Friday, November 22, 2024

At the museum...

My sister and I went to the art museum last night, where we found a representation of MOOD OF THE SEASON, 2...
[“Durga Slaying the orange monster” was the first one]…
A mask of the Yoruba people of Nigeria representing Eshu, the god of Chaos. The dancer wearing it would hit onlookers with a staff... as A Warning!

As the US Coast Guard motto says, Semper Paratus:
Always ready, be PREPARED!

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Something's going on with my hair.
The other day I posted that photo of me looking like a model for a knitting magazine;
the next day, a coworker asked (as a compliment), "What have you done to your hair?"; 
and yesterday I saw my sister for the first time in 9 months ago, and she said,
"OMG, you look like Ali McGraw!"

Maybe it's the SWEATER?
I never wear Scandinavian patterns, but I liked this warm cardigan. Thrift, of course.
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Also at the museum---inspiration for a print! A woven wool saddle blanket by a Hopi artist, c. 1900,
So simple, so strong!

I'm in a dash--leaving to go to work in 5 minutes, so just one more cheering thought:
The algorithm has determined that I like pithy phrases from physicists. Today it gave me:::

9 comments:

  1. Love that pithy phrase!!

    The saddle blanket is lovely work..and inspiring.

    Remember Ali McGraw when young?

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  2. Ha, I was thinking of Ali McGraw too! I think it's the statement eyebrows. The saddle blanket is sort of Art Nouveau feeling? Ceci

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    1. sweater, eyebrows, Ali is in my demographic......Ceci

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  3. Love the saddle blanket. Any idea what the graphic represents?

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    1. Hi, Joanne. I love it too.
      Its sign didn't say anything about the image, nor was the info online, so I wrote to the museum to ask!

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