Art Inspiration

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Villa Cimbrone, Ravello, Italy, photo by Luigi Tramontano

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weavers and spinners

Pakistani | Navajo | Qashqai | Japanese | Romanian | Guatemalan | Benin | Kurdish

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menghualu/a dream of splendor 

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butterfly and moth wing scales on my mind…..

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Chinese hanfu outfits categorized by color.

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The world you live in. Credit: specious_raccoon

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Stairway to heaven, the ancient Inca road that leads to Machu Picchu, in Peru

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Adit Priscilla by Piter Hugo for Hapers Bazaar US Magazine March 2022

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JoAni Johnson for HYPEBAE (2019)

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Fashion photoshoot inspired by H'Mong people traditional costume, an ethnic minority in Vietnam & other Southeast Asian countries. Credit to Cô em Trendy.

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The world you live in. Credit: dasarpan007

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Oulimata Gallet by Elena Iv-skaya for ELLE Germany Magazine , May 2021

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Jenna Barton on Instagram

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I’m also @dappermouth here on Tumblr!

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commission for @divinedinosaurs ~ instagram 

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Art by Paolo Girardi

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Black figure skater Mabel Fairbanks' story should be told - Los Angeles Times

Elliott: Mabel Fairbanks' story deserves to be told. Two of her protégés are working to do so

Racism deprived Mabel Fairbanks the chance to become a figure skating champion in the 1930s. As a coach, she made sure her Black students go

"Racism deprived Mabel Fairbanks the chance to become a figure skating champion in the 1930s, an era when she saw signs at rinks shamelessly declare, “Colored Trade Is Not Solicited.” Because of that, she made sure, as a coach, that her Black students became members of prestigious figure skating clubs and enjoyed the privileges and support she didn’t have.

Fairbanks, who was of Black and Seminole heritage, wasn’t allowed to compete for a berth on the U.S. team for the Olympics and was relegated to minor roles when she performed in ice shows. Because of that, she made sure the Black skaters she coached had chances to excel and triumph — and many did."