Month: August 2017
The Classic Maya had a true written language that consisted of glyphs that were either syllabic or logographic. A glyph could either be a syllable or an entire word or concept. These glyphs could be in sculptures, painted on walls or ceramics, or drawn in their own version of books: codices. A codex was made with bark paper and folded back and forth like an accordion.
In June of 2013, Southern Alberta experienced a massive flood. This was due to heavy snowfall in the mountains melting in Spring, and torrential rains combining to saturate the earth and overflow creeks and rivers. The Bow and Elbow rivers in Calgary were major centers of destruction. The flood water destroyed everything in its path and travel in the city was halted as you could not safely drive over many bridges. After moving to safety, all Calgarians could do was watch.
Cheryl is filled with admiration for her textile purchases and never gets tired of looking at them. So they become art.
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