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This night time themed hanging tin decoration is a handmade embossed tin ornament featuring the man in the moon and a night time moth in a whimsical, vintage and folk art style. It is hand pressed on aluminum. Each piece is made by hand and one of a kind, so will vary in details. It measures approximately 7” x 5” and is made of 36 gauge foil. Please note that because of its delicate material it may have sharp corners. It will bend if not handled delicately.
It's coming sooner than you think! We're a week away from Thanksgiving and we're putting out the Christmas decorations in the Minneapolis shop. For the up to date availability you can click HERE and it will take you to the online shop. There are many more varieties in the Minneapolis store so if you're looking for something special, let us know. These are beautiful cut and hammered tin lumenaria or farolitos. Open up the cut flower designs even more, put a votive candle inside (or a a LED candle) and let it do its job. They are really pretty and come in three sizes.
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Milagros are religious folk art charms. They are found in countries throughout the world.
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Photography by C. Whitney-Ward
When in NYC, a visit to the American Folk Art Museum should definitely be on your list! This was my first visit to this museum ~ while it isn't huge, it is several floors and the exhibits covered many different art forms carefully curated and beautifully displayed. While eating lunch in the small cafe at the museum, we heard that it will be closing at its current location as the Museum of Modern Art has purchased the building. Hopefully the Folk Art Museum will be able to reopen somewhere else ~ in the meantime, if you get the chance, stop in ~ you won't be disappointed! View more of the museum's collection here. {loved this stylish man!} Here is a small selection of the variety of figures the museum has in its collection: carved wood, sculpted clay, mosaics of glass, and metal are some of the materials used. {what an imposing group of relatives} {this weather vane was huge!} Below is a small selection of some of the objects on display ~ these were some of my favorites: {a hand made and illustrated pillow} {amazing crown of thorns tramp art building} {fabulous display of tin objects: top hat, glasses, candelabra, bonnet, & fan} {brightly colored brushwork on this tole ware pot} {lovely stencil design and color on metal piece} {grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!} {cute little painted dog ~ I love the expression on his face!} I took many photos on this visit, so I thought I would post them in installments ~ Part 2 coming soon!
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This large metal wall sculpture was produced in 1974 by noted Haitian artist Gabriel Bien-Aime. It has a nice age patina and measures 35 wide x 71 high. It was produced from a rolled out steel oil drum. The owner purchased it at a Chicago art gallery in the 1970's. It's an extremely unique wall sculpture that would be quite a statement piece in your home or office. The current values for his work on the websites listed below are worth noting. If you can pick this up (Chicago area) you will save a bunch on the shipping cost. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Gabriel Bien-Aimé was born in 1951 in the village of Croix des Bouquets, now known as the “cradle of 20th century Haitian metal sculpture”. Croix des Bouquets nurtured such great Haitian sculptors as the late Georges Liautaud and Murat Brierre, the brothers Louisjuste, and Serge Jolimeau. https://indigoarts.com/artists/gabriel-bien-aim https://www.galerielakaye.com/gabriel-bien-aime
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Mara, Ukrainian goddess of winter, death, and rebirth. Photograph by Ola Olejnik, inspired by a drawing by an Ukrainian artist Margo Kai (you can support Margo by buying her artworks here https://b…
I've always liked the idea and the look of milagros, so for today's elephant I thought I'd try making one out of tin. Milagros—from milagro, the word for "surprise" or "miracle" in Spanish—are traditional folk charms used as healing and votive offerings in Latin America and European countries such as Spain and Portugal. Attached to shrines, altars and sacred objects such as statues, milagros can be purchased from street vendors, as well as in churhes and cathedrals. Milagros come in a wide variety of shapes and materials, ranging from metals such as gold, silver, tin and lead, to organic materials such as wax, wood and bone. Collection of vintage and antique milagros. Source: http://www.danielmitsui.com/hieronymus/index.blog/1688845/milagros/ The use of milagros likely originates among the ancient Iberians of coastal Spain—a practice that later migrated to Central and South America. Fashioned to represent whatever the petitioner is concerned about, milagros are often made in the shape of human body parts such as legs, arms, and hearts. They are also made in the shapes of animals, as a means of asking for protection or healing of pets and livestock. In addition to functioning as symbols of healing, milagros can be symbols of protection, good luck, vows and hopes. For example, a leg might represent a wish for a traveller's protection, and a house might represent a hope that the votary will soon find his or her perfect home. Also known as ex-votos or dijes, milagros are similar to the tamata used in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Today, religious belief in the power of milagros has largely died out, and endures primarily in the cultural practices of rural Europe and Latin America. Milagros are still produced, however, and are often worn as jewellery, or carried as good luck charms, similar to a rabbit's foot or shamrock. Most modern milagros are the size of a copper penny, although some can be as large as several centimetres across. Milagros are almost always two-dimensional low-relief designs, rather than three-dimensional objects, and if mass-produced are usually die-stamped or moulded. As objects, however, milagros have also become highly collectible, and some artists are now making beautiful hand-cut and embossed milagros to incorporate in works of art, in jewellery, and as stand-alone pieces. Heart in Hand milagro necklace by Mary Anne Enriquez. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanwoodswalker/2249412746/ For today's elephant, I pulled out the roll of tin that I used for my repoussé and chasing elephant a few months ago. I cut a piece measuring about 7.5 cm (3 inches) square. Next, I sketched a tiny elephant on a piece of paper. I scribed the lines into the tin by laying the paper over the tin and simply tracing over it with a pencil. Once the first faint lines were inscribed, I removed the paper, and went over the lines again, using the point of a bamboo skewer. To give the tin some room to push down, I placed it on top of a sheet of heavy cardboard, padded with four layers of paper towel. Next, I cut the elephant out, leaving a thin margin beyond the inscribed outline. I then flipped it over, and used both ends of the bamboo skewer to give the elephant some depth. After fiddling with it a bit to make some of the lines sharper and the embossing deeper, I filed off some of the sharp edges, and pierced the ring at the top with a tapestry needle. I kept it small to make it similar to an actual milagro, although it's not quite the size of a penny. This was a very easy activity, taking me about 45 minutes from start to finish. I'm happy with the final result, but would probably try to finish the edges a little better if I had more time. They would look interesting folded over with some jeweller's pliers, I think, but I also don't mind this as is. It would scratch me to bits if I were to try wearing it as jewellery, but as a little metal object, I quite like it—and, who knows, maybe it really can protect an elephant or two. Elephant Lore of the Day My original thought for today's elephant lore was to write something about elephants needing protection, but it's been a long day, so I thought I'd find something more lighthearted to write about. Many stories have been told about the elephant's apparent sense of humour. One of my favourites comes from the Central Florida Zoo. In March 2010, the Asian elephant Mary died at the age of 63. When asked what he would miss most about Mary, her keeper said that he would miss her sense of humour. It seems that one of Mary's favourite tricks was coming up quietly behind a member of zoo staff and trumpeting loudly in their ear. When the startled person turned around, Mary would invariably wave her trunk and rumble at them, as though laughing. To Support Elephant Welfare World Wildlife Fund World Society for the Protection of Animals Elephant sanctuaries (this Wikipedia list allows you to click through to information on a number of sanctuaries around the world) Performing Animal Welfare Society Zoocheck Bring the Elephant Home African Wildlife Foundation Elephants Without Borders Save the Elephants International Elephant Foundation Elephant's World (Thailand)
A stained wooden hand covered with silver-toned milagros. This smaller hand can hang on the wall, stand on its own or lie flat. Each collection of pot metal milagros decorating the hand, is one of a kind. The word "milagro" means "miracle" and they are small religious charms that people usually nail onto sacred objects, pin on clothing of santos or hang with little red ribbons from altars and shrines. These were nailed in a beautiful way onto the wooden hand. Are you curious about hands in Mexican folk art? Please allow us to choose from what we have in stock! Your hand may NOT be identical to the photo. We do not take photos of every hand. state of origin: Guanajuatodimensions: 6.5" tall by 4.25" wide
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Milagros, Alchemy and Sacred Hearts stencils by Laurie Mika
