Playing in the Alley Way, originally uploaded by gord clements. It was easy to take this young ones photo. He was playing for hours in this pile of rubble. Obviously living in an impoverished home outside of a garbage dump he seemed to be content in his fantasies.
Archives for September 2010
Mukesh Shresta
FCFB57CA, originally uploaded by gord clements. Another painting from Mukesh
New Plans for Leaving Nepal
Iris and I can now make some plans around leaving Kathmandu. We have booked flights for Malaysia for Oct 11. She has been given clearance from the doctor to go although she will continue with treatment until that time. Unfortunately in her becoming ill she has not been able to close off with people from her [...]
Painting by Mukesh Shresta
7E895F07, originally uploaded by gord clements. At least being in Kathmandu Iris and I are free to visit art shows and galleries. There seems to be an influx of art exhibitions in Kathmandu probably associated with the Year of Tourism scheduled for 2011
Kumari
kumari, originally uploaded by gord clements. From the Kumari festival
A Difficult Ending
The last few days have been quite stress inducing, maybe more so than I have experienced in all my time here in Nepal. There have been moments when I have felt my back up against the wall and feeling that I have limited options. Yes I have instances of wondering why I have stayed here so [...]
Change of Plans
Fourth Anniversary 016, originally uploaded by gord clements. Iris in the clinic
Change in Plans for Nepal Departure
Iris and I had to arrange an emergency flight back to Kathmandu a few days ago. She had another flare up of cellulitis soft tissue inflamation in her right leg caused by a suspicous staphyloccocus bacteria . She has been an in patient at the clinic for the three days and since than we have [...]
Looking
I have been writing my blog for two years now. During this time in Nepal I have experienced numerous times of struggle. I received lots of support from people back home and at times individuals would respond to my writing about these times of difficulty with empathetic and consoling messages. This has been a very [...]
Nepal Arun River
Nepal Arun River, originally uploaded by gord clements. This is colored pencil drawing. I am not always creating paintings for the purpose of making them into something to hang on the wall. Much of my creating is that I just enjoy experimenting and playing. I feel that I am touching a place of authenticity from [...]
