Hair is an important part of us. When we are gone, we know that our hair will go on…. and on. The Victorians kept locks of their loved ones hair long after death and made it into mourning jewelry or ‘Mememto Mori ( remember you must die) These included brooches, rings necklaces, pictures even earings! But hairContinue reading “Weird and Wacky design – Hair brained?”
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Altered art book page 13 continued: Danse Macabre
Vanitas paintings take the form of still lifes, consisting of objects that symbolise death and love of human life and earthly pleasures. The symbols used are mirrors, skulls, hourglasses, flowers, amongst others. One of the most famous of the vanitas is Hans Holbein the Younger’s ‘The Ambassadors’. The skewed skull in the corner provides aContinue reading “Altered art book page 13 continued: Danse Macabre”
Altered art book page 13 A deadly reminder’
page-13-altered book The chosen words are: – ‘He listened to his father breathing’ ‘And made plans for that lonliness’ The Egytians made plans for their death. They left nothing to chance. Sometimes a whole lifetime was dedicated to their own rememberence: Egypt is full of these reminders. page13-skeletonContinue reading “Altered art book page 13 A deadly reminder’”
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