Circle of Friends award
Suzanne Cooper awarded me with this, and I am honored! I am to list 5 things that I like to do and then pass it on to 5 more in my circle of blogger friends. I love many of the same things she does: 1. I love to read. 2. I love to cook. 3.…
The Precious Object
This show, in the Cargill Gallery of the Central Hennepin County Library, is on display until January 3rd. It is presented in partnership with mnartists.org, an online database of Minnesota artists created by the Walker Art Center and the McKnight Foundation. “The 14 Minnesota artists in the exhibition explore issues of nature, simulation, craft, collection…
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Xhosa wreaths
Made with Xhosa double scallop stitch (from Valerie Hector’s The Art of Beadwork, and a past issue of B&B), these little wreaths are my gifts to my coworkers this year. They can be either pendants or ornaments.
From Caves to Castles: If Beads Could Talk
Ancient beads are the subject of this exhibit at the Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona. It covers Prehistory (early hominids) until the end of the Islamic Period (1400 AD), and explores why beads can help us understand human culture. Major events in history are explored from the perspective of beads.