INSPIRATION, INSPIRATION – OH WHAT A DAY

 

 I finally made it to the Brooklyn Museum last week.  I saw 2 exhibits including the “Workt by Hand” Hidden Labor & Historical quilts and “Gravity & Grace” El Anatsui.  The latter had an exhibit of monumental proportions using mainly bottle caps and copper wire.  Truly mesmerizing, and nothing like I’ve seen before.  The bottle caps come from a local distillery in Nigeria, then pieced together.

Take a look yourself – Gravity & Grace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of my favorites from “Workt by Hand” Quilt Exhibit:

Crazy Quilt, silk
Tumbling Blocks-about 1865-70/silk,velvet,wood

 

 

 

Crazy Quilt 
Crazy Quilt 1880, silk (1)
Crazy Quilt 1880, silk (2)

 

 
 

 

 

 

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