Embroidery: White orchids green coral

This piece from the Caribbean Fish collection 

features positive and negative versions of a fancy white orchid.

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2014 PJ Lehrer

Embroidery: Bridge of Sighs

This piece from the Venice collection features one of Venice's best known landmarks -- the Bridge of Sighs -- 

the walkway from the palace to the prison where prisoners got to take their last look at the city before they were imprisoned.  (Actually Lord Byron just made that up, but the name and story stuck.)  Here's a photo of just the bridge.

And yes, Casanova was imprisoned here.

Ciao

PJ

(c) 2014 PJ Lehrer

Origami

I have read some articles lately about all the really amazing things that artists have been doing with origami.  

Most of the press has been focused on very fluid and intricate folding based on mathematics. 

So when I read about the origami art exhibit at Cooper Union I decided to go check it out. 

I was not disappointed. 

Not only did the show include some amazing swirly sculptures,

it also had some very avant-garde clothing!  

But I was especially delighted to see that the exhibit still included lots of critters

which I tend to think of as traditional origami. 

But of course it was done with an artistic twist, so instead of just having animals they had animals interacting with each other.  

Sadly the exhibit closed on July 3 so you won't be able to go see it, but I will post some more pics soon.

Cheers!

PJ

(c) 2014 PJ Lehrer