A Krewe For Every You // A New Orleans poster // Great Gift for Mardi Gras Lovers

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A special poster for my NOLA lovers!

My first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was the Chewbacchus parade. I was in love. It was festive, handmade, loud, boisterous, stomp-y and joyful. One of the beautiful things about NOLA is its absolute embrace of diversity. The other thing is, it's not stuffy about what it means to be adults. All sorts of adults: The artists, the lawyers, the teachers, the very old, the just-out-of-college meet over king cake and plan out costumes and work on dance routines to celebrate life during the special season of Mardi Gras. Any kind of you there is, can find a home in a Mardi Gras krewe, sub-krewe, or dancing troupe. It's so beautiful. This is my tribute to the most special city that has captured my heart.

These are just a few Krewes (so many more, and sorry if I left your favorite one out!).

My favorites from this list explained:

The Amazons: A krewe of cancer survivors that wear armor and breast plates and march with a fierce expression on their face.

Cajun Mardi Gras: Look at the photos on Google! So colorful.

Mardi Gras Indians: The most breathtaking costumes! The intricate hand-sewn suits of the Mardi Gras Indians rank among the nation's best folk art. Worn just once, they are made by tribes with hundreds of thousands of beads, brightly dyed ostrich plumes, sequins, velvet and rhinestones. Each costume takes an entire year to create and can weigh as much as 150 pounds. They debut on Mardi Gras, make appearances on Super Sunday and at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and then are torn apart with the beads reused in another design. Indians chiefs compete for the most elaborate, beautiful design each year.

Krewe of 'tit Rex: A parade of shoe-box floats!

Krewe of Chebacchus: A walking parade full of many different sci-fy enthusiast krewes (including the Leijorettes, a marching krewe of Princess Leias!).

Skull and Bones: At 5 a.m., The North Side Skull and Bone Gang leaves the Backstreet Cultural Museum and goes door to door, house to house, waking up the neighborhood and spreading a message of peace. The tradition dates back to 1819. Its roots trace back to African spirituality, but the gang views its role in New Orleans as the “literal meaning of carnival, the shedding of flesh.”
Treme neighbors, and visitors who get up early enough to see them, might hear the Gang chant things like, “If you don’t live right, the Bone Man is commin’ for ya” as they beat drums and dance in the street.

Details:

This is an 11x14" print on archival linen paper (11x14" is a standard size that many store-bought wall frames already have mats for). It is printed locally using a lazer printer.

Let me know if you have any questions!
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A special poster for my NOLA lovers!

My first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was the Chewbacchus parade. I was in love. It was festive, handmade, loud, boisterous, stomp-y and joyful. One of the beautiful things about NOLA is its absolute embrace of diversity. The other thing is, it's not stuffy about what it means to be adults. All sorts of adults: The artists, the lawyers, the teachers, the very old, the just-out-of-college meet over king cake and plan out costumes and work on dance routines to celebrate life during the special season of Mardi Gras. Any kind of you there is, can find a home in a Mardi Gras krewe, sub-krewe, or dancing troupe. It's so beautiful. This is my tribute to the most special city that has captured my heart.

These are just a few Krewes (so many more, and sorry if I left your favorite one out!).

My favorites from this list explained:

The Amazons: A krewe of cancer survivors that wear armor and breast plates and march with a fierce expression on their face.

Cajun Mardi Gras: Look at the photos on Google! So colorful.

Mardi Gras Indians: The most breathtaking costumes! The intricate hand-sewn suits of the Mardi Gras Indians rank among the nation's best folk art. Worn just once, they are made by tribes with hundreds of thousands of beads, brightly dyed ostrich plumes, sequins, velvet and rhinestones. Each costume takes an entire year to create and can weigh as much as 150 pounds. They debut on Mardi Gras, make appearances on Super Sunday and at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and then are torn apart with the beads reused in another design. Indians chiefs compete for the most elaborate, beautiful design each year.

Krewe of 'tit Rex: A parade of shoe-box floats!

Krewe of Chebacchus: A walking parade full of many different sci-fy enthusiast krewes (including the Leijorettes, a marching krewe of Princess Leias!).

Skull and Bones: At 5 a.m., The North Side Skull and Bone Gang leaves the Backstreet Cultural Museum and goes door to door, house to house, waking up the neighborhood and spreading a message of peace. The tradition dates back to 1819. Its roots trace back to African spirituality, but the gang views its role in New Orleans as the “literal meaning of carnival, the shedding of flesh.”
Treme neighbors, and visitors who get up early enough to see them, might hear the Gang chant things like, “If you don’t live right, the Bone Man is commin’ for ya” as they beat drums and dance in the street.

Details:

This is an 11x14" print on archival linen paper (11x14" is a standard size that many store-bought wall frames already have mats for). It is printed locally using a lazer printer.

Let me know if you have any questions!
A special poster for my NOLA lovers!

My first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was the Chewbacchus parade. I was in love. It was festive, handmade, loud, boisterous, stomp-y and joyful. One of the beautiful things about NOLA is its absolute embrace of diversity. The other thing is, it's not stuffy about what it means to be adults. All sorts of adults: The artists, the lawyers, the teachers, the very old, the just-out-of-college meet over king cake and plan out costumes and work on dance routines to celebrate life during the special season of Mardi Gras. Any kind of you there is, can find a home in a Mardi Gras krewe, sub-krewe, or dancing troupe. It's so beautiful. This is my tribute to the most special city that has captured my heart.

These are just a few Krewes (so many more, and sorry if I left your favorite one out!).

My favorites from this list explained:

The Amazons: A krewe of cancer survivors that wear armor and breast plates and march with a fierce expression on their face.

Cajun Mardi Gras: Look at the photos on Google! So colorful.

Mardi Gras Indians: The most breathtaking costumes! The intricate hand-sewn suits of the Mardi Gras Indians rank among the nation's best folk art. Worn just once, they are made by tribes with hundreds of thousands of beads, brightly dyed ostrich plumes, sequins, velvet and rhinestones. Each costume takes an entire year to create and can weigh as much as 150 pounds. They debut on Mardi Gras, make appearances on Super Sunday and at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and then are torn apart with the beads reused in another design. Indians chiefs compete for the most elaborate, beautiful design each year.

Krewe of 'tit Rex: A parade of shoe-box floats!

Krewe of Chebacchus: A walking parade full of many different sci-fy enthusiast krewes (including the Leijorettes, a marching krewe of Princess Leias!).

Skull and Bones: At 5 a.m., The North Side Skull and Bone Gang leaves the Backstreet Cultural Museum and goes door to door, house to house, waking up the neighborhood and spreading a message of peace. The tradition dates back to 1819. Its roots trace back to African spirituality, but the gang views its role in New Orleans as the “literal meaning of carnival, the shedding of flesh.”
Treme neighbors, and visitors who get up early enough to see them, might hear the Gang chant things like, “If you don’t live right, the Bone Man is commin’ for ya” as they beat drums and dance in the street.

Details:

This is an 11x14" print on archival linen paper (11x14" is a standard size that many store-bought wall frames already have mats for). It is printed locally using a lazer printer.

Let me know if you have any questions!