Oodi weavers

about 30 minutes outside of town is the small village of Oodi. It sits at the base of a rocky hill, and is the home of the Oodi weavers. This is a small group of weavers who make the most amazing wall hangings. Our friend Julia and i went out to see them Friday morning to see what the place had... It was awesome.. set in this dusty small village, as quiet as any place I've been to, it was a great little place with a great bar across the street called "take two" (that's for another visit). We were greeted by Neo who took us around the facility, the weavers were in the middle of a meeting, but still let us wander through and take photos..... There were goats grazing on the plot, the place was just really a nice getaway from the city... Here's a quick slideshow of our visit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAApBLlhhhk

We walked around for maybe 30 minutes and then went to the showroom ( the rondavel with the word "sales" on it). inside was about 20 handmade weavings, all around 100 dollars.. The wool is dyed there, spun and then each weaving takes around a month.. They will take orders and you can personalize a weaving if you wish. All the weavings depict village life, and are very similar to what I would describe as Peruvian-esque. But, they are beautiful pieces... everyone I know here has one, except for us.. Michelle and I plan on going out there to shop in the next few weeks. Here's some photos from our visit... If you plan on coming to Botswana, bring 100$ to pick up one of these badboys...here's an article I found about the place..

http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-5125-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Tomorrow, I'll put up the slides of our visit to the gabane/pelagano potters studio.