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Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Extend your hands with Needles and Pins and huipiles
While re-organizing a bookcase, I came across an old copy of SELVEDGE magazine. Of interest was the review of “Needles and Pins: Textiles and Tools” exhibition (Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art). What struck me about the article was the … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion
Tagged Hands, Katagami stencils, Papel picado, pins and needles, Selvedge magazine, Textiles
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Mending as a form of Aesthetics
Celia Pym is an artist working with knitting and embroidery who darns to make art Celia Pym’s Socks Darning Clothes As an Art Form + False starts in turqoise, at UFO (Unfinished Object) a blog focusing in on unfinished knitting … Continue reading
Posted in Muy Marcottage
Tagged Celia Pym, Indigenous Fashion, Knitting, Mandy Pattullo, mending
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Dressed in Food
I’ve already posted about using fruit scraps before (Oranges are not just for eating) but after seeing fotos of Jan Hopkins’ watermelon rind dress… Eating watermelon seeds + Watermelon & Mint Salad + Easy Pickled Watermelon Rind. Jan Hopkins and Art from … Continue reading
Tittin Rinde, re-adornment and fabric charms
ART FOR HOUSEWIVES has provided me the opportunity to come in contact with many interesting, animated and exciting people. One such person is my Blog Buddy, Tittin Rinde. We met via our blogs, hers being BACKTRACKING SLOWLY. Tittin is a … Continue reading
Color, Hakuna Matata and Hausa Robes
More than just a pretty pattern: African textiles in motion If you took your kids to see THE LION KING, you will certainly remember the phrase Hakuna Matata meaning, basically, “don’t worry, be happy”. Well, one of the things that … Continue reading
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Tagged African fabrics, African garments, color, Colour, Hakuna Matata, Hausa robe, junya watanabe, Nigerian textiles
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The Narrative Within 