Angela Prosper Photography

Close up with the Mardi Gras Indians on a Super Sunday afternoon.

We wandered the French Quarter like genuine tourists yesterday, stopping to tip the buskers and the many bartenders along the way. I grew up in the center of amusement parks so these streets gave off a nagging familiarity with a darker edge. Folks walked by in bright, matching button ups and the more gullible types were easy to spot and lure into conversations and shops that no doubt led to cash exchanging hands.

We skimmed through countless art galleries overflowing with New Orleans scenes and emptiness, nothing moved me until I peeked through a doorway at an embroidered dress and larger than life female subjects in these beautiful details and threads. These are pieces by Chris Lee Roberts-Antieau

Just look at this incredible fabric art, some taking over 300 hours to complete. Lately I’ve been intensely focused on female artists and my own artistic journey as a woman of a certain age. It’s like being seen in their work and melodies. The detail pulled me in so quickly I was mesmerized. So much so, I purchased a small piece (the only one I could afford) but felt I just had to - Devil in a Blue Dress is coming home with me 💙