Don’t Get Angry, West And East   -   Robert Lucander, 2006.

Picnic on the Grounds   -   Toyin Ojih Odutola ,  2017-18

Nigerian, b.1985-

Pastel, charcoal,pencil on paper, 74 1/2  x  50 in.

Vintage blue Togo lounge set

Erica

The Rentals, These Days Basile Pesso-my BCN © Summer 2 013 My Blip / My web magazine : Yes We Are (links) with Sekaa Model as The Side Look of a Barcelonese #256 …and thanks a lot to The Illusions of Reality, The Wolves at Night, I Shall Be Released, Contemporary Art Trend and Francis Acedo for the reblog of an image that I love : The Clear Blue Line (The New Abstracts #139) (link) !

An elaborate embroidered Sabbath tablecloth, Jerusalem, 1821, 135.9 by 139.5 cm

This colourful Sabbath tablecloth embroidered with images of the holy sites of Israel is one of an exceptional group of decorative textiles created in the Holy Land in the nineteenth century.

In the central panel, the artist has featured an idealised vision of the sacred sites of the Temple Mount; the Midrash Shlomo (Solomon’s school), Bet Ha-Mikdash (The Temple) and the Kotel ha-Maaravi (the Western Wall). Surrounding the central panel are ten pavilions each denoting a tomb of one of the famous men or sages of Israel. In addition, the well of Miriam is also depicted and a fanciful chained lion represents the tomb of Rabbi Solomon Luria (known by his acronym as Ha-Ari = the Lion). In the outside corners are depictions of the tombs of Rachel, Samuel, Hulda the prophetess and the Kings of the House of David. Several prayers recited on Friday evening at the start of the Sabbath meal, (including Shalom Aleichem) are decoratively inscribed in concentric circles.

Donkey thoughts

Niko Traubman , Naomi Chin Wing & Zhengyang Zhang by Matthew Brookes for Mixte Magazine - June 2019