Heidi Taillefer: Dragon of the Yangtze 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Artist_Linda Lewis home decor

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influencing architects worldwide through his works and hundreds of apprentices in his Taliesin Fellowship

Using simple shapes and knock-your-socks-off color

ash glazed are the first glazes to be formulated by Chinese potters

Gilded-gold edging catches the light as you turn each page

Heidi Taillefer: Dragon of the Yangtze 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Artist_Linda Lewis home decorHeidi Taillefer (Canadian b. 1970) Brewing the Yangtze, 2000 Surrealism, humanism, and mythology meld in the dynamic work of Canadian artist Heidi Taillefer. In this large format oil painting, a five clawed royal dragon represents Chinas longest and most important river, the Yangtze. The imagery is replete with symbols of Chinese culture: golden carp suggest wealth and prosperity, cranes represent longevity and wisdom. And disembodied human