Dick Blick

Friday, December 12, 2008

Fuller Craft Museum

Last Saturday I took my friend Janet to the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA. She is a crochet artist extraordinaire.



The gateway to the actual museum is lovely. Even in the brown mud season of this month!


We both wanted to see the Crocheted Prayer rugs by Xeonibia Bailey. Three exhibits were breathtaking.









This is Janet creating a crochet Mandela to add to the crochet exhibit.



The teapot exhibit was fabulous. My friend, Irene Reed, created two of the teapots in this exhibit.

After we visited the exhibits we shopped the Wearable Art Sale. Such gorgeous and reasonably priced things. It was a very inspiring visit.

Following our museum tour, we ate lunch at the "Not our Usual Joes". Then on to Boston.

Our destination was the Fort Point Arts Center. After riding around South Boston and within 1 mile of the same area for an hour looking for it- yes, we asked three cops and no one knew where it was - we parked the car.

The Children's Museum was very busy. We checked out the recycle shop. No great finds that day. Headed off to Trader Joe's and home. It was a very fun day.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Witch's Tea



Sunday, the 26th October, 2008, my friend Charri Hendricksen invited me to a Witch's Tea.
Here is Liane Wiley, owner of the Knitting Knook.
Doesn't she look like a natural witch!!!






The food was pot luck and as usual terrific. Charri has a lovely view of the Surry Mountain Dam area from her house.

Here are two photos of Charri's fabulous decorations. Each room is better than the other!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Teaching Textile Arts for a local Quilt Guild

Textile Arts is my passion. Can't you tell? On October 19 I had 10 marvelous students of the Cheshire Quilt Guild learn about dyeing and printing fabric, without a washing machine!


Look at these beautiful results. Printing, stamping, monoprinting, sun resist dyeing. Nancy Whitney created these fabrics for quilted and she claims to be not creative!





Yes, I am available to teach more quilt guilds. Inquire within!!

NYC - Madison Avenue

Everyone should spend a day in the Big Apple as a reality check. Do I live as a New Yorker? Sometimes! I am after all a native!

But a long walk on Madison Ave is so much fun. The New York socialites dress to out do one another. Most people wear black. But the highest fashions and most expensive everything is on Madison Avenue. Here are two photos of the scarves in Searle. Note that the scarves are either knitted or shibori - design wise, right up my alley!

After a delicious salmon salad at the Nector Cafe - which set me back about $30.00, I spent an hour at Annie and Co knitting store. There I found a fabulous selection of knitting books.

Yes, I bought two with kids patterns. Afterall, I am the expectant grandmother of twins!


Lastly I went to the Whitney Museum of Art. Crowded!!! My peaceful life in NH has eased me into liking no crowds. The Alexander Calder exhibit was terrific.

It was a long day but very invigorating. I am looking forward to my next trip!

Monday, October 27, 2008

NY Sheep and Wool Festival




Economy in the tank? Hardly! On the 18th October I took a bus trip to the NY Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY. I have never seen so many people on a buying frenzy. The lines for shopping, eating, driving, etc were never ending.
It was a great way for me to save money because I could not get into the booths to buy anything.
I so much wanted a philosopher's wool sweater kit. But I couldn't get waited upon. Therefore, I will work on my stash. The best thing was a sign which said that Yarn Stock never crashes!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Beth Lipman at the RSID Museum of Art




Upon walking along Benefit Street in Providence, RI, we tripped upon the RSID Museum of Art. It was our actual destination to see Beth's art. It was a major installation and these are only a few of the photos that were taken. It is titled After We're Gone. Beth, today, had a write up in the New York Times Design Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2008/09/28/style/t/index.html#pageName=28lipman
October 16 is the kick off of her Steuben collection in NYC. When Steuben was on Fifth Avenue, many years ago, our cousin did a photography study of the Steuben Store. The photography collection by Sam Gottscho is in the Museum of the City of New York. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Gottscho
And here you will find the Steuben Glass Beth Lipman Collection.