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Enjambment and Janet Cooper

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Art for Housewives

Janet Cooper is a friend and one of my favorite artists. She also owns the Muy Marcottage dress “Enjambment” and gave me a thrill by having herself photographed in the dress in various situations.  Scroll below to see some of … 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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Happy

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Art for Housewives

«The mind can deliberately change the way it sees things» – Colin Wilson – This summer I made many Muy Marcottage dresses.  Well, actually  many were  “almost done” but just needed to be finished.  So, surrounded by plants, I spent many … Continue reading →

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Transition: from here to there

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Art for Housewives

Without any warning whatsoever, the platform I previously used for my blog, Splinder, just shut down. In addition, it’s impossible for me to log in and recover data.  What a pity!  I’ve been using Splinder for more than 8 years … Continue reading →

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