#traditional motifs

[pagan-stitches]

Marppa Martiskainen embroidering a ritual towel, "käspaikka", in Ilomantsi, Karelia

Posting this to honor the ones who came before after spending hours yesterday graphing a Karelian piece.

Karelia spans both Finland and Russia and many historical textile pieces are automatically identified as Russian when they are in fact Finnish. Mary B. Kelly’s Goddesses of the Northlands first brought this to my attention.

While the folk artist pictured above is Finnish, the piece I was working on yesterday was found in Olonets in the Russian portion of Karelia.

[aworldofpattern]

Lily Gladstone at the Independent Spirit Film Awards 2024, wearing custom dress by Jamie Okuma.

She wore another Jamie Okuma dress - same print, different colourway - for Variety's Power of Women event, and an Okuma dress and shirt in for a Variety interview and photoshoot, in November 2023.

[pickmash]

Tapestry of Traditions: An African Motif

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[sheltiechicago]

Korean Artist Creates Vibrant Tattoos of Densely Layered Patterns

The style of tattoo people choose is a personal decision, often reflecting their individuality. The same can be said of the artist behind the design. Korean artist PittaKKM, for instance, creates bright and mesmerizing tattoo art that merges traditional motifs with a modern approach.

[wallaceandpestle]

DON’T YOU REALIZE OUR BODIES COULD FALL APART AT ANY SECOND?

[zumaira]

Womens Jannan Embroidered Bamber Chiffon Dresses 2023 By Riaz Arts

[magazinepk]

Womens Jannan Embroidered Bamber Chiffon Dresses 2023 By Riaz Arts

[jamesmdavisson]

New York Living Room Inspiration for a huge timeless formal and enclosed dark wood floor living room remodel with brown walls

[fouryearsofshades]

好运啥时候送到[礼物]

When will good luck arrive?

[words on the huling: Good luck is in shipment. words on the ear ring: sooooooooo tireeeeeeeed ya]

art by -阿舍-

[nyaa]

[Kaikanaaaaa]

[hiddurmitzvah]

In this zine we present you the jewish symbols of the famous SchUM cities - Speyer, Worms and Mainz. They were important jewish communities from the High Middle Ages, and SchUM is the acronym made up of the first letters of the hebrew names of the cities.

The symbols were taken from tombstones, synagogue ornamentations, floor tiles and even from a mikveh. We used linocut prints for creating the zine, where along with the symbols you can read about its meaning and a bit of history about their place of origin and the communities.

The importance of the SchUM cities that they were significant centers of ashkenazi judaism, showcasing early, well-preserved jewish community life, architectural innovation and scholarship. These communities considered as a cradle for ashkenazic judaism, many customs and regulations existing still today actually came from the communities that lived here.

[pagan-stitches]

First 2 photos my embroidery.

Last 2 from: Goddess Embroideries of Eastern Europe by Mary B. Kelly, 1996

[paper-cities]

[area420]

all bark all bite

[yume-fanfare]

angels

[mistydragonflyart]

SPOOKTOBER 2024 - WARRIOR OF THE MIND

I was really excited to draw this one since it's my favourite song and it's what got me into the musical, but I kept getting stuck. I couldn't decide on the composition or the colors and I just kept making thumbnails, but I like how it turned out in the end.

Also Athena's cape was supposed to look like a horned owl's wings but it looked too complicated so I just winged it instead.