PLASTICA

Objects I need in my home. Especially the bust and basket. Faux weave! 1. A set of eight beetle ware gelatin cups. 1930s 2. Multi- colored paper weight. light bulb shapes. 3. Pink mother of pearl plastic box. “Merry Christmas” 4. Bust of god Apollo as part for bookend made by Petit Musee. 5. Tiny woven ivory [...]

BLACK MTN

Work hard, study hard, weave hard, frolic hard at Black Mountain College, Black Mountain, North Carolina. via North Carolina State Archives  

WEFT & PRINT

Yesterday I spotted these Dorothy Liebes sample weavings via I’m Revolting, which lead me to the Design Center of Philadelphia tumblr. Textile swatch galore. 1. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns. 2. Dorothy Liebes. Rigid weft sample. 1950s. Wood and novelty yarns. 3-4. Geometric print on silk in 4 colorways. Unknown manufacturer. [...]

LIONS RUG

Lion rugs & little girls. Judy Kepes in her nursery, 1949. Daughter to designers, Juliet and Gyorgy. See more pics of their wild Cape Cod nursery via LIFE.  

SKULLS & FEATHERS

Skulls & feathers, togethers. First made in Virgina by Pamunkey tribe. Second and third made in Peru with parrot feathers. via Smithsonian

HONORÉ DESMOND SHARRER

A fireman’s wife, dogs, and boys. Lovely photographs taped to the pages of Honoré’s notebooks and used for reference in her paintings. Archives of American Art presents a tiny exhibition titled, Little Pictures, Big Lives—now on view in D.C. or via Flickr. See all HDS photographs featured in the exhibition here.

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