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Thistle Framed Print featuring the photograph Thistle Me This by Mary Mikawoz

The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.

Frame

Top Mat

Top Mat

Bottom Mat

Bottom Mat

Dimensions

Image:

10.00" x 6.50"

Mat Border:

2.00"

Frame Width:

0.88"

Overall:

15.50" x 12.00"

 

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Thistle Me This Framed Print

Mary Mikawoz

by Mary Mikawoz

$141.00

Product Details

Thistle Me This framed print by Mary Mikawoz.   Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.

Design Details

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Ships Within

3 - 4 business days

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Comments (2)

Mary Mikawoz

Mary Mikawoz

Dziękuję bardzo! In English, did you know they used the thistle to make modern day velcro that we use in clothes and other things? The write-up is on the right hand side if you would like to translate it into Polish through Google Translator - http://translate.google.com/ Thank you again.

Henryk Gorecki

Henryk Gorecki

Wspaniale,że nobilitowałaś tę dokuczliwą,chociaż piękną roślinę,Mary! f/v

Artist's Description

Thistle Me This!
Poem and Photography By Mary Mikawoz

“Thistle me this!
Thistle me that!

The firmer you place us together
The harder it is for you to tear us apart!!!”


I was inspired to write this poem because of the inspiration that George D. Mestral received in developing Velcro from the concept of thistles in how they work and how they cling to you by observing how burdock and bur seeds attached themselves to his dog's furs and to his clothing. He examined them under a microscope discovering all the little hooks and then put it into action.

This Swiss electrical engineer thought of the idea in 1941 and invented the idea of Vclcro in 1948. Did you also know that Velcro fasteners made of Teflon loops, polyester hooks, and glass backing are used in Space Stations in outer space?

From a personal point of view, my family went to Poland when I was 6 years old. That summer we visited a relative's farm. I remember running thr...

About Mary Mikawoz

Mary Mikawoz

Mary Mikawoz is a Canadian of Polish descent who follows in the footsteps of a number of artists and photographers in the family. She has studied photography and art from places like Champlain College in Montreal to Algonquin College in Ottawa to the Art Gallery School in Winnipeg. Mary graduated from the University of Manitoba and Red River College. When it comes to photography, Mary feels as if she is inspired by God or the Universe. It is as if she is meant to "capture this moment in time." Otherwise, she takes images that have nice compositions or from points of view that other people might not normally look at. She likes to take powerful images that have impact. Her artistic work includes photography, drawing, digital art,...

 

$141.00

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