I
always like quilts, and this one offered a huge impact as I walked in the door
to the Mingei this Saturday. It’s called
a House Top Quilt. 1940’s,
cotton. Am I looking down on a
house….seemingly so.
I’d
gone to the Mingei to see the Black Dolls.
We have had a couple of good ones in the shop lately that I’d been drawn
too. I’d had one smaller one in black
satin that grandma made for me as a child.
I’m embarrassed to tell you that her name was Topsy.
Deborah
Neff collects these wonderful dolls, and she picked the hundred some here in
this show. At home she has over 500
more.
I
revisited the light linen weaving's, stopped by the architectural models, then
suddenly saw a small, long narrow gallery with A Procession
marching down the center. I was
fascinated by the ingenuity and imagination needed to create these tiny, almost
fleeting folks. They stirred my imagination
into thinking I could do something with that same feel. I like magic.
I love the Mingei.
ReplyDeleteWhat an unusual collection. The artistry is also intriguing.
ReplyDeleteIntriguing collection for sure. I love the dolls but had to look up why you were embarrassed about the name. I was unfamiliar with it.
ReplyDeleteInteresting but there is a creepiness for me in some way. That is why art and crafts are highly personal, I guess.
ReplyDeleteThe procession is cool
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way as Tabor.
ReplyDeleteBrainwashing from childhood I think.
I've never heard of this, but it sure is interesting and stirs your imagination.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt, but the figures on snow are creepy. Like a Johnny Depp film.
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