Showing posts with label mother. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mother. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

portrait artist sketching


portrait artist sketching
two girls sitting in one chair,
one smiling at me

Two girls sit for their portrait during Artwalk, held every first Friday in and around the town square. The theme for July is Party in the Park. It's a clear, warm evening, so lots of folks turn out.


An entire family sits on one bench to share popcorn and listen to the band.


Teenage boys and girls gather in two groups, close but not yet together.


Two friends chat next to the bench with the statue of a Civil War soldier telling stories to a young boy.


A little boy wears a Frisbee on his head.


A magician amazes a group of children (and their parents) with a rope trick.


A tender moment between mother and son.


A father feeds his baby.


A grandmother holds her granddaughter.


Two boys play with two babies in a stroller.


A girl waits for customers at a concession stand.


A little girl enjoys a drink with two straws.


A toddler in a polka dot dress and shoes holds someone's blue shoe. I wonder whose?


A boy engrossed in playing with a green ball.


Two friends share a cozy moment at Flying Leap Art Gallery on the west side of the square.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

a laughing baby


a laughing baby
playfully held high above
mama's beaming face


Peru is a place of the heart, the heart of Pachamama, Earth Mother, and this quality of motherly love is very evident in this scene. A young mother, sitting in front of a shop in Aguas Calientes, is enjoying playing with her baby, smiling up at him as she holds him above her head. And each time she lifts him up, the baby lets out a delighted laugh.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

between the train tracks


between the train tracks
and hot springs a young mother
nurses her baby

Beyond bearing a baby, the most intimate act of motherhood is nursing. This young mother is sitting outside her little shop on the steep street that leads from the train tracks to the hot springs in Aguas Calientes, quietly feeding her infant, completely at ease while all sorts of people pass by.

mama with bebe


mama with bebe
wrapped in a red k'eperina
snug against her heart

This mother and baby are standing in the pedestrian street outside the school with its colorful murals. She is carrying her baby in a k'eperina, Quechua for a handwoven rectangular cloth used for carrying children and other goods. Often red, with intricate striped designs, it is used by both men and women, even by those who wear modern dress, like this young mother in jeans and a sweater. The baby wears a hand knit chullo on his head. This first cap is traditionally knit by his father and the color white indicates that the baby is a boy.