Category: Art
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South Beach Architecture: Art Deco
In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This post is a mini deep dive into Art Deco. So, South Beach is known for its amazing collection of Art Deco architecture. Most of these buildings were slated to be torn down throughout the 1970s & 1980s, but […]
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South Beach Architecture: MiMo (Miami Modernism)
In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This video is a little bit more of a deep dive into MiMo. So, first, what is MiMo? MiMo is an acronym for Miami Modernism. It’s a style of architecture from the Post WWII era (1945-1960s) that originated in […]
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A 2,000 Year Old Mosaic Returned / Michael Heizer’s “City” / The Koh-i-Noor Diamond / Odesa & UNESCO
By Amara is a weekly art and history podcast hosted by Amara Andrew. Each week, we’ll take a quick look at the goings on in the art and history world. This week, we’re discussing the return of a 2,000 year old relic to Italy, a desert city that took 50 years to build, one of […]
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South Beach Architecture: Mediterranean Revival
Hey everybody, Amara here! In my previous post and video, I outlined the 3 major architectural styles of Miami Beach. This post is a little bit more of a deep dive into Mediterranean Revival. While South Beach is known for its amazing Art Deco architecture, it’s also known for having some really beautiful Mediterranean Revival […]
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Episode 001 – A Rembrandt Mystery, Decentralized Museums, Stolen NFTs, and a piece of Keith Haring Wall!
By Amara is a weekly art and history podcast hosted by Amara Andrew. Each week, we’ll take a quick look at the goings on in the art and history world. This week, we’re looking at a mystery ingredient in a Rembrandt painting, the future of museums, some stolen art, and a piece of Keith Haring […]
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Salvador Dalí Made a Cookbook?!
Did you know that Salvador Dalí made a cookbook? Dalí claimed that he wanted to be a cook when he was 6 years old. He fulfilled that dream in 1973 with the publication of “Les Dîners de Gala,” a surrealist cookbook that feels more like a work of art than a cookbook. I’ll be recreating […]
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How I Make Waterproof Stickers for My Etsy Shop WITHOUT a Cricut!
This past year I started my own Etsy shop! Woohoo! 🙂 Since I was a kid, I wanted to be an illustrator, so I finally get to live my dream and have my own illustration business. In this post, I share with you the steps that I follow to create durable, waterproof stickers for my […]