FormFit Camisole - Splendor in the Brass™ Print

Ah, springtime in New Orleans: the humidity rises, irises take the garden, marching bands take the streets and Jazz Fest takes the Fairgrounds. Perfection.

The Louisiana iris is our official state wildflower. It thrives in New Orleans’ sub-tropical clime and inspired the fleur-de-lis. And like our unique marching jazz bands whose air it shares, it adapts gracefully to almost any environment. An apt metaphor for how our vital native genera have been planted and blossomed into America’s singular art form — jazz.

And as the irises’ roots cultivate verdant blades heavenward, the roots of jazz raise our horns above life’s cacophony and carry us aloft. Artist Kathy Schorr captures this entwined theme, nesting nearly life-sized gleaming cornets, trombones and tubas in the embrace of lush foliage. The leaves curl in and around the brass, supporting them as their joyful noise teases forth more blooms. Transform yourself into a one-person marching band.