The 4th of July celebrates freedom and liberty, and the Statue of Liberty is one of my favorite goddess archetypes. Here is one of my pieces of fiber art, from the back of a vest:
Ms. Liberty
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Artsy Adventures with Meryl Ann
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Fabulous Needle Felted Fiber Art & a Creative Gallery
I visited Mark and Angie Setevdemio's lovely gift shop and gallery in Ashburnham, MA, Creative Connections. The current art show features amazing needle felting by Lyn Slade. Needle felting is labor intensive, but also meditative and relaxing. The special needles...
Florence Griswold’s Old Lyme Retreat for American Impressionists
Florence Griswold's Connecticut boarding house (now the Florence Griswold Museum) was the nucleus of the "Old Lyme Art Colony" in the early 20th century. American Impressionists who spent time painting there in the summers include Ellen Axson Wilson, (first wife of...
Clara Driscoll: Tiffany Lamp Designer
Today I visited the Lyman Allyn Art Museum in New London, CT, a small museum with a lovely collection. One of the highlights is their Tiffany glass, including the famous Dragonfly Lamp by Clara Driscoll. She designed some of the firm's best-known lamps,...
Angelica Kauffman at the RISD Art Museum
I visited the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art with my friend Joy in search of another Mary Cassatt painting, which was also not on view, as happened in a few previous museums on this trip... However, I was thrilled to find a painting by Angelica Kauffmann...
Watercolors of Egypt – Worcester Museum of Art, MA
Howard Carter (British, 1874-1939) was an artist who trained with his father as a young boy, however he is primarily known for discovering King Tut's tomb. On his various trips to Egypt he created many watercolors documenting the antiquities. I was happy to see some...
Berthe Morisot & Edouard Manet: Artists & Astrology, Patterns in Creativity
Comparing artists’ astrology charts can uncover the secrets of their work and lives! If you are interested in French Impressionism, astrology or Paris, (or all three!) or if you just want to be uplifted by over 100 stunning art images, you’ll love this Zoom workshop...
Making Mandalas with Mimi and Myla
Even though I'm traveling, my 10-year-old granddaughter and I still had our regular weekly Zoom art lesson - one of the lovely aspects of technology! Lately we have been learning blending techniques with colored pencils, but Myla and I have also enjoyed exploring...
Healing Art: Immersive Sound Vibration
At the end of my long drive from NY through CT and RI to MA, I was rewarded with a healing sound bath! Gong baths are a type of inactive meditation, where you “bathe” in the healing power of sound, leaving you feeling refreshed. The vibrations of gongs can relieve...
Mary Cassatt, Finally, on my Third Try!
One of the reasons I had planned visits to the New Britain Museum of American Art and the Wadsworth Atheneum (both in CT) was to see their works by Mary Cassatt, which I had been eager to see for many years...but neither museum had her work currently on display!...