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NEW ORLEANS GIFTS • LOCAL ARTISTS & DESIGNERS

VOLUME 3 | NUMBER 1 |

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THE RETURN OF HOUSE FLOATS

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Ja n u a r y 2 0 2 2

COLORFUL LIVING

Local artists gear up for Carnival 2022

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Set of two paintings |

$500 from The O.W. (3719 Magazine St.).

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Wall art FOR EVERY TASTE “Golden Hour Heron” by Lorin Vieira |

$130 from Where Y’Art Works (1901 Royal St., 504-325-5672; whereyartworks.com).

“Sacred Water, Sacred Sky” |

$152 from Marianne Angeli Rodriguez (323 N. Columbia St., Covington, 985-2380842; rodriguezart.com).

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“Jackson 5” by Rashaud Brown |

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“Home” by Jason David White |

“Fish Tank” |

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$135 from Where Y’Art Works.

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“Hummingbird 18”

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“Uptown Ruler”

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$5,000 from Where Y’Art Works.

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“Animate” |

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Oil painting |

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“Short Stories” |

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“The Source”

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$350 from Where Y’Art Works.

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“Angel Wings” by Cynthia Kolls |

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“Starry NOLA” print |

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“Aloe Vulgaris” |

$125 from Lili Arnold Studios (liliarnold.com).

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“Shattered Shorty” by Patrick Henry | $1000 from Where Y’Art Works.

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“Charlotte the Peacock” | Price available upon request fromrom Alex Beard Studios (3926 Magazine St., 504-3090394; alexbeardstudio.com.)

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THE RETURN

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OF FLOATS Local artists gear up for Carnival 2022

By SARAH RAVITS Inside of a Mid-City warehouse, painter Maddie Stratton is atop a ladder, adding some

intricate brush strokes to a quartet of largerthan-life anthropomorphic alligators wearing suits. The gators will soon be cut out and further embellished, before making their way to a stately Uptown home where they will become a semi-permanent porch fixture — at least until Carnival is over.

These well-dressed, musically inclined reptiles are among the thousands of whimsical accouterments and fantastical characters that will soon adorn homes across the city, as New Orleanians prepare for Carnival 2022 and its pandemic-born tradition: The Krewe of House Floats.

The spirit of House Floats is DIY — amateur artists and professionals alike have been able to find solace and creativity with it after the COVID19 pandemic wiped out regular gigs and brought sorrow to a city usually known for celebrating.

It began as somewhat of a joke after local resident Megan Boudreaux mused on social media about a way to keep Carnival going in the absence of parades last year.

But the idea swiftly took off and was embraced across the city as New Orleanians got to work to showcase their creativity from porches and balconies and yards.

As Coco Darrow, the lead artist and designer of Stronghold Studios, puts it, “it was a way to show the world we could still make lemonade out of lemons.”

What could have been a temporary tradition is now likely here to stay — even as the city prepares

An homage to Leah Chase drew revelers to the Bayou St. John neighborhood last year.

PHOTO BY IAN MCNULT Y / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE

A storefront Uptown features whimsical designs

by Stronghold Studios.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY COCO DARROW

Coco Darrow and Maddie Stratton pose with anthropomorphic alligators inside Stronghold Studios, soon to relocate to Uptown.

PHOTO BY SAR AH R AVITS

Coco Darrow is working on a series of “luna moths” which will glow in the dark.

PHOTO BY SAR AH R AVITS

Artist Philip Cooper puts the finishing touches on a tribute to Dolly Parton.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY COCO DARROW

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for a slightly-more-normal Carnival season this year and parades are expected to roll.

Stronghold Studios is filled with giant flowers, light-up “luna moths,” a giant sugar skull, cut-outs of local celebrities and other homages to New Orleans culture and beyond. The team of painters, carpenters and other producers will expand over the next several weeks as the studio ramps up production and prepares for a swell of custom orders.

Prior to the pandemic, the studio, which was started by her father-in-law Bill Darrow, created set pieces for films, private parties and music festivals — notably, they are the longtime designers of Jazz Fest vendor booths and stage designs.

“When the pandemic happened and wiped everything out, we were hurting just like everyone else,” says Coco Darrow. “House Floats saved our business. It was like a fairy tale.”

Darrow says that the custom orders generally take two-to-three weeks to create. Some customers come to her with thorough plans; others require more input.

“We can do one piece of art, or some flowers or we can run 30 feet of art,” she says. “It runs the gamut.”

Either way, the city will be set to entertain its revelers drawn now to homes as much as the parades themselves. “I think it’s really helped everyone feel better. It’s given artists a lot more opportunities that were taken from them otherwise,” Darrow says. “And the whole nation was really enamored of this idea. It shows we won’t ever let Mardi Gras go.”

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