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Leonardo Da Vilchis, pintor de exvotos

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Art for Housewives

>> Hace unos años estuvimos en México presentando la exposición Me gustas mucho tú y de paso por el DF tuvimos la suerte de conocer a Giovanni Tronconi, artista y editor experto en la cultural visual mexicana (no por casualidad es…

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Thread and Thrift and Mandy Pattullo

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Mandy Pattullo is a British textile artist who’s work is delightfully yummy!  Her blog,  Thread and Thrift, features her art. Above are examples of her sample books.  A few years ago she bagan cutting up domestic hand embroidery and sewed them … Continue reading →

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Arthur Bispo do Rosário

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Art for Housewives

Originally posted on WWW.LATINOSINLONDON.COM:
This display at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum brings together over 80 artworks ranging from sculptures, hand-embroidered banners and garments, showcasing the variety and creativity of Arthur Bispo do Rosario (1909-1989), one of Brazil’s…

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Today I stole Frida’s flowers

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Art for Housewives

 Today I stole Frida’s flowers… My friend, Franca, and I recently went to see the Frida Kahlo exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale.  I have a passion for huipiles and since Frida wore them all the time, the exhibit demanded my … Continue reading →

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Frida and her rebozos

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Art for Housewives

I have two rebozos from  Santa Maria del Rio (San Luis Potosi), known for its rebozo school.  Even though it was more than 30 years ago, I still remember the day I bought them.  The green one is still brightly colored (maybe because … Continue reading →

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