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These two are clearly a couple. Bound together by history, gravity, and matching frames that were once gilded and beautiful. Time has not been kind. Nor has moisture. They are barely hanging on.
She is attempting dignity, but dignity has cracked—literally—right across her forehead and is making a daring escape toward her temple. Her hair...
The lady pauses at the counter to loosen her gloves, easing them off one finger at a time, and puts them in her small beaded bag. She whispers with her eyes to her child who stands close, eyes level with the glass-topped boxes arranged in careful rows, each one no bigger than a matchbox, each holding something needed, «Don’t touch. »
Shelley Noble is an extraordinary mixed-media artist whose work feels as if it has been pulled straight out of a folktale. She creates handmade pieces that blend natural materials, hand-crafted textures, and miniature set-building techniques in to create the spirit of Halfland.
This is a Christmas ornament—one of many that Shelley has sent...
The crèche in Provence isn’t just a nativity scene — it’s a miniature village brought to life, with dozens or even hundreds of figurines that tell the story of the Nativity and of Provençal daily life.
The word santon comes from Provençal santoun, meaning “little saint.” During the French Revolution, when church nativity...
