Orfeas Sampatakakis

crabeater seal teeth

Digital collage by Robin Isely

This small wooden figure of a bat was created in Oaxaco, Mexico.  Oaxaco is famous for its folk art, which is created in wood, metal or clay, and finished in bright, vibrant colors.  When the folk art “boom” grew in the 1980s, these colorful pieces became highly prized as artistic pieces to be found in homes and museums.

An amulet by which the owner hoped to magically deflect evil intended to work against him. Africa’s Fon religion included worship of the spirit Vodu and is a forerunner of Voodoo.

Golden Drummer cicada

By Jonathan Frantini for Alla Carta Magazine

Okay but true

David Bowie, "Diamond Dogs Tour", Circa 1974. 🦮

Gorgeous Stevie at the US Festival in 1983