Playing with Vintage Packaging

My brother Dan gave me the most special stash of images from packaging that he had collected in his travels mostly in the 70's.

I really felt that the collection was sentimental to me as well since I had lived vicariously  through his travels long before I started world travel myself.

He had gone off to art school at Instituto Allende in San Miguel while I was still in high school.

Some of these images are from his South American travels back then.

Then he went to Bali and lived for a year painting back when there was only one restaurant in Ubud.

He was a huge influence in my life in so many ways... travel, art and humor.

I realized that I couldn't really part with most of this ephemera for my art so I decided to combine it all on these stiff place mats that I got at the thrift store.

He told me that he had always meant to put them all together somehow and now I have.

Dan told me that this one was his favorite.

I'm keeping them all!

A Bit of Bali For You

Offering

Padi Terrace

Folks at a wedding ceremony

Lotus

Agung Gde~

Dewi -
 My brother's sister -in-law that was considered for the part of Made in "Eat Pray Love"

Unfortunately she wasn't all that interested. This photo was taken 8 or 9 years ago.

A new carving that becomes ancient looking after just a few tropical seasons.

A view from my brother's house near Ubud.

He designed the house and all the details down to the fan shaped infinity pool that overlooks a gorge.

I've been fortunate to visit Bali three times now since my artistic brother Dan has made it his home and started a family in Ubud.  He's been traveling there since the seventies. Ubud was just a small village with one restaurant when he made his first trip and spent a year painting and soaking in every aspect of Balinese culture. He's married into a family of dancers. His three year old daughter Natalee already exhibits a talent for classic Balinese dance moves that are witnessed any time music is played.

Most of these photos were taken with my much outdated Sony Mavica except for the last one.