Art… Korean Traditional Crafts Part 2: Maedeup (Korean Knots) 3 Jan 20253 Jan 2025 Happy New Year 2025! I was going to make this post about textiles in general, but I decided that it was too broad and decided to concentrate on one aspect...…
Art… Korean Traditional Crafts Part 1: Paper 29 Nov 202429 Nov 2024 Korean traditional crafts are a beautiful reflection of their rich cultural heritage, showcasing the skill and artistry of generations of craftsmen. Though many of these crafts are also made in…
angel… A Rwandan Angel 22 Jun 202422 Jun 2024 After researching and seeing the art of some of Rwanda's great visual artists I was inspired by the colors of Pascal Bushayija with his lovely Earthy colors and the technique…
Art… Rwandan Visual Artists 18 Jun 2024 SO excited to learn about Rwandan visual artists! TO do this I started with a search that yielded an article in a Rwandan Newspaper called The New Times. I have…
Art… Creating an Imigongo Painting 14 May 202414 May 2024 Well... an imitation of an Imigongo painting really. Looking at the photos and the beautiful geometric paintings of Imigongo left me wishing I could make one. I knew that the…
Art… Imigongo, a traditional painting form from Rwanda. 8 May 202419 Feb 2025 Featured Photo Credit: Ada Cotton Imigongo is a traditional way of creating paintings using cow dung. Yes, you read correctly! I was surprised too! Rwandans saw potential in cow dung…
angel… A Latvian Angel 4 Mar 20245 Mar 2024 To create a Latvian angel, I decided on the following aspects: a) It would be more male looking. I found this photo and I thought he looked angelic: I also…
Art… Famous Painters from Latvia 16 Feb 2024 It is not easy to pick artists to study when one has not heard about them... ever... However this time I relied on AI to help me find the most…
Architecture… Riga’s Gorgeous Art Nouveau Architecture. 4 Feb 20244 Feb 2024 Imagine walking in a city where one third of its buildings have the nature inspired art style of Art Nouveau! That is Riga... the city with the highest concentration of buildings…
angel… A Colombian Angel 28 May 202328 May 2023 Hello! I know it has been a while. But here I am!!! The artist from Colombia who's style inspired me for this angel was Alejandro Obregón. These paintings, especially the…
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