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Top Sharon Mosley
While we’re still waiting to come out
from our winter hibernation under layers of
coats and sweaters, it’s a good time to rethink
our color fashion choices. Yes, those
bright and bold yellows and oranges are
peeking up over the spring horizon; however,
I say there’s nothing that beats out black,
especially around this time of year.
Here are my top reasons that black is
always a great way to go, no matter what
season it is:
- Let’s face it, black goes with just about
anything. As winter warms up, you can
layer it with white or khaki, even a taxicab
yellow. You just can’t make a big mistake
when you start with black basics.
- You don’t have to think too hard when
you get out of bed and dress for work. You
just grab your favorite black jacket, skirt
or trousers. Add a turtleneck sweater in the
winter or a white cotton blouse in the summer,
and you’re set.
- You can feel good about spending a
little more on black, whether it’s shoes, a
handbag, a dress or separates. You know
you’ll wear these pieces for years, so you
can make an investment and always know
it will pay off.
- Yes, black is always in style. It was
popular decades ago when Coco Chanel
made it her signature, and it has been included
in almost every fashion runway
show since. It’s still the hands-down favorite
of most fashion editors and trendsetters
year after year. - Black is black. You can mix and match several different
shades of black (especially if you go with different textures). You’ll still
look like you’re all put together. No one will ever know that the jacket
you bought on sale during the holidays is topping off the trousers you
bought a few years ago.
- Black is stain resistant. This is important, people. How many times
have I worn a winter white scarf to Starbucks and have had to whip it off
with my clumsy hands right after spilling a few drops of a skinny latte?
Ditto with red wine. Sometimes there’s more than one reason to suit up in
black. It saves on dry-cleaning bills.
- Accessories, anyone? Just because you choose to wear head-to-toe
black doesn’t mean you have to be a boring “minimalist.” Instead, black
is the perfect backdrop for piling on the extras - that wide animal print
belt or that orange patent handbag.
- Black is always ready for a party. It may not be the most festive color
around (yes, it’s always perfect for a funeral too), but you can dress up
that little black dress for a wide variety of occasions.
- Hey, go ahead and wear those black pants a few times a week and
nobody will notice. You’ll get a lot more mileage out of the black pieces
that stretch your wardrobe when added to other items, whether they’re
black or not.
- Did we forget to mention the best reason of all to wear black? It has a
wonderful slimming effect on most people. This fashion “fact” has long
been acknowledged in editorials on instant weight loss. Make sure your
black clothes fit and you’ll look fit too.
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of the Arkansas Gazette in
Little Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and Reporters
Association. Desert Local News source Copley News Service
reasons to wear black
Cabots Kachinas Get New Life
By Dean Gray
Over fifty years of blazing sun
and windy sandblasting nearly destroyed
the Cabot Kachinas. These
eight large panel paintings are signature
elements of Cabot’s Indian
Pueblo Museum. Now a class of
twelve local artists is recreating
new images to replace the old.
Cabot Yerxas was a lifelong,
accomplished artist and academy
trained in painting while in Paris
France in the 1920’s. Cabot painted
portraits and landscapes in a primitive
impressionist style.
Cabot’s Kachina’s stylistically
differ from his other works, as
these are flat and two-dimensional
geometric representations and have
a more Native American quality to
them similar to the Zuni pots and
Navaho blankets he collected.
Cabot was an adventurer, a
friend of Native American Indians,
naturist and a significant pioneer
of the Coachella Valley. He
discovered the hot mineral waters
atop Miracle Hill and built the
magnificent “hand made” homage
to Indian culture which is today...
our Museum.
Louisa Castrodale, Visual and
Performing Arts Specialist for the
Palm Springs Unified School District,
organized the creation of replacement
wall panels. Kids with
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artistic talent and interest have
painted under the direction of two
artists: Bijan Panah, who has been
a professional artist for 40 years,
specializing in murals and photography
and Eduardo Valadez, a
young local artist with an emerging
career.
The art team examined photographs
of the originals works, as
well undertaking an investigation
into Cabot Yerxa’s design palette
to select the colors for paint. They
then went lighter with shading, to
approximate the aging process.
Work will be showcased for the
grand re-opening of Cabot’s Trading
Post and Gallery on Valentines
Day, February 14th for which the
public is invited.
The original designs were created
in black-line form. Transparencies
were made of images then
exactingly transferred onto boards.
The boards are construction grade,
treated wood, specially made to
withstand the elements then primed
with two coats of KILZ for foundation
preservation, then sealed with
a clear coat after painting to help
withstand the damage of extreme
weather.
It takes up to 20 hours of work
for this project. Multiply that by 3
artists, and 12 students, and that totals
300 man-hours, minus material
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in the class is held in the Stater
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the paint on the panels that will
soon see the light of day.
Kachinas exist in Hopi and in
Pueblo cosmology and religious
practices. In Hopi, the word Kachina
(Katsina or Qatsina) means literally
“life bringer”, and can be
anything that exists in the natural
world or cosmos. A Kachina can
be anything from an element, to a
quality, to a natural phenomenon,
to a concept. There are more than
400 different Kachinas in Hopi and
Pueblo culture.
In Hopi the word is often used
to represent the spiritual beings
themselves, the dolls, and the people
who dress as Kachinas for ceremonial
dances, which are understood
to all embody aspects of the
same belief system. Among other
uses, the Kachinas represent historical
events and things in nature,
and are used to educate children in
the ways of life.
It’s difficult to even see some
of the images on the originals as
the weather has left only the most
faint impression remaining. These
originals will be stored inside, out
of the elements, offering the new
Katchina paintings to the weather.
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