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on March 02, 2021

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COLORS -- A Natural History of the Palette

Chapter 4 -- Red "For many cultures red is both death and life -- a beautiful and terrible paradox. In our modern language of metaphors, red is angry, it is fire, it is the stormy feelings of the heart, it is love, it is the god of war, and it is power." Chapter 5 -- Orange "It is the secret of knowing yourself and your materials so well that you can wrap your life's experiences int the very body of an instrument, just as a true musician puts his or her life experiences into the playing of it, as I had seen at the hospice. And when both elements are right, then together -- marker and musician -- you can persuade your violin to sing and cry and dance the orange." Chapter 6 -- Yellow "If it was gold in color, went the argument, then it must surely share characteristics with gold, and could be used for transformations." Chapter 7 -- Green "For many cultures red is both death and life -- a beautiful and terrible paradox. In our modern l...

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Color -- A Natural History of the Palette Victoria Finlay TEXTILE COLOR RESPONSES

Textile in the Landscape

American Women in War ARTIST STATEMENT American Women—they are strong, driven, compassionate, and knowledgeable. Throughout the centuries, female roles within American wars are inspiring because the peace that has been created and sustained couldn't have been achieved without them. The Veterans Park Memorial, St. Augustine Beach, Florida, is a place of serenity and tranquility, built to honor those who served and fought for freedom. This park allows all who enter to embrace the freedom that was not given but rather earned. Women's intentions, actions, and power were built from the ground up over centuries and deserve to be known as those who also fought for peace and freedom. For this "textiles in the landscape" project, I created a place within the Veterans Park Memorial for all American women who served alongside our American soldiers. With extensive research, colored felt, and typography, I recreated historical and present-day quotes from propaganda posters an...

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