Sentences with phrase «as raffia»

Her aesthetic influences are culled from traditional African and Caribbean visual art and culture; her meticulous fashioning and application of materials such as raffia, beads, and porcelain to her pieces alludes to women's labor and its past and present importance in global trade.

Natural materials such as raffia ceiling panels, warm local wood and smooth stone flooring enhance the traditional ambiance.

Not exact matches

«There shall, in that time, be rumours of things going astray, erm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things wi — with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment.

And there shall in that time be rumours of things going astray, and there will be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base, that has an attachment... at this time, a friend shall lose his friends's hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before around eight o'clock

There shall in that time be rumors of things going astray, erm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia - work base, that has an attachment.

Raffia is not an old school videographer as he likes to be playful on the set and behind the lens.

[200] The term kente has its roots in the Akan word kɛntɛn which means a basket and the first kente weavers used raffia fibres to weave cloths that looked like kenten (a basket); and thus were referred to as kenten ntoma; meaning basket cloth.

I used raffia as ribbon by wrapping it around the black candle stand a few times before I tied it off.

Wedge shoes can come in the form of boot, heels, sandals... it's any shoe that has one piece of material (raffia, leather, rubber) that acts as both the sole and the heel.

Raffia bags are really having a moment, but finding a good quality one that doesn't cost silly money hasn't been as easy as I'd expected.

The raffia just makes everything look natural, and as tho it wasn't really planned at all.

TIP: Use a tea towel as wrapping and raffia or ribbon to tie in some fall foliage!

Throughout the resort finishing touches such as silk embroidery and eggshell lacquer, as well as the use of materials that include bamboo, rattan, and raffia weave, are used extensively.

The roughly woven and torn background of raffia and cotton echoes his Catalan period, while an appropriated piece of lichen green wool rests elegantly as the center, whereas the lower part suggests bark peeling off a tree.

We've all seen ribbon, raffia and twine used but to that you can add sprigs of rosemary, ivy or small flowers such as pansies or a recent blog site feature of a grape leaf with a wine cork tied to it via twine, which held the napkin (it was very clever use of something you might throw away — wine cork).

The designers maintained a simple palette, drawing in navy as a dashing companion to white and tempering it with khaki, which is echoed in natural materials such as sea - grass rugs, woven window shades, raffia pillows, and wicker chairs.

For the garden we have an array of zinc planters, watering cans and vintage clay pots together with essential items such as string, raffia, plant tags and solid hand tools.

The company's serene blue chambray tablecloth provided the perfect visual anchor for a large - scale dining table, while Serena & Lily tabletop pieces, such as the rattan Tortola lanterns and round raffia placemats, play off the natural feel of the faux - bamboo chairs and counter the formality of Ingram's generous collection of English porcelain.