We just arrived in Mendocino last night after a twelve hour drive with the three cats. We were all glad you get out of our cages. Jeanette and her fiance arrive tomorrow evening. My brother and his partner arrive Thanksgiving morning. I am not sure I will be posting too much, but I hope to [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Over the river and through the woods…
Posted in Nature, Places, Seasons on November 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Old stencilled fabric
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Dyeing, Nature, Quilts on November 20, 2009 | 10 Comments »
When I was doing a little research on Florence Peto, I came across a quilt in a book published by the Shelburne Museum, Art of the Needle, and realized I had some “doilies” with a similar look. The explanation from the book on page 100, described the technique: “The blue-gray color was sprayed over flowers, [...]
Unfolding
Posted in Indomitable Women, Ruminating, Seasons on November 19, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Please join us for the journey. My youngest daughter and I are going to collaborate on a blog, one for inspiration, joy, comfort, and mutual admiration of creative ideas, art, color, and sharing. It will be full of adventure, exploration, and spontaneity. We will be posting shortly. I will keep my current blog as it [...]
Magical Maryhill
Posted in Art, Inspiration, Places on November 17, 2009 | 6 Comments »
May I introduce you to Samuel Hill, “Visionary. Entrepreneur. World traveler. Road and monument builder. Philanthropist. Friend to royalty.” And “the principal founder of the Maryhill Museum”. [Maryhill Museum of Art by Linda Brady Tesner] Samuel was really quite huge…a larger than life person. He was someone you would probably be drawn to in conversation [...]
“Solitude”
Posted in Inspiration, Places on November 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I haven’t forgotten my need to get back to Maryhill. I will post tomorrow. This is one of the most beautiful paintings in their permanent collection. It is titled “Solitude” by Frederic, Lord Leighton (English, 1830-1896).
An Enchanted Slipper
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Inspiration on November 14, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I intended to get back to the Maryhill story, but felt compelled to share a little treasure with you. I went to a holiday open house at one of my favorite antique shops last night. Everything was beautifully decorated and embellished, and on one of the tables was a tree decorated with these beautiful antique [...]
Theatre de la Mode
Posted in Inspiration, Places, Vintage Clothing on November 12, 2009 | 17 Comments »
Sometimes in life we are presented with gifts that we simply do not recognize as gems until we are ready to receive them. In September, we had a visitor from Mendocino for a few days. He left us saying he was going to travel up the Columbia Gorge to Biggs and then cross the bridge [...]
Dot philosophy
Posted in Quilts, Ruminating, fabric/collage/applique on November 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Tears are elongated dots. I had the urge to get out my dot quilt this morning…it was calling to me to add some more dots, but this time they were elongated dots, tear dots. I had this impulse to reach out and touch them, to bring them closer to me, gather them in.
A special visit
Posted in Places, Seasons on November 9, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I spent a lot of my childhood in Oregon. I was born in California, raised for many years in Massena, New York near the St. Lawrence Seaway and Canada, but both of my parents were from Oregon. All of their families stayed here, so we were always heading to the Northwest to visit grandparents, aunts, [...]
Florence Peto Part II
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Indomitable Women on November 6, 2009 | 16 Comments »
Appliqued and pieced quilt, Aborescent Rose Tree Medallion Pattern, 1830. Made by Sarah T.C. Miller, Charleston, South Carolina Florence began collecting quilts as I suppose any of us would by the “thrill of the hunt”. She visited auctions, antique shops, shows, and followed leads from friends and dealers as her collection grew. She learned quilt [...]
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