adorned with ornaments; honored with awards
from Latin decoratus 'adorned, embellished'
When you're decorated, you're wearing your achievements like ornaments on a Christmas tree!
Decoration has been gendered 'feminine' in European intellectual tradition, excluding decorative/craft work (textiles, ceramics) from 'high art.' This devalued women artisans' contributions.
Treat decoration as legitimate artistic and functional practice. Avoid hierarchies that dismiss 'decorative' work vs. 'fine art.'
["adorned","embellished","ornamented"]
Women textile artists, ceramicists, and craftspeople (from Islamic geometric patterns to Japanese indigo dyers to European embroiderers) created foundational aesthetic traditions, often uncredited as artists.
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