Heidi Taillefer: Dragon of the Yangtze 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Artist_Linda Lewis Gilded-gold edging catches the light

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

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

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

Benning is a contemporary embroidery artist based in New Hampshire who creates highly detailed

belts and wearable art in the form of figurative whole-head masks of extraordinary character

Heidi Taillefer: Dragon of the Yangtze 1000-Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Artist_Linda Lewis Gilded-gold edging catches the lightHeidi 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