{"product_id":"burgundy-and-chartreuse-optical-illusion-mola-1","title":"Chartreuse Dazzle Two Bird Mola","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo dark headed birds meet at the top of this panel, wings sweeping down in stacked bands of pink, blue, black, orange and white. The chartreuse outlines holding them together are so bold that they start to read as a shape of their own, which is very much the point. The ground is deep burgundy and every inch of it is worked. At 16 by 12 inches this is a striking piece of Guna optical trickery, and the longer you look the less certain you get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mola is a hand stitched textile panel made by the Guna people of Panama. Layers of brightly colored cotton are stacked, then cut down through one layer at a time to reveal the colors underneath, with every raw edge turned and stitched by hand. The technique is called reverse appliqué, and Guna women have been refining it for generations. Molas were originally made in matching pairs for the front and back of a blouse, and the designs draw on birds, fish, plants, and geometric patterns from the islands and rainforest where they are made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis panel comes from Guna Yala, the San Blas islands off Panama's Caribbean coast. No two molas are ever alike. Ready to frame, mount, or sew into a pillow or quilt panel. Small variations in size, stitching, and color are normal in handmade textiles and are part of what makes each one authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe swans are obvious but look again. Do you see a frog looking at you? Or maybe something else...?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 16\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e PM3931T\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TraderBrock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47317533294767,"sku":"PM3931T","price":43.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/5442\/files\/panama-mola-textile-traderbrock-49_cb705b6b-26a0-4191-897a-3cd86b7c1677.jpg?v=1786028995","url":"https:\/\/traderbrock.com\/en-ca\/products\/burgundy-and-chartreuse-optical-illusion-mola-1","provider":"TraderBrock","version":"1.0","type":"link"}