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BFAC 2011, step 2
Spot’s getting bigger! The thread tails are hidden underneath the beadwork, not woven in. I have to take care of that before moving on. Working with doubled thread, for increased ability to hold a structure, makes this take even longer and less appealing to do. I am hoping I’ll talk myself into doing this tonight.
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Bead related tweets, week of 4/12/10
If you read my blog from its homepage, you can see a bead-related tweet in the upper left, updated through Twitter and a plugin called WP-TwitterSearch that allows me to filter my tweets. I filter with the word “blog,” which you will usually see on the end of my bead-related tweets. You can follow me…
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Brian Jungen
Brian Jungen currently has an exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. I recognized his work using shoes — he makes striking totems and masks with popular athletic shoes and gear. Some of his works were massive (with lawn chairs, plastic containers, full-sized clothing) and some more intimate (sporting goods).…
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National Museum of the American Indian
This Smithsonian museum highlighting the American Indian has two locations, one in New York City, and one in Washington, D.C. It is “dedicated to the preservation, study, and exhibition of the life, languages, literature, history, and arts of Native Americans.” Its collections span the Americas and the Caribbean. I have been to the NYC museum,…