Headstones are just as much for the people who have passed as they are for those who are still alive. Whether you're etching their spirit, passion, or your everlasting love for them onto their ...

"Motif" (noun) refers to a recurring theme, pattern, or idea that appears in art, literature, music, or design. It's used when something, like an image, sound, or phrase, keeps repeating to give ...

Symbols are powerful things. Just try to change one that has been around for a long time. Let it be associated with athletic teams or school names and its power is even more profound. Just ask anyone ...

In this series, Lagniappe presents a different work each week from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The pomegranate fruit, with a crimson skin that ...

Archaeologists in Iran say a decorative motif known as Gardoun-e Mehr (literary “Mithra Wheel”) or cross-like pattern, carved ...