Visiting the Minnesota Center for Book Arts
Founded in 1985, the Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) became part of Open Book in 2000, moving into their current building in 2004. The other two parts of the of Open Book is the Loft (author- and writing-oriented) and the nonprofit publisher Milkweed. The building was originally three storefronts, very thoughtfully combined with great…
Powerless beading
I’m on day two of no power (storms with trees downed over power lines), and it’s forecast to be nearly five days before power is restored. And I finally did some beading! I have been very busy these last several months, and when I have down time, I’ve been relaxing by not-beading (reading, etc.). Also,…
One day left on my Beading For a Cure necklace!
This is the last year for Beading For a Cure, where participants buy a kit of beads, sight unseen, and create something using at least one of every bead to sell at auction. Proceeds from the auction go to fight colorectal cancer, in memory of Layne Shilling, a beader who lost her life to the…
Beading Lake Superior
Embellishing one small rock from Lake Superior’s shores… I am providing this as part of a gift basket for a silent auction, with the theme of Minnesota.
An Art-o-Mat!
Le Méridien Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis is the country’s first luxury art hotel. From their website, it “features over 200 pieces of original contemporary art work from the private collection of the hotel’s owner Ralph Burnet. Discover many of these great pieces at the Minneapolis Burnet Art Gallery. Edgy and controversial pieces from the Young British…