Sabi's Place - India

I have chosen India as my Place alphabet - I was born in Madras but left when I was two years old and have not gone back.  It is a place which has resonated with me over the decades but, for many reasons, I never managed to make the return journey.  Now it would be much too difficult as my mobility, affected by infantile polio, is pretty limited.

So, this alphabet is a memento in reverse of the places I would have visited if I'd had the chance.  Some of the places were spoken of by my parents and friends, some are names that I like the sound of and others just looked interesting.

Using hand-made in India, I collaged sari silks and pieces torn out of an old India guide book, then gave each page a watercolour wash;  the letters were printed with wooden blocks hand carved in India and stitching round each letter highlighted it.  My current plan is to make a book with the alphabet.

Here are the first four letters:

Amritsar

Bangalore

Coimbatore

Darjeeling