Doña Maclovia Zamora by Nani Chacon | Style Imitating Art

I am really excited to share this next artwork simply because I love it and I love the story behind it.

Style Imitating Art

Style Imitating Art is hosted by Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey, Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge, and Marsha of Marsha in the Middle. Style Imitating Art challenges us to draw style inspiration from pieces of art. Every other Monday, one of the hosts, acting as presenter, selects an inspiration image that they will each post on their blogs. The following Monday, each host shares her art inspired outfit. Participants are invited to submit their art inspired outfits to the presenter by 10:00 p.m. EST on the Tuesday following the hosts’ art inspired outfit posts. The following day, Wednesday, the presenter will share all of the submissions on her blog.

You don’t have to be a blogger to join either! In fact, you don’t even have to join but you can still use the art to inspire an outfit just for the sake of trying something different. If you want to share your inspired outfit, we invite you do so on Instagram or any other social media platform that you prefer. Just be sure to tag Salazar, Shelbee, or Marsha or use #TeamLOTSStyle and #StyleImitatingArt so the hosts know you have joined. Go have some fun in your closets and join the SIA challenge next week!

This Week’s Presenter

It was my turn to choose our artwork and I wanted to explore the works of an indigenous American artist because I have always been drawn to the culture and religious beliefs of the native peoples of North America. Over two years ago, I shared traditional beadwork by Cherokee artist Martha Berry for one of these challenges so I think enough time has elapsed to share another artist who focused on celebrating native North American people.

The Artwork

Doña Maclovia Zamora by Nani Chacon

As always, I will share detailed information about the artist and the artwork in my outfit post next week. But if you would like information before that, here are a few links to get your started plus a lovely video about Doña Maclovia Zamora.

• Nani Chacon Official Website
• About Nani Chacon
• Nani Chacon: Doña Maclovia Zamora
• Wikipedia: Nanibah Chacon
• Flickr: “Maclovia Sanchez de Zamora” by Nanibah Chacon
• Vimeo: Tribute to a Traditional Healer: Maclovia Sanchez de Zamora

If you want to join us with your own outfit inspired by this stunning mural, go get creative in your closet, snap a photo of your outfit, and send it to me at shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com by 10:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, and I will feature your photo in my gallery post on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. We would love to see more creative folks join our artsy challenges so feel free to share the inspiration with your friends. Happy styling!

Keeping it on the edge, 

Shelbee

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