A few weeks ago when we went to gather pumpkins from a patch, I spotted one with a stem and vine that reminded me of a Jamie Wyeth painting, Warm Halloween, 1989. I brought it home as my cherished child, guarding and protecting the creation, so rich with possibility. It is one of those pumpkins [...]
Archive for October, 2009
A Jamie Wyeth pumpkin
Posted in Seasons on October 31, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Workspace clean-up
Posted in Places on October 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In the last few weeks, I have dreaded going down to my room to do anything. My worktable was cluttered. Books were stacked everywhere. Projects were beginning to creep out of corners, drawers, and cupboards. What was I to do? I simply could not work under these circumstances. So after my house guest left, I [...]
Meandering Paths
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles on October 17, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Tonight I started thinking about my blog and my lack of posting on a regular basis. This old French textile seems a fitting representation for my mind lately…meandering paths. I have spent the week painting two more bookshelves, framing some pictures, trying to get the garden ready for winter. But my mind has been traveling [...]
Burnished silk
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A lovely old but tattered silk often reminds me of a sunset or a romantic candlelight dinner or burnished leaves. I like the way old silk decays like those leaves I step on each morning now as I go on my walks. It slowly falls from its perch and hangs and droops and then shreds. [...]
Back to vintage
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles on October 11, 2009 | 11 Comments »
This is an Amish quilt from Bucks County in Pennsylvania, circa 1895. It is one of those “heart” quilts or love at first sight. I had gone to an antique show the Saturday I was in Vermont and saw this quilt in someone’s space. The dealer was using it as a backdrop for display. It [...]
Richard Saja, Part II
Posted in Inspiration on October 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
When I first entered Saja’s exhibit this is the what I saw, a wild and quirky “chandelier”. What made the whole exhibit even more unusual is that it is housed in a shipping container, one that has been remodeled, so to speak, for suitable placement on the grounds of the Shelburne. It is called Kalkin [...]
Richard Saja, Part I
Posted in Inspiration on October 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I had the recent advantage of viewing a first time solo exhibit of Richard Saja’s work at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. We both clearly have a common love, textiles. In 2005, Richard founded Historically Inaccurate Decorative Arts in order to find new ways of presenting old textiles, particularly French toiles combined with a tradition [...]
Still here
Posted in Uncategorized on October 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It seems like I cannot get back to my blog and your blogs…life is dictating my schedule. Please forgive my absence. I will be back. I have read all your comments and they are great. Honestly, it is so comforting to know there is a caring and funny and creative and animal-loving and textile-passionate group [...]
Patty Yoder
Posted in Inspiration on October 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Sometimes I have a hard time leaving home, particularly if I have to fly and especially if I have to leave my three cats whom I consider my treasures. However, once I arrive at my destination, I am full steam ahead with enthusiasm and energy. Today I went to the Shelburne Museum near Lake Champlain [...]
Thinking ahead
Posted in Ruminating on October 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Thinking about moving forward, covering my head with warmth and beauty, hoping the softness and grace flows down deep to meet my heart and my dreams. I will post tomorrow. I am in Vermont. The leaves are stunning, and the air is cool and crisp. I am savoring the moment and the beauty and the [...]
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