Category Archives: Muy Marcottage

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Paint By Numbers and Muy Marcottage.

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Art for Housewives

  The artist Carine Légeret is modelling “Paint By Numbers,” a Muy Marcottage dress. This dress was made from secondhand clothing found at the San Lorenzo outdoor market in Rome. The top part was a boring white summer dress that … Continue reading →

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Doilies and Huipiles

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Art for Housewives

 Doiley Bags for Produce Tutorial….. There are various outdoor markets here in Rome that sell second hand clothing and, if one is lucky, also sell second-hand linens including doilies or, as they’re called in Italian, “centrini” (“small centers” probably because … Continue reading →

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“Frequencies” and Muy Marcottage.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Art for Housewives

This dress is named “FreQuencies.” Before being wrapped with strips of red & white checkered fabric, it was a voluminous purple dress.  The variations of the checks remind me of variations in brain wave frequencies. “Brain waves have been grouped … Continue reading →

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The House of Mirth

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Art for Housewives

More MUY MARCOTTAGE: While sewing on this dress, for some unknown reason, I thought about Lily Bart. Many years ago, I accompanied my daughter to Aix-in-Provence for a language course.  My reading companion was Edith Wharton’s THE HOUSE OF MIRTH.  … Continue reading →

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