Thirty years ago, fakes were even harder to detect than they are now, he tells me. “They weren’t the first ones I made, but they were an important step.” Soon he was purchasing old wooden frames and painting
offers the first monograph of the fiber artist’s work, which often depicts scenes of African-American life and history. Contributors, including Butler, situate her work within the broader history of textiles, photography, and contemporary art. ...
Clare Hardy — one of our favorite people and artists — came to the suite to teach us how to recreate a painting of tulips Nora discovered online. I love watercolors so my first strokes were watercolor-y, flattening the paint onto the canvas. Nora and Jo got fully into the spirit of l...
which does not contain a surprise inside like the other eggs. Instead, the egg itself unfolds to reveal eight delicate watercolors on ivory in oval frames rimmed with pearls. These scenes represent the educational institutions and charities directed by Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna (1847-1928). ...