I've just got back from Taiwan where as ever I had an eye out for interesting textiles. It seems like every street corner has its own temple and they are often decorated with sumptuous embroideries on and around the 'altar', in bright colours like yellow and gold. There are also workshops and shops dedicated to the creation of these cloths although we only managed to find one - where the owners were out on the street working on a dragon motif.
As well as dragons, lions, phoenixes and other exotic fauna covered many of the temples, not just on the textiles but the roofs, pillars and walls, and the whole spectrum of bright, saturated colours was used. It was beautiful stuff and I did try and take photos and make drawings (as per my resolution to keep a notebook!) so hopefully when I clear some time I can create something with a chinese bent.
