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snowyavis · 9 months

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Pirot Kilim ornaments

Чурлињак (čurlinjak) - The most basic motif, representing a cross section of the lower part of the whisk for mixing ingredients (called čurlinjak).

Врашко колено (Devil's knee) - The motif comes from the pre-Christian Slavic religion. It symbolises movement in circles (kolo dance) and the flow of life, and provides strength, bravery and defense against evil.

Корњача/жељка (turtle) - The most popular pattern of the Pirot Kilim. It symbolises durability and longevity and brings fertility, healthy life and protection from danger.

Ченђели (čenđeli) - Represents a grappling hook mounted on a wooden pole, used for hanging things.

Бомбе (bombs) - It beard this name due to its semblance to handgranades, but the motif has existed since before handgrandes were invented. It provides strength and energy, especially to men, so the kilims with this motif were usually gifted to boys for their life milestones.

Гуштер (lizard) - This pattern probably originates from modified depictions of dragons. It represents laziness and indifference, but also change, flexibility and adaptation to the world.

Ђулови (roses) - It represents a stylised cross section of a rose, showing both the exterior as well as the pistils, anthers and seeds inside. It is symbolises a young woman and her beauty. Kilims with this motif are often gifted to daughters by their mothers. Different variations of this motif exist, some of which (the roses on shackles) were, according to legends, made as rebellion of kilim weavers against the Ottoman repression.

Ђаволчићи (Little Devils) - The devil is represented as a human figure turned upside down, with the devil's head turned towards the underworld, and a bird on the other side representing the heaven.

Гугутка (dove) - Birds protect from evil spirits and diseases and connect the earth and sky. It represents family harmony, love, peace and joy, and as such kilims with this motif are often gifted to new homeowners. This motif can often be seen arranged around a pole, representing a tree full of birds.

Атапот (atapot) - It represents an octopus, and the name probably came from a distorted pronunciation of the word oktopod (octopus).

Француске бомбоне (French candies) - This motif was probably inspired by silk candy wrapped in decorative paper and brought to Serbia from distant lands. According to a folk story, when the French soldiers liberated Pirot in the First World War in 1918, the kilim weavers designed this pattern as a sign of gratitude.

Столица (chair) - It represents an antique chair and the inspiration for this pattern came from the everyday life of the kilim weavers.

Тиче (tiče) - It represents a small bird.

Source: "Ornaments of Serbia: the Pirot Kilim" by Milica Živadinović. Art by me.

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hebrewbyinbal · 10 months

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Todays water color animal is the high flying bird.

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captainwaffles · 1 year

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Chilling at the pool today

#captainwaffles #capypril #capypril 2023 #art #artists of tumblr #capybara art #beach at #water color art #sketch

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glamrockdreams · 1 year

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I tried just drawing with ink and water color ngl no pencil was fun to try

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tromroan · 4 months

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They... tolerate each other... 🎶💙🖤 (I love this drawing) (Eig belongs to my belovedest @kettlebird-casual !!!!)

#punk rock fashion #punk rock #black and blue #water color art #traditional art #character design #Tromroan #my art #oc #blue roan #lord blue roan #bleig #mx. Eigengrau #Eigengrau

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birdsonpowerlines · 17 days

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Stuff I do sometimes...

#go #good omens #fan art #aziraphale #aziraphales bookshop #water color #water color art #neil gaiman #michael sheen #david tennant #fandom

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kasikava-saiko · 10 months

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Well, uh, soft Blade? Idk.

HoYovers, give me Blade👐 pls

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#honkai star rail #hsr blade #hsr #blade honkai #honkai #хонкай #art #sketch #fun art #my art #watercolourpainting #water color #watercolor #water color art #honkai spoilers #Blade's my husban

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radioproto · 10 months

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Painted some chickens for my mom!!!

She finally got me a watercolor set last night and this was going to be a birthday gift for her, but I couldn’t wait until August to do it so I made it a thank you gift instead :]

#art #my art #my artwork #traditional art #traditional artwork #watercolor #water color #watercolor art #water color art #watercolor painting #chicken #chickens #funny chicken #funny painting

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scififilmnerd · 2 months

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My teacher at Portrait Drawing art class told me to stop drawing and start painting when I was doing the first drawing in oil chalk colors. So I did in the second 40 minute A2 watercolor study, and I felt I was experimenting, but my teacher told me it was a damn good experiment. By the third painting, she said "now things are starting to happen!" and I was practically beaming with pride. The last two were also done in A2 and in just 20 minutes each.

#art #portrait #drawing #watercolor #water color #watercolour art #water color art #female model #oil chalk colors #painting #water colour

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abbytakuya · 9 months

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Day 3 - seasons