Changing themes
I’m currently in the beginning stages of trying to update my webpage, which I had designed with a basic webpage design tool. I have avoided updating it as it’s not nearly as easy as blogging. This blog is powered by WordPress, a platform that certainly could handle a webpage as well. Really, the only thing…
New blogs to follow
Here are a few more that I’ve added to my roster: Betty Stephan Beadwork Mein Perlentraum Bead Circle
Art Deco fan pendant
This is a shape idea I had, and when executed, I found looks reminiscent of Art Deco style. I can easily picture a string of them made as a bracelet. I like the negative space between the green rounds in the way that I combined the fan elements. Also, perhaps a bit surprisingly, this pendant…
Craft in America season 3 includes Joyce Scott
I was flipping pages in Ornament, and inside the front cover of the current issue is Joyce Scott’s work, stating that she is one of the featured artists in the upcoming season of the PBS show Craft in America! I couldn’t find much online, but there is this press release from last April stating that…
Contemporary Art Quilts at the James J. Hill House
James J. Hill, railway magnate, completed his showcase house in St. Paul, MN in 1891. One reason he built it is to house his very impressive art collection; on a previous tour, a guide told us that the value of the art was worth more than the house — and this is a house of…