Stitching Summit 2014 - part 2

My mind is abuzz as I try to describe the past 2 days. Words and phrases keep flitting and zipping and whirling. All are appropriate, but none can adequately describe the experience. So I'll let the photos do the talking.

Today was to be our travel day, but Mother Nature has intervened to give us one more day together...for now. Enjoy!

Stitching Summit 2014 - part 1

I have the extremely good fortune to have been invited to spend a few days with Christine, Kelly, Lotta and Erin. It's a dream weekend really. I keep feeling the need to pinch myself.

We've rented a house full of character, color, texture, antiques, charm galore inside and out. And rusty bits. Can't forget the rusty bits.

We brought thread, fabric, indigo, dye stuff and pots and paper as well as ideas of all sorts, shapes and sizes. Enjoy the photos. It's stitching time!

Saturday in New York - Li Hongbo video

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Saturday in New York City

I wondered around the Chelsea galleries today, thoroughly enjoying the art, the sun, the warmth of a spring-like day after too many wintry ones. My first stop was Klein Sun Gallery to experience Li Hongbo's Tools of Study.

With what appears to be impeccable recreations of carved porcelain masterpieces, the sculptures are in fact entirely comprised of thousands of layers of paper. Li Hongbo's stunning, stretchable, paper sculptures, inspired by both traditional folk art and his time as a student learning to sculpt, challenge our perceptions. With a technique influenced by his fascination with traditional Chinese decorations known as paper gourds—made from glued layers of paper—Li Hongbo applies a honeycomb-like structure to form remarkably flexible sculptures. via Klein Sun

Many photos were taken as well as a couple of videos. Grab a glass or cuppa. Get comfy and enjoy.