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Elizabeth McMillan - Jackson's Trio of Roseate Spoonbills, 2023 - Oil on canvas

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Ji Sook Jung (born in 1987). Korean

Animal in the Wind (2014)

Clay

37 x 21 x 30 cm, 15 x 8 x 12 in approx

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Monette Larsen

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Under Mother's Wing by Marfa Tymchenko, 1970

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Traditional dance in UAE, 1995. Helene Rogers

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Liu Hao, Huang Tingwei, Poppy by Elizaveta Porodina for Modern Weekly China December 2024

Audrey Hu (Fashion Editor/Stylist), MingHu Zhang (Hair Stylist), Valentina Li (Makeup Artist)

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Ladakhi Woman - Chris Rainier

"High in the Himalayan mountains of Northern India close to the Tibetan border lies the remarkable territory of Ladakh. Predominantly Buddhist, Ladakh's landscape is sparse and rugged, almost lunar, with little vegetation and austere but beautiful monasteries perched on its isolated peaks. Returning back here to continue a photographic documentation that I began forty years ago, I am doing a series of portraits of the region’s wonderful traditional Buddhist costumes and dance rituals. Here is a portrait that we did at Thiksey Monastery this week of Stanzin Angmo wearing a traditional Ladakhi perak headdress and logor cape. Stanzin's headdress is adorned with turquoise, coral and lapis lazuli. Passed down from mother to elder daughter, it is 4 generations old."

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Nobody more witty than a woman who’s Done with men

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Ladies in Washington, please share this.

Author: Leah Pezzetti

Published: 6:55 PM PDT April 4, 2025

KENT, Wash. —

The Western States Regional Council of Carpenters union (WSRCC) has launched a new program at the Kent training center focused on recruiting more women into the trade. 

The Bridging Outstanding Opportunities with Tradeswoman Skills (BOOTS) program originated in Los Angeles then expanded to Portland in 2024. It’s a four-week pre-apprenticeship class exclusively for women that lays the framework for entering the carpentry trade. 

Dani Ferris has been a carpenter for ten years and teaches the new all-women class in Kent. She said she’s witnessed firsthand the lack of women and female role models in the trades. 

“Now, we’re being able to set these women up so that the future generations, they will be able to come in and they’ll see somebody who looks like them, they’ll see somebody in roles of success and leadership. Then they’ll know hey, I can do this, I got this,” said Ferris. 

A WSRCC spokesperson said in the union, women make up 3.23% of the membership. In Washington state, women make up about 7% of the carpentry workforce. 

Ferris said it’s a hard but rewarding job. She’s proud to have a hands-on job that has high impact. 

“I love being able to wake up every morning, go in, put in an honest days work, see the progress of what I’m doing every day. Then be able to leave and come back and drive down the street, look at all the things I touched, and be like ‘I did that,’” she said. 

New apprentices in Washington start at $37 an hour, then increase to $61.54 an hour when they become journeymen. 

The first cohort of women in the BOOTS program is started in March, but Ferris said this will be a regular, ongoing program for women moving forward. 

For more information, visit the BOOTS website. 

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“Endless Summer” (2015) by Sharon Ellis ☀ Cosmic spirals over calm waters, alkyd on paper

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WOMEN'S ART: BLUE

Marie-Gabrielle Capet | Kate MccGwire | Ann Goldberg | Amanda Ba | Karen Turner | Cecilia Blomberg

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My second sweater design is finally finished!

This one is called the 'Unicorn Tapestry' sweater and the pattern can be found on both

Ravelry and Etsy!

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"Renee & Stef accidentally saw each other moments before their ceremony" (source)

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Title: Self-Portrait Artist: Marie-Gabrielle Capet (French, 1761-1818) Date: ca. 1783 Genre: portraiture Movement: Rococo Period: Ancien régime Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 77.5 cm (30.5 in) high x 59.5 cm (23.4 in) wide Location: National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Japan Happy International Women's Day!