スミソニアン博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (スミソニアン博物館Instagram)「Look at this stuff. Isn’t it neat? Dive in as we uncover the wonders of this quilt by artist Michael Cummings. Inspired by a Yoruba goddess, Yemaja, a deity of love, faith, and purity, she can transform herself into a human when visiting land. Cummings has used the images of the parrot and fish to represent Yemaja’s power over both land and sea. Like Ariel’s grotto, “Haitian Mermaid #2” is filled with a wide variety of materials, including beads, sequins, and hand-dyed and antique fabrics. Cummings has combined bright colors with dark tones of blue and black to suggest a tranquil night scene. Image from @americanart: Michael Cummings, “Haitian Mermaid # 2,” 1996, machine pieced, quilted, and appliquéd commercial and hand-dyed cotton, synthetic and antique fabrics, found objects, sequins, and beads」5月25日 21時40分