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“Bead” in Reston, Virginia
The exhibition “Bead” is open until the end of the month at the Greater Reston Arts Center in Virginia. I have met five of these artists in person, I believe – two as teachers (Joyce Scott, David Chatt), two as fellow students (Rebecca Starry, Teresa Sullivan), and one in context with one of my jobs…
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Additional baskets from “Sharing Traditions” at Yosemite National Park
I limited my basket photographs in my last post to baskets made by the three main demonstrators at Yosemite in the last 80 years, Maggie Howard, Lucy Telles, and Julia Parker. There were other baskets at well, rooms of them. Enjoy! Carrie Bethel was Mono Lake Paiute, and these baskets were made in the 1930s…
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“Sharing Traditions” exhibit at Yosemite National Park
“Sharing Traditions” tells the story of 80 years of basket making in Yosemite National Park. I was fortunate enough to see this exhibit in the summer of 2012, and took pictures to share. Yosemite National Park has an 80-year tradition of basket-weaving demonstrations, and this exhibit celebrates that legacy and the three primary basket-makers –…
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It’s a good time to see work by Joyce Scott
Joyce Scott is enjoying a lot of well-deserved shows and publicity right now. Here’s what I know – and there could be more! The cover article of the Fall 2014 issue of UrbanGlass Glass (Quarterly) is of Joyce Scott. It’s a substantial article, unfortunately not freely available online. The description on the website is, “Joyce…
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Beadwork to see in Ontario and Los Angeles
There are a couple of exhibits I’ve learned about recently. Both are First Nations beadwork, one in Brampton, Ontario, and the other in Los Angeles, California. First, a digression: I’m never quite sure what terminology I should use. The Ontario exhibit uses “First Nations,” and the Los Angeles one uses “Native Americans.” I am in no…