{"id":5648,"date":"2013-02-12T07:27:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T12:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2015-12-26T23:19:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-27T04:19:58","slug":"happy-mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2013\/02\/happy-mardi-gras\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mardi Gras!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m posting early in the week with these pictures to wish all a Happy Mardi Gras!<\/p>\n<p>However, this mural isn&#8217;t in New Orleans, although it looks like it could be. I think it looks great! It&#8217;s painted on the entrance of <a title=\"Winnipeg Free Press\" href=\"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/arts-and-life\/entertainment\/arts\/vibrant-mural-welcomes-rainbow-fans-124260644.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rainbow Stage in Winnipeg<\/a> in Manitoba, Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2013\/02\/happy-mardi-gras\/mask-mural_winnipeg_aie-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5651\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5651\" alt=\"Mask Mural_Winnipeg_AIE\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mask-Mural_Winnipeg_AIE1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mask-Mural_Winnipeg_AIE1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mask-Mural_Winnipeg_AIE1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And <a title=\"EllaLuna\" href=\"http:\/\/ellaluna.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/mask-making.html\" target=\"_blank\">some real masks<\/a> and how to make them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2013\/02\/happy-mardi-gras\/masks_group5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5652\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5652\" alt=\"masks on Art Is Everywhere via ellaluna\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/masks_group5.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/masks_group5.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/masks_group5-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really like the picture of the unfinished masks, however.<\/p>\n<p><a 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