Disappointed in Research
Back in 2012, I was reading the Iliad with an online group, and I was amazed when I got to these lines about the famous Helen: She [Iris] came on Helen in the… Continue reading
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Textiles in Hiding
At the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, among all the aircraft and equipment, is an exhibit that shows the stories of pilots downed behind enemy lines. One… Continue reading
Not Your Granny’s Sheep
The Austin Zoo is not your typical city zoo. Its animals are mostly rescues and retirees — acquired from people who discovered that their exotic pets were too much to handle, from research… Continue reading
A Visit to the Antique Rose Emporium
On a recent weekend, we caught enough of a break in the rain to get in a visit to the Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, Texas. Along with hundreds of roses, there are… Continue reading
Textiles: Imagery
The final topic in Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind is Imagery . Pictorial imagery is an element of textile art the viewer expects to find, despite the fact that it… Continue reading
Textiles: Added Dimensions
While most people are trying to “think outside the box”, textile artists are usually content to “think within the plane”. And a spectacular job we do of it, too. We can divide space… Continue reading
Textiles: Surface
This is the fourth in a series I am doing in which I look at my own textiles in the light of Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind. Two more sections… Continue reading
Textiles: Structure
This is the third in a series in which I look at my own textiles in the light of Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind. The essays in each section of… Continue reading
Textiles: Ingredients
This is second in a series where I consider my own textiles in light of Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: the Art of Mankind. In the section of the book titled Ingredients, along with… Continue reading
Textiles: Impact
I have been absorbed by Mary Schoeser’s book Textiles: The Art of Mankind. Schoeser has written many books on textile history, including World Textiles: A Concise History and Silk. This book is a… Continue reading