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Soul de Sil

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4 months ago

Posted On: July 8th 2026, 01:27 am

Sobre a votação de Melhor Show do São João de Campina Grande no Portal G1 Paraíba, gostaria de solicitar que a organização analise com atenção possíveis irregularidades. Chama a atenção o fato de um participante apresentar um crescimento expressivo na votação sem divulgar o link ou mobilizar publicamente seu público. Caso exista qualquer tipo de votação automatizada ou outra forma de manipulação, isso compromete a credibilidade da disputa, prejudica quem participa de forma justa e desrespeita os milhares de fãs que dedicam seu tempo para votar honestamente. Confiamos que a organização adotará as medidas necessárias para garantir transparência, fiscalização e um resultado que represente, de fato, a vontade do público. @tvcabobranco @tvparaiba

My interest in Josefa de Óbidos, a Spanish-Portuguese 17th century painter, was the jumping-off point for my collaboration with @chelseafussflowers in her recent floral retreat in Lisbon (the retreat was called “Art, Flowers, & Gardens of Lisbon”, a title I find very evocative!).

Chelsea always wants her guests to be immersed in Portuguese culture and heritage and she and I worked together to translate Josefa’s legacy into different floral experiences for her guests.

On my first morning of teaching we headed out to Évora to see a few of Josefa’s paintings at the @museunfreimanueldocenaculo. We chose Évora because Lisbon’s old masters museum, the @mnaa_lisboa, is undergoing renovations and has been closed for a year, and Évora is both a short drive from Lisbon and an amazing city in its own right.

I started by giving them a little talk about Josefa’s background and career and then I went on explaining each of the paintings on display. We talked about the omnipresence of religion in Baroque society, the growing importance of sugar, the seasonality of sweets and the symbolism of flowers. As in 17th century poetry, paintings were filled with metaphors and fauna and flora were often associated with Christian meaning. We identified each flower and talked about what it could have meant to 17th century viewers.

In order to make this session a bit more interactive and three-dimensional, I brought along some of my paper flowers, specifically the ones I made following Josefa’s very rigorous and accurate depictions. Most of them are native to Portugal, which makes it even more interesting in terms of general knowledge and conservation.

After the visit to the museum we went to @ximenamaier’s home, where we were treated to an excellent lunch, animated conversation, a talk on the history of tiles and a tile painting workshop.

I’ve written more about the whole experience on my substack, the link is in my bio.

she’s a VS angel this halloween 🪽

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#halloween2026 #nyc #desi #foryoupage #explore

🚨 Melhor prevenir do que ter que remediar, galera

Soul de Sil

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