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Ebony G. Patterson is looking seriously sparkly (though my camera fails to capture it) in “Serious Sparkle”! Congrats to @minimenin on organizing this glittery and feminist exhibition at the Tang that lets us all live with this amazing artist’s work for a few months⚡️ . . . #tangteachingmuseum #ebonygpatterson #contemporaryart #curatorlife #5womenartists #glitter

I had so much fun preparing a #fibreshare package for @ash_heilman (which I finally sent on Saturday and forgot to take a picture of!), and today received this fab package from my other #fibresharefriend @lydiamayjones! I can’t wait to dive into this book and learn more about the history of fiber in Wales while I enjoy so many Welsh goodies. The sheep is super charming and going right on my fireplace mantel! Thanks for an awesome package full of great surprises, Lydia! Everyone please comment with crochet project/pattern ideas for my new yarn stash! . . . #yarnstash #bookstagram #fibresharefriends #woollenmills #branwendavies #iestynhughes #waleshistory #friendshipbracelet #welshoriginals #sarahmorley #woollywumpkins #rowanhandknitcotton #ricorumicotton #welshyarn

Part of the fun of buying used books. Looks like this one was a popular August read for a few years. #bookstagram #usedbook #queensboroughpubliclibrary #americanhistory #research

In 2014, I wrote a hundred didactic texts for objects in @cooperhewitt’s product design & decorative arts and drawings, prints & graphic design collections. I’m so happy to see these texts finding new life in CHSDM’s Object of the Day blog. It’s been awhile since I wrote about Bohemian-Texan furniture makers, and it was fun to revisit this weird, pointy, too-many-animals-died-for-it chair that reflects a Victorian desire for control over nature and reflects a merger of European styles and American ideals about the Wild West. Go see this and other plasticky works from the collection in “Nature by Design: Plastics”! . . https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/08/01/wenzel-friedrichs-longhorn-furniture/ . . #cooperhewitt #smithsonian #designhistory #wenzelfriedrich #texashistory #longhornfurniture #victorianamerica #19thcentury #naturebydesign #objectoftheday #ootdblog

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