Moorish Delights of Morocco. 10-27 May, 2009. Fiona Wright Morocco a feast of impressions, labyrinth like markets or Medinas, deserts and oasis, old Kasbahs…the famed Imperial cities, Roman ruins and off the beaten track to some of the smaller, colourful local markets, sunset and then sunrise in the desert are all to be visited. Inspired by Moorish splendour we will work on a travel journal as a record of our observations and the inspirations arising- a piece of work that will potentially stand alone as an art work and certainly be a recourse for future inspiration. This journey will be a literally a moving workshop, a group of like minded souls, out to look, explore, discuss, a tutor to facilitate these explorations; the chance to experience a very remarkable corner of our world. A small sketch book, handful of pencils or paints and/or some swatches of cloth to sketch and digital camera- a small handful of tools to capture so much! We will have it sit around the campfire on the edge of the Sahara to experience Berber music and dancing, wander the maze of alleys in the medina, snack on delectable treats along the way! Oh the sacrifices one sometimes makes for their artistic development! Something to think about... John Ruskin pointed out the importance of sketching when travelling is not to become a great artist rather it is about taking the time to look and really observe, really notice where you are. [I don't see myself as much of a drawer so call it making diagrams to catch ideas and am so much more relaxed about it- hey you do what it takes!] Watch yourself when you are somewhere new- if you just click with a camera what is your experience? If you sat for a moment and made a quick doodle/ sketch/ diagram [depending on the word you are comfortable with] what would your experience of the location be like? Let us use a combination of the two. Woven into the itinerary of the tour and the daily notes will be a series of exercises, as you are inclined these can lay the basis to your creative journey/ journal. Future tours will follow a similar itinerary. |
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| Things that are Moorish or morish!.... Mint Tea before, during and after the Medina. the silk merchants... the shoe merchants the olive mercahnts |
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