Radical lace.
Lion statue covered in Joana Vascoucelos’ crocheted white lace. Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s lace collar. Tailored lace jacket by Mal Burkinshaw. And more.
In-your-face florals.
Venice street art. Shoulder tattoo. Graffiti flowers. And more.
Sun’s rays.
The Borges family of woodcut artists like to illuminate the rays of the sun with a block of assertive color.
1000 meticulously folded paper cranes.
Romanian artist Cristian Marianciuc carefully folded a tiny new paper crane every day for 1000 days.
Lavender is a quirky neutral.
Lavender adds depth to other colors. Here’s an Ivory Coast ikat with seams called out in lavender. Lavender streaked platinum bob. Art quilt with lavender background. And more.