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“Polka dots can’t stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of o...
09/04/2026

“Polka dots can’t stay alone. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environments.”
-Yayoi Kusama
Circles and Dots: USA or France, c. 1880–90, cotton

“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity.”-Yayoi KusamaPro...
09/02/2026

“Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity.”
-Yayoi Kusama
Probably France, c. 1900

“My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots”-Yayoi KusamaCircles and Dots: USA or France, c. 1880–90, cotton ...
08/31/2026

“My life is a dot lost among thousands of other dots”
-Yayoi Kusama
Circles and Dots: USA or France, c. 1880–90, cotton

“When you start recognizing that you’re having fun, life can be a delight.”-Jane Birkin“Ditsy”Probably United SatesEarly...
08/27/2026

“When you start recognizing that you’re having fun, life can be a delight.”
-Jane Birkin
“Ditsy”
Probably United Sates
Early 20th century
Printed Fabric

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.”-Walt Whitman“Ditsy”Probably United SatesEarly 20th centuryPrinted Fabric
08/24/2026

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.”
-Walt Whitman
“Ditsy”
Probably United Sates
Early 20th century
Printed Fabric

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”-George Bernard Shaw“Ditsy”Printed fabr...
08/20/2026

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
-George Bernard Shaw
“Ditsy”
Printed fabric
C. 1925

“We are all sort of pieces and broken bits on the inside, but somehow when you look through them, you still see somethin...
08/18/2026

“We are all sort of pieces and broken bits on the inside, but somehow when you look through them, you still see something beautiful and magical.”
“Kaleidoscope”
United States
Late 20th century
Hand-painted silk

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope-a slight change, and all patterns alter.”-Sharon Salzberg“Kaleidoscope”Franc...
08/17/2026

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope-a slight change, and all patterns alter.”
-Sharon Salzberg
“Kaleidoscope”
France
1974
Paper Impression
Studio Bianchini Ferier

“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.”-Jean Houston“Kaleidoscope”U...
08/14/2026

“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.”
-Jean Houston
“Kaleidoscope”
United States
Late 20th century
Hand-painted silk

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.”-Sylvia Plath“Romantic”Fr...
08/11/2026

“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.”
-Sylvia Plath
“Romantic”
France
Late 19th-early 20th century
Hand-painted paper

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