorate their ears with large earrings of brass or silver up to eight in each ear, they wear their hair braided at both sides and a sculpted bun on their forehead, a… https://t.co/gINQ7bl9Kh
“Life is the wonder with which we are all infused.” Pearl Buck
I feel blessed to have amazing friends and family around the world, I wish joy and happiness to everyone. I am so grateful, for we are alive and have... https://t.co/WzpQc4e2F2