Was lucky to grab the last copy of Where the Leaves Fall issue 16 in this shop in the UK. On the cover is Nahia Lloren in a gorgeous pink baru or blouse, photographed by one of my favorite Philippine biodiversity advocates Celine Murillo. She also wrote the article for the magazine.
Nahia is part of Cebu-based Karakoa Productions, a team of pre-colonial/Philippine heritage advocates who conduct workshops online and offline.Â
My favorite line in Celine's article is:
"Adorned with the Earth's bounties were our bodies: gold for our limbs, crushed pearls for our skin, vines and root crops for our teeth, the flower essence of Styrax for fragrance, and silk and cotton for our garbs..."
I write a bit more in my latest blog post:
https://filipeanut.art/bisaya-pre-colonial-clothing-advocates-in-where-the-leaves-fall-magazine/
