Hands Across Our World

Drummer from the Renaissance Fair

Flute Player at the Renaissance Fair

Cutting the Cake

Hands clasped as the wedding cake is cut in a tradition as old as time.

The Vows

Clasped hand at vows are exchanged at the wedding.

Harp Hands

Making beautiful music on this type of harp, with dancers looking on. Renaissance Pleasure Faire, 2019.

Weaving Hands

This man was weaving wheat stalks into some type of art piece. Renaissance Fair, Irwindale, CA.

Drumming Hands

This image came from a photoshoot of native American dances in Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona.

Dance Hands

Showing the hands of a young Native American dancer in full regalia, holding whip sticks used in the dance. Sedona, AZ Judith Sparhawk

Yolanda's Hands

Yolanda was one of the dancers in a troupe that performed for us by the creek in Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona. In this image she was standing by the water, hands at rest.

The Scribe--Writing Hands

From the Renaissance Faire, for my Hands Across Our World series. Judith Sparhawk

Knitting Hands

When visiting my friend Adele for a photoshoot, I made sure I took one for my Hands gallery.

Clay Hands

Another image for my Hands Across the World gallery. Hands in the moment of creation in clay.

Gun Hands

This man was explaining the mechanisms of this old fashioned pistol, at the pirate encampment, Tall Ships Festival, Dana Point, CA.

Writing A Love Letter

This image is just a small portion of a painting titled "Young Girl Writing A Love Letter", by Pietro Antonio Rotari, Italian, 1707-1762. This painting is in the collection at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.

One Hand

This image is of just a small portion of a statue at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA. It was in the India and Southeast Asia collection.

Madonna and Child

This image is a small portion of a painting at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.

Hand With Beads

This image is of a small portion of a statue in the India and Southeast Asia collection at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA.

The Geographer

This image is just a small portion of a painting from the 1700's, at Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA. It was from the School of Caravaggio; Caravaggio was an Italian Baroque artist with an extensive following.

Cross My Heart

This image is of just a small portion of a statue at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, CA. The statue was part of the India and Southeast Asia collection.

The Golden Bottle

This detail shot is of a statue at the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California. This is the largest Buddhist Temple and Monastery complex in North America.

Drumming Hands

~ This woman was photographed using her drum during a musical performance at the 2013 Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California.

Handiwork

~ This costumed woman was working with yarn in some type of handiwork, at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California.

Henna Hands

~ This man applying henna "tattoos" was at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, in southern California.