Boston Common at Twilight by Childe Hassam
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art
Night Duty. Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (Scottish, 1901-1976). Oil on canvas. Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
During World War II, Zinkeisen worked as a medical artist and nursing auxiliary in the Order of St John at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington. She made pathological drawings of war injuries for the Royal College of Surgeons. Perhaps this work depicts one of the nurses writing a letter to loved ones at home.
Philip Jackson. 1944.
Winner of National Peace Sculpture Competition,
Manchester City Council, 1987.
Elected Fellow Royal Society of British Sculptors.
I just spent ages trying to work out why these looked so familiar to me, before remembering there’s one in Milton Keynes which I walked past all the time as a kid
92-Year-Old Grandmother Makes Stunningly Intricate Temari Balls
A ninety-two-year-old-grandmother from Japan creates stunning embroidered balls known as “temari,” (meaning “hand ball” in Japanese) which showcase a skill she learned in her sixties. A traditional folk art, which was conceived in Japan in the 7th century, the craft is tedious and highly demanding craft. The unknown woman has constructed 500 unique designs, which are photographed by her granddaughter NanaAkua. Overall these beautiful trinkets are a symbol of happy life and good fortune, which originate from friendship and loyalty.