Laowai

I took a trip across the lake to the town where we used to live – Maennedorf. I wanted to go to their little brocki (the used stuff store). I found some fabric – well old aprons that I will use as fabric. Aren’t they sweet.

Before I got back on the boat to go home I had a few minutes to visit a beautiful bit of art. It’s a bas-relief sculpture in the park right by the boat dock. It has the most lovely muted turquoise and blue colors along with white and pops of yellow. I love the expressions on the faces of the people. I love the texture in the flowers. I love how the people sort of melt in with the background. I love how it is divided up with uneven lines – almost like a quilt. I love this art! It was made by a woman named Maja van Rotz. I couldn’t find much information about her* but she had a studio in Maennedorf for many years and she died in 2006. 

* I went looking for info about the artist at the web site for the local culture museum. They are having an exhibit titled 400 years of school Maennedorf. Ha – that itty bitty town has some OLD history!