Extravagant stitches.
Victoria Villasana’s altered photograph of Frida Kahlo. Mending-as-art by MyQueensWish. And more.
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Flamingos on spring break.
Neon flamingo. Flamingo Rum Club mural. John James Audubon flamingo. And more.
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Ballet Russe costumes were vivid and graphic.
Designed to be seen, Ballet Russe costumes were grand opera for the ballet.
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Flaming hearts.
Mexican milagro hearts are a delight in painted tin.
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Who doesn’t love a purse museum? And a textile museum. And a folk art museum.
Five museum shops now carry my textile jewelry, I’m pleased to report.
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Brooches are for hats too.
Picasso, Head of a Woman in a Hat (1962). Paris It Girl Renee Perle. And more.
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The satisfying geometry of circles.
High design pie crust. Suzani textile. Turkish mosque. And more.
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The Fauves craved strong color.
The Fauves couldn’t stay away from big color. Here’s Maurice de Vlaminck’s portrait of Andre Derain. Andre Derain’s Montagnes a Collioure. …
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Aboriginal dot painting.
Australian aborigines create fields of color with tightly spaced dots.
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Mexican wrestlers.
Mexico’s lucha libre wrestling is known for color and flamboyant showmanship.
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