New mola trends

	My friend Louise Young, who has visited and guided tours to Kuna Yala since 1993, collected these molas during her 2008 tour and sent me her photos.

I am always delighted to see what designs and fabrics are being used to develop new ideas for molas. I love the little nuances in designs and techniques that stray from the traditional. Although I have great appreciation for the traditional mola designs, I like to learn that some of the Kuna mola makers are using their imaginations to try something new and unusual.		Brown print was used for the foundation layer, orange for the middle layer and a dark red top layer.	This mola has a pink print for the foundation and top layers with black for the middle layer.
It is such a thrill to search through the molas and find new discoveries of your own that you can buy directly from the women who made them. Louise has been showing her followers the islands to visit to find excellent molas as well as the best places to buy them in Panama City. She has developed many friends among the Kunas. Whether you want to see the islands, the city, or other natural attractions of this interesting country, Louise is the perfect guide. She speaks the language and can untangle almost any problem that might happen. http://www.molatour.com to page 2 to page 3 to page 4		Here is a foundation gray and white print with a top layer of red. The mola channels of the top layer become hard to define.	This very wild print is the foundation layer, the orange is on top.
	This milder yellow floral print is the top layer over a black foundation	This is a very unique design of spirals. Blue is the top layer and white is the bottom

I am always delighted to see what designs and fabrics are being used to develop new ideas for molas. I love the little nuances in designs and techniques that stray from the traditional. Although I have great appreciation for the traditional mola designs, I like to learn that some of the Kuna mola makers are using their imaginations to try something new and unusual.

Brown print

Brown print was used for the foundation layer, orange for the middle layer and a dark red top layer.

Pink print

This mola has a pink print for the foundation and top layers with black for the middle layer.

It is such a thrill to search through the molas and find new discoveries of your own that you can buy directly from the women who made them.

Louise has been showing her followers the islands to visit to find excellent molas as well as the best places to buy them in Panama City. She has developed many friends among the Kunas.

Whether you want to see the islands, the city, or other natural attractions of this interesting country, Louise is the perfect guide. She speaks the language and can untangle almost any problem that might happen.

http://www.molatour.com

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wilder print Here is a foundation gray and white print with
a top layer of red. The mola channels of the top layer become hard to define.

wild print mola
This very wild print is the
foundation layer, the orange is on top.

This milder yellow floral print is the top layer
over a black foundation

Blue Spirals

This is a very unique design of spirals. Blue is the top layer
and white is the bottom

		This blouse shows the same fabric used for the foundation layer of the mola also used to create the top part of the blouse.	This scene was created by Adela, a Kuna woman who teaches mola making on Louise's trips for those who want to learn. Louise tells me that a recent trend is creating a picture for tourists incorporating mola details.