Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Visitng another culture broadens and enriches my view of the world as I try to understand how we are all connected.   I am fascinated by how we are the same and yet so different.   I take lots of pictures of the details, patterns and textures when I travel and bring them home to sort through and absorb.   I let my imagination go to see what I can create that reminds me of my experiences. I am sharing some of my photos and impressions with you.                                                                                        ...

I love animal stories!  There were so many animals interacting with each other as we toured Tanzania that I started collecting stories in my journal.      I just knew you would want to read about    The Dancing Baby Elephant.     Early one morning, the road was clear and dry with no ruts.  The dew was fresh on the green leaves of the acacia trees; a few birds sang as we drove though this quiet pristine area.   Later that afternoon we passed through this same area after a hard rain.  Now there were ruts and mud lakes.  Travel was slow and that was a good thing as we happened upon a herd of elephants.  They were intent upon stripping the acacia trees of their bark as well as pulling up the trees with their trunks.  There were now broken trees, trees bent over with no leaves, and trees uprooted.  It was difficult to find the road so we stopped and watched....