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~ Folio from the “Blue Qur'an”. Object Name: Folio from a non-illustrated manuscript Date: second half 9th–mid-10th century Geography: Made in Tunisia, probably Qairawan Medium: Gold and silver on indigo-dyed parchment.
Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude
Marcel Proust (via ancient-serpent)
Hsiao Chin 蕭勤 (Chinese, b.1935)
The romance of a books naked edges are akin to the visible areas of an iceberg, while the ideas,thoughts and meanings lie unseen from this perspective therein exists its trueness of whole.
Jeffrey Earp
The National Anthem - 2020
Digitally processed lyrics of the Radiohead song “The National Anthem” (2000)
Everyone Everyone around here Everyone is so near It’s holding on It’s holding on
Everyone Everyone is so near Everyone has got the fear It’s holding on It’s holding on
It’s holding on It’s holding on It’s holding on
Song written by: Philip Selway, Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood, Colin Charles Greenwood, Edward John O'Brien, Thomas Yorke
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
The National Anthem by Radiohead on Spotify
I drew this reusable cup pup to tell you about how much I like my own favorite cup.
I came up for the idea for this one while looking out of my airplane window. In the last two years, I’ve travelled a lot, and I have a love/hate relationship with it. I don’t like the feeling of being away from home, and feeling slightly lost. But I love the feeling of having nothing to do but letting my mind wander, and thinking about places I’ve never been before. This piece is inspired by that mellow feeling ~
Finally finished this FMA embroidery commission for kelly!
It took me a while to complete but the learning experience was marvelous and I am so so pleased with the end result. Plus, isn’t it wonderful to turn your favorite idiots into skaters and then surround them in flowers? Cause I can do that for you if you want 👀
✨🌈Commissions are OPEN! 🌈✨
Esther Scroll, Ancona, early 18th century
Handwritten text, unfinished decorated cut-away parchment Parchment, 8 membranes, 39 text columns, 23x458 cm Carved wooden roller Gift of Mrs. Erna Ascoli in memory of her husband U. Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art ON 0495
This scroll is a beautiful example of the particular style of decoration that flourished in the Italian towns of Ancona and Lugo in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Artists in these towns specialized in a laborious technique whereby the parchment was cut away to create an intricately patterned frame for the text that reminds us of the beautiful lace used in fashions of that period. This elaborate technique was employed to adorn megillot, ketubbot and a variety of Judaica objects. Only a few such Italian cut-out parchment scrolls remain today.
“Healing Hobbies”
A few weeks ago I was sent back to the hospital with another infection. I ended up being there for two whole weeks, during which I even celebrated my birthday. Fortunately we made the best of the situation bringing in cupcakes and a few decorations the nurses allowed me to hang up in my room. It was up to me to how I wanted to spend my time there and I didn’t want to be bored and miserable. So of course I also brought my embroidery supplies to keep me occupied while I was there.
I already had the sun and mountains piece on the go when I got there. Once I had enough energy back in my hands, I got to work filling in the outline with bright colours. Then I had the idea to layer in even more colours to a few of the sections just to add a bit of dimension to the piece. One of my aunts loved the finished product so much that she asked if she could buy it off of me. Obviously I’m going to give it to her since she is family.
Anyways, once that piece was done I needed more to do. Thankfully my mom brought in some hoops I had prepared beforehand for me to work on. I managed to make the two smaller pieces while I was still there. Having this hobby is just what I needed to make it through this most recent stay at the hospital. It kept me busy while I laid in bed receiving numerous medications to help me get better. Working on a bit of embroidered art was just another way for me to heal.
Knitted Portrait Chicago-based artist Faith Humphrey creates colourful knitted/wired portraits. The wires are used in such a way that they bring depth, light and nuances to the faces of the people and animals represented.
Hidde van Schie
‘Looking For Some Logic’ 70 x 60 cm oil on canvas 2013
Hand-Embroidered Issues of The New York Times Featuring Bloomberg, Gaga, Clinton and Obama … It’s Lauren DiCioccio’s SewnNews: 👉 https://wp.me/pjlln-cMa
A silk textile curtain sewed into this 13th-century bible to protect the delicate gold leaf illumination of the Stoning of Jeremiah.
This beautiful edition of Byron’s The Prisoner of Chillon was published in 1865 and illuminated by William and George Audsley, a pair of Scottish architects. Each page features a full medieval-style chromolithograph complete with shining silver and gold accents. The Audsley brothers were especially known for their Gothic Revival style, so I suppose it’s only natural that they would produce such intricate, vivid borders.
Colección Textil el espanto y el encanto de las superficies que aprendimos a sentir poesía bordada a mano sobre lienzo con hilo mouliné en distintos formatos y tamaños según la pieza
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