Madeleine Albright may not be a recognizable name unless you are of "a certain age" but you should read her pins.She is a former Secretary of State (the first woman to hold that office) and she served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She was in New Orleans to open the New Orleans Museum of Art's exhibit of more than 200 pins from her collection, Continue Reading
Revisiting Some of the Great Lady Decorators – Part Two
Dorothy Draper was a Great Lady Decorator Dorothy Mintrum Tuckerman was younger than Elsie de Wolfe, but they would both later work at the same time in New York. Dorothy's parents were both descended from aristocratic American families. She made her debut in New York where she met George Draper who also was from a prominent family. They married after George Continue Reading
Process and Production
I love when I find inspiring art sites. This one from Ink & Spindle was really enlightening. It reminded me of my silkscreen / graphic design days at the Corcoran Gallery / College of Art + Design in DC. I loved this class and never really thought that what I'm doing now could relate, but this video put the two together for me. (via klt: Continue Reading
The Botheration of Blogging!
Oh the botheration of blogging, so why do I blog? My daughters dragged me, kicking and screaming, to the world of blogging with utterances of "I'm too old," "I don't know how" and "You know how computers hate me!" It didn't work. So, here I am on a Thursday evening with not a clue as to a subject for tomorrow's post. Then, I had a light bulb moment...why not write Continue Reading
Melodious March
It's such a melodious March. I'm encouraged that spring is around the corner when I hear more and more birds at daybreak. They're so loud they're waking me up but also a joy to hear.Because birds and trees are on my mind with their melodious song, I'm contemplating reconfiguring some of our current images to maximize what we've already done and in the process, Continue Reading
