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Boy, this most-recent collage is troubling me! One night I nearly cut it in pieces. Somehow i'm trying to keep the faith that it will all turn out fine.
I guess that's part of the creative process—not knowing, but having faith anyway. Sounds religious, which I'm not. It's certainly a kind of trust, trust that I'll be able to make it work out somehow. Maybe all these paintings aren't meant to get whipped out in five days. Maybe some are meant to stew a bit. It's hard to not know.
I have a hard time because I'm torn between painting and making some hats. The painting has been very fulfilling, and when I look at all the collages I see a depth of my expression that just can't come from making a hat. But there will be two more events this year, at which people will expect to be trying on hats. Balance. I was never very good with my balance—I'm all lop-sided. Hopefully I'll figure it out.
25 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi
Summer's Over
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This is too long for a blog post, but please, just let me get it out.
Summer is already over. Yup. I hate to report that, but for me it feels pretty true. We had planned it all properly, and it was going to be a pretty good season, but life has a way of doing whatever the hell it wants.
We thought if we got an early start by doing our yearly trip to Portugal at the beginning of the summer, that there would still be plenty of summer left for us when we got home. And I'd be able to get back and finish up that lovely commission for the Peabody Essex Museum before having to have foot surgery in August.
Summer itself had gotten a leap on us and my garden blooms were going by so quickly that I couldn't remember what would be left when we got home. And I knew that, though they shouldn't be, the raspberries would have come and gone before we could taste one.
But Portugal, great, right? Three weeks in coastal Portugal with friends, family, and great food—who could ask for more. Well, the Mr. of this Milliner is in a startup and doesn't actually get vacation time, so those three weeks for him were mostly delicious meals wrapped in fourteen-hour work days. The joy of the trip was having my mom and step-dad visit from Massachusetts, bringing with them my nieces (eight and eleven). We had nearly two weeks of laughter and fun. My three-year-old daughter got really close to her cousins, while we showed them around, husband's laptop always in tow.
The plan was that we'd fly back to Massachusetts with the family when they returned, but three days before we were supposed to leave, my father (who lives in Portugal) had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital. Our visitors had to go home. The vacation collapsed. I didn't want to be there any more, but we cancelled our flights ($250 penalty for each of our tickets?!).
So I found myself in Portugal trying to negotiate a healthcare system that doesn't quite make sense to me, in a language that I had once considered myself fluent in (Side note: Fluency is like the needed coin that you suddenly drop in your car on your way to the toll booth—you feel the tip of it with your fingers, and just when you seem to be lifting it from the grimy carpet, it's gone again.). My Portuguese was not quite up to the task, or more realistically, it was making me so tired!
I spent each of the next twelve days in a hospital that a three-year-old wasn't allowed to enter. The fourteen-hour-a-day-working husband suddenly had a toddler that wanted to spend lots of time trying to get him to play and talk about stuff. My father's condition was slowly improving, and they were able to move him out of a more critical unit, but things seemed to be moving about as fast as an octogenarian driving a town car on a lovely Sunday afternoon. And then the healthcare service industry of Portugal decided that they would go on strike. I was done. My father was stable and awaiting results and there was obviously nothing more that my presence was accomplishing. We had extended our stay by nearly two stressful weeks, and it was time to go home.
So I came home to piles of mail, appointments that I needed to reschedule, blooms gone past. And I had to keep calling my father and trying to make a stubborn man follow doctor's orders with the mere power of my voice (impossible!). There was still so much that I wanted to do—trips to a nearby lake, a stay on Cape Cod with family-like friends, all the ice cream we had missed, barbecues, community gardening, and on and on.
And the trip to Portugal had been scheduled with plenty of time for me to come home, enjoy some summer, and then have surgery on a foot that's been trying kill me for a couple of years now. That surgery is just a handful of days away, and the foot won't be able to get wet for three weeks after that. So forget sand, and beach, and shoes, I won't even be getting a shower!
And the hats... Well, we'll just have to wait and see how I heal before I go finish up the commission. Surprisingly, there's a lot of standing and walking to be done.
Oh, this is not the summer I wanted to have.
Thank you so much for letting me have my little pity party. I think I'm done now.
Summer is already over. Yup. I hate to report that, but for me it feels pretty true. We had planned it all properly, and it was going to be a pretty good season, but life has a way of doing whatever the hell it wants.
We thought if we got an early start by doing our yearly trip to Portugal at the beginning of the summer, that there would still be plenty of summer left for us when we got home. And I'd be able to get back and finish up that lovely commission for the Peabody Essex Museum before having to have foot surgery in August.
Summer itself had gotten a leap on us and my garden blooms were going by so quickly that I couldn't remember what would be left when we got home. And I knew that, though they shouldn't be, the raspberries would have come and gone before we could taste one.
But Portugal, great, right? Three weeks in coastal Portugal with friends, family, and great food—who could ask for more. Well, the Mr. of this Milliner is in a startup and doesn't actually get vacation time, so those three weeks for him were mostly delicious meals wrapped in fourteen-hour work days. The joy of the trip was having my mom and step-dad visit from Massachusetts, bringing with them my nieces (eight and eleven). We had nearly two weeks of laughter and fun. My three-year-old daughter got really close to her cousins, while we showed them around, husband's laptop always in tow.
The plan was that we'd fly back to Massachusetts with the family when they returned, but three days before we were supposed to leave, my father (who lives in Portugal) had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital. Our visitors had to go home. The vacation collapsed. I didn't want to be there any more, but we cancelled our flights ($250 penalty for each of our tickets?!).
So I found myself in Portugal trying to negotiate a healthcare system that doesn't quite make sense to me, in a language that I had once considered myself fluent in (Side note: Fluency is like the needed coin that you suddenly drop in your car on your way to the toll booth—you feel the tip of it with your fingers, and just when you seem to be lifting it from the grimy carpet, it's gone again.). My Portuguese was not quite up to the task, or more realistically, it was making me so tired!
I spent each of the next twelve days in a hospital that a three-year-old wasn't allowed to enter. The fourteen-hour-a-day-working husband suddenly had a toddler that wanted to spend lots of time trying to get him to play and talk about stuff. My father's condition was slowly improving, and they were able to move him out of a more critical unit, but things seemed to be moving about as fast as an octogenarian driving a town car on a lovely Sunday afternoon. And then the healthcare service industry of Portugal decided that they would go on strike. I was done. My father was stable and awaiting results and there was obviously nothing more that my presence was accomplishing. We had extended our stay by nearly two stressful weeks, and it was time to go home.
So I came home to piles of mail, appointments that I needed to reschedule, blooms gone past. And I had to keep calling my father and trying to make a stubborn man follow doctor's orders with the mere power of my voice (impossible!). There was still so much that I wanted to do—trips to a nearby lake, a stay on Cape Cod with family-like friends, all the ice cream we had missed, barbecues, community gardening, and on and on.
And the trip to Portugal had been scheduled with plenty of time for me to come home, enjoy some summer, and then have surgery on a foot that's been trying kill me for a couple of years now. That surgery is just a handful of days away, and the foot won't be able to get wet for three weeks after that. So forget sand, and beach, and shoes, I won't even be getting a shower!
And the hats... Well, we'll just have to wait and see how I heal before I go finish up the commission. Surprisingly, there's a lot of standing and walking to be done.
Oh, this is not the summer I wanted to have.
Thank you so much for letting me have my little pity party. I think I'm done now.
What I've been up to
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You may have thought I had fallen off the planet—no hat posts, not even a painting. What happened to the milliner from Maynard, Mass?
Oh, what a year 2012 was! There was just way, too much healthcare. In fact, by the time August rolled around, I thought I might explode if I had to pay one more copay. But in the early September I had an MRI of my spine (I have some various spinal cord conditions), and that MRI made my neurologist send me to my neurosurgeon in Boston. The neurosurgeon decided that it was time to clean some things up. So I spent eight days around Thanksgiving in the hospital—it was ok. My husband brought me a latté every day, and brought his laptop so that he could work and still be nearby.
I had similar surgery as a child, but I'm far from being a child, and I forgot how much it would hurt. Still, it ended and here I am. I'm still recovering—the neurosurgeon says that it will take 12-24 months for all the nerves to heal up—but every day gets a little easier. I'm in physical therapy two times a week and am both making progress and learning a lot! While in the hospital and when I got home, many of our friends and family pitched in to help us out with childcare, meals, you name it. I am so grateful for that—I was able to rest for a good period of time.
I haven't made any new hats yet, but I did get my last shipment of ten or so out to the Peabody Essex Museum before I went into the hospital. I've gone to the studio a handful of times, and in that time I've been working on a painting. I should be finishing that one soon, and when I do, I'll post images of how it progressed.
In the meantime, here's a link to a video of coverage of the Hats exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. Sorry I can't embed the video—you'll have to click on this instead: A Party on Your Head I still have to get myself out there one more time to see it again.
Linda Hartigan, the Chief Curator of the museum, who we see at the beginning of the video, bought one of my more interesting hats from the PEM boutique in the first days of the show. I felt honored to have it go to her. (The photo in this post is of the hat she bought. You may recall it from my February blog post Pretty Things). I love this hat.
Do yourself a favor and go see the show. You'll find my burgundy hat under glass in the American Gallery on the first floor.
Oh, what a year 2012 was! There was just way, too much healthcare. In fact, by the time August rolled around, I thought I might explode if I had to pay one more copay. But in the early September I had an MRI of my spine (I have some various spinal cord conditions), and that MRI made my neurologist send me to my neurosurgeon in Boston. The neurosurgeon decided that it was time to clean some things up. So I spent eight days around Thanksgiving in the hospital—it was ok. My husband brought me a latté every day, and brought his laptop so that he could work and still be nearby.
I had similar surgery as a child, but I'm far from being a child, and I forgot how much it would hurt. Still, it ended and here I am. I'm still recovering—the neurosurgeon says that it will take 12-24 months for all the nerves to heal up—but every day gets a little easier. I'm in physical therapy two times a week and am both making progress and learning a lot! While in the hospital and when I got home, many of our friends and family pitched in to help us out with childcare, meals, you name it. I am so grateful for that—I was able to rest for a good period of time.
I haven't made any new hats yet, but I did get my last shipment of ten or so out to the Peabody Essex Museum before I went into the hospital. I've gone to the studio a handful of times, and in that time I've been working on a painting. I should be finishing that one soon, and when I do, I'll post images of how it progressed.
In the meantime, here's a link to a video of coverage of the Hats exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum. Sorry I can't embed the video—you'll have to click on this instead: A Party on Your Head I still have to get myself out there one more time to see it again.
Linda Hartigan, the Chief Curator of the museum, who we see at the beginning of the video, bought one of my more interesting hats from the PEM boutique in the first days of the show. I felt honored to have it go to her. (The photo in this post is of the hat she bought. You may recall it from my February blog post Pretty Things). I love this hat.
Do yourself a favor and go see the show. You'll find my burgundy hat under glass in the American Gallery on the first floor.
"I'll Follow You Into the Dark"
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Okay, I'm a bit sentimental—I'll admit it. Around here we've taken to loving Death Cab for Cutie's I'll Follow You Into the Dark. It's mushy, it's gushy, it reeks of sappiness. I love it. I saw on iTunes that there's a video, so I decided to check it out—it sealed the deal. I love to draw. I love drawings on impractical paper. I love stories. It's all right t here. What are these people trying to do with this heart-wrenching love song, kill me? If you've not heard it yet, here's a link. I think it will be on this family's playlist for a while—probably until the end. I'm such a sap. Somebody shoot me.
Quick Lockets for Valentine's Day
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Last week I wrote a blog post for Creativebug on a little trip I took to French General in Los Angeles. While I was there, I picked up several treasures. It was so much fun looking at all of their lovely fabrics, ribbons and notions. I left with three spools of twine, a few brass lockets and brass wishbones, and a spool of red and white polka dot ribbon.
I wanted to make some quick necklaces for my loved ones, so I printed out special messages for each of them and used rubber cement to tack them inside the lockets. I strung up the heart lockets and wishbones on pieces of twine that measures about 24 inches long, then tied the ends with sliding knots. Finally, I stitched the ribbons in place with a needle and thread.
The whole project took no more than 5 minutes per necklace, but I'm happy with the results and will be sending these quick lockets out with the mail today.
How are you spreading love to your friends and family this year?
Last week I wrote a blog post for Creativebug on a little trip I took to French General in Los Angeles. While I was there, I picked up several treasures. It was so much fun looking at all of their lovely fabrics, ribbons and notions. I left with three spools of twine, a few brass lockets and brass wishbones, and a spool of red and white polka dot ribbon.
I wanted to make some quick necklaces for my loved ones, so I printed out special messages for each of them and used rubber cement to tack them inside the lockets. I strung up the heart lockets and wishbones on pieces of twine that measures about 24 inches long, then tied the ends with sliding knots. Finally, I stitched the ribbons in place with a needle and thread. The whole project took no more than 5 minutes per necklace, but I'm happy with the results and will be sending these quick lockets out with the mail today.How are you spreading love to your friends and family this year?
24 Şubat 2013 Pazar
Spring's Supreme Clutch Bags 2013
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The clutch bag has become so much more than just a mobile-and-lipstick carrying commodity on the red carpet. Accessible to a wider style-loving audience, a clutch polishes off any outfit, whether it's daytime casual or ritzy evening wear. This season, playing along to Spring 2013's fashion trends, clutch bags can be seen in monochromes, animal prints, glossy metallics, tri-tones and neon hues.
Geometric bags take centre stage, with rectangular and boxy shapes, illustrating modernism and chic functionality. Get yours embellished with gold and silver hardware - if it has zips, spikes, studs and chains...you're an instant trendsetter. Exotic leather and sparkling beadwork add texture, while bold prints yield a sense of fun and whimsicality. Spring 2013 also sees a series of sugary pastels, fold-over pouches and see-through perspex bags. Here are some of my favourite picks for the upcoming season.
Black & White
Fluoro Pop
Dressed Up Metallics
Sugar Candy
Everyday Neutrals
Tropical Tones
Which would your ideal Spring/Summer 2013 clutch be?
Geometric bags take centre stage, with rectangular and boxy shapes, illustrating modernism and chic functionality. Get yours embellished with gold and silver hardware - if it has zips, spikes, studs and chains...you're an instant trendsetter. Exotic leather and sparkling beadwork add texture, while bold prints yield a sense of fun and whimsicality. Spring 2013 also sees a series of sugary pastels, fold-over pouches and see-through perspex bags. Here are some of my favourite picks for the upcoming season.
Black & White
Fluoro Pop
Dressed Up Metallics
Sugar Candy
Everyday Neutrals
Tropical Tones
Which would your ideal Spring/Summer 2013 clutch be?
Taylor Swift's Spring Elle Editorial
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Cover Girl Taylor Swift
Elle US March 2013
With 7 Grammy's, 11 American Music Awards, and 4 successful studio albums with 26 million of them sold, Taylor Swift can truly be called a music superstar. Paying tribute to her impressive achievements as well as her personal life, Elle USA feature the country singer in a stylish Spring spread for their March 2013 issue.
What do you think of Taylor's Spring Elle feature?
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Elle US March 2013
With 7 Grammy's, 11 American Music Awards, and 4 successful studio albums with 26 million of them sold, Taylor Swift can truly be called a music superstar. Paying tribute to her impressive achievements as well as her personal life, Elle USA feature the country singer in a stylish Spring spread for their March 2013 issue.
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| Wearing one of the biggest trends to hit Spring 2013, Taylor poses for the cover in a yellow checked dress with sheer blocks by Louis Vuitton, which unlike the runway, has been lined (thankfully). |
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| The 23-year-old star is sophisticated in a taupe tiered cape, dipped in black beads by Saint Laurent. This look is styled exactly as the runway with a bow-tied shirt, cigarette trousers, black leather gloves, a wide-brimmed fedora and studded pumps. |
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| On the more fashion forward side, Taylor wears a people-printed satin dress by design duo Proenza Schouler, which is studded with silver and hot pink eyelets. Edgy silver block sandals and pink streaks add to the exuberance of this outfit. |
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| Pretty in pink, Taylor charms in this saccharine salmon and cerise ensemble by Oscar de la Renta. It features a pair of high-waisted shorts and floral appliquéd cropped top. |
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| Green metallics meet in a leather bomber jacket by Burberry Prorsum, seen with a navy blue peplum bustier and skinny forest green twill trews. |
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| Bold in cobalt blue, Taylor wears a silk turtleneck suit by Gucci, featuring massively ruffled sleeves. Her beekeepers hat is by Alexander McQueen, with black lace gloves by Chanel. |
What do you think of Taylor's Spring Elle feature?
*All images found via elle.com
Hair-volution : Rihanna
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Rihanna changes her hairstyle more in one season than most of us probably will in a lifetime. The chameleon of haircuts, Riri is never afraid to experiment with new and innovative styles, bold colours and edgy cuts. With her stunning looks, heart-shaped face and striking eyes, it's easy to see why almost every look suits her. She's had her hair cropped to the shortest span, curled, straightened, coloured & extended to long luscious lengths. If you're searching for your own hairstyle inspiration, this overview of Rihanna's Hair Evolution is a great place to start.
The Short Cuts
1. Rihanna took a plunge and cropped off all her locks in a choppy pixie cut last September. 2 & 4. She's also sported a honey blonde faux mohawk with shaved off sides. 3 & 5. In 2010 she was swept over with a commanding two-tone black and blonde look. 6. Her heavy asymmetrical fringe draws all the attention to her dazzling green eyes. 7. Rihanna pushes the envelope in a strawberry blonde slicked over hairstyle. 8. The angle of her side-parted style perfectly compliments her heart-shaped face.
The Bob
Rihanna reinvented the bob in 2007 & has tried out every variation since. 1 & 2. She wears it slick & straight, impeccably ironed with a blunt fringe. 3. Riri stuns in a shoulder length bob with caramel highlights. 4. Rihanna is most famous for her inventive asymmetrical bob with perfect angular lines. 5. She's also showed us how to wear a curly bob beautifully. 6. An interesting way to enhance your regular mod bob is by adding multi-tonal streaks.
Mid-Lengths
1 & 6. Never in fear of a radical colour change, Riri went golden blonde and layered early in 2012. 2. A volumized curly quiff was her choice of style in August 2011. 3. She started out with a much simpler front-layered look when she stepped onto the music scene in 2006. 4. Rihanna plays it sweet with crimped waves. 5. In May 2012, she dyed her hair licorice black and fiercely styled it with tousled side waves and a side undercut.
Longer lengths
1. Tightly wound ringlet curls bring out the singer's playful side. 2 & 6. A much younger Rihanna displays chic and feminine longer locks. 3. Jessica Rabbit, eat your heart out, Rihanna smoulders with side swept retro Hollywood waves in chocolate brown. 4. There is nothing more elegant than pin-straight glossy locks with a centre parting. 5. At this year's Grammys, Rihanna opted for glamourous loose waves with sun kissed ombre highlights.
Every Shade of Red
Flame red, cherry crush, molten mahogany and intense auburn, Rihanna has tried them all, with grand success. She firmly placed fire-engine red on the hair colour map in 2010, wearing her hair in every imaginable style and saturation. Whether seen in wild curly tresses, tousled bobs, a poker-straight mane, plaits or sexy layers, Rihanna made red hair her signature for a while and we will always associate this vibrant hue with her.
Which hairstyle do you think best suited Rihanna?
And which do you declare a hair disaster?
*Images sourced via Tumblr, Glamour.com and Instyle.com
The Short Cuts
1. Rihanna took a plunge and cropped off all her locks in a choppy pixie cut last September. 2 & 4. She's also sported a honey blonde faux mohawk with shaved off sides. 3 & 5. In 2010 she was swept over with a commanding two-tone black and blonde look. 6. Her heavy asymmetrical fringe draws all the attention to her dazzling green eyes. 7. Rihanna pushes the envelope in a strawberry blonde slicked over hairstyle. 8. The angle of her side-parted style perfectly compliments her heart-shaped face.The Bob
Rihanna reinvented the bob in 2007 & has tried out every variation since. 1 & 2. She wears it slick & straight, impeccably ironed with a blunt fringe. 3. Riri stuns in a shoulder length bob with caramel highlights. 4. Rihanna is most famous for her inventive asymmetrical bob with perfect angular lines. 5. She's also showed us how to wear a curly bob beautifully. 6. An interesting way to enhance your regular mod bob is by adding multi-tonal streaks.
Mid-Lengths
1 & 6. Never in fear of a radical colour change, Riri went golden blonde and layered early in 2012. 2. A volumized curly quiff was her choice of style in August 2011. 3. She started out with a much simpler front-layered look when she stepped onto the music scene in 2006. 4. Rihanna plays it sweet with crimped waves. 5. In May 2012, she dyed her hair licorice black and fiercely styled it with tousled side waves and a side undercut. Longer lengths
1. Tightly wound ringlet curls bring out the singer's playful side. 2 & 6. A much younger Rihanna displays chic and feminine longer locks. 3. Jessica Rabbit, eat your heart out, Rihanna smoulders with side swept retro Hollywood waves in chocolate brown. 4. There is nothing more elegant than pin-straight glossy locks with a centre parting. 5. At this year's Grammys, Rihanna opted for glamourous loose waves with sun kissed ombre highlights.
Every Shade of Red
Flame red, cherry crush, molten mahogany and intense auburn, Rihanna has tried them all, with grand success. She firmly placed fire-engine red on the hair colour map in 2010, wearing her hair in every imaginable style and saturation. Whether seen in wild curly tresses, tousled bobs, a poker-straight mane, plaits or sexy layers, Rihanna made red hair her signature for a while and we will always associate this vibrant hue with her. Which hairstyle do you think best suited Rihanna?
And which do you declare a hair disaster?
*Images sourced via Tumblr, Glamour.com and Instyle.com
Who Wore It Better - The Citrus Edition
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Who Wore It Better?
Citrus Shades
Spring 2013
The popularity of bright citrus hues for Spring is vividly evident in this special edition of 'Who Wore It Better'. We witness a fashion face-off that lines up three different zesty dresses, worn by a series of international stars on the red carpet. Get out your style goggles, this one's going to be interesting.
Round One - Gucci
1. Australian actress Gracie Otto wore a citron yellow gown with oversized ruffles by Gucci to an awards show in January 2013. Keeping it simple, she pulled her hair back in a bun and carried a see-through clutch bag.2. Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu wore the same strapless Gucci dress to the Stardust Awards in Mumbai last month. Coral lipstick and volumized locks styled her outfit. She put on a statement diamond collar necklace for some sparkle. But was it really needed? 3. Spanish actress Manuela Velasco was the third to wear this vibrant column gown at the Goya awards in Madrid this week, pairing it with a orange-edged clutch bag. Her unfussy hair and makeup is refreshing.4. On the Gucci SS13 runway, Dutch model Bette Franke wore the graceful saffron gown, with her hair tightly pulled back in a centre parting.
The Verdict: My vote goes to Manuela Velasco, I find the fit of the dress most flattering on her. With both Gracie and Bipasha's gowns, the hemlines were too long & dragged on the floor.
Round Two - Alexander McQueen
1. Katy Perry donned this punchy tangerine gown by Alexander McQueen last week, which features an embellished multi-tone collar neckline. Her raven locks were worn in loose waves.
2. Emily Blunt was the first to wear the Resort 2013 dress on the red carpet last November. Her hair was slicked back and she carried a black McQueen skull-handle clutch.
3. The mandarin halter gown was modelled for the Alexander McQueen Resort 2013 lookbook by Margita Zuchova, and was styled with a wide leather and link-chain belt.
My Verdict: I was unsure of either looks, Katy fills out the gown better but, I am also swayed towards Emily Blunt due to her polished styling. I'm on the fence here...your opinions please.
Round Three - Stella McCartney
1. Kylie Minogue wears a vivid hibiscus yellow Stella McCartney dress, decked with swingy fringing. Kylie wore nude Louboutin pumps with her look, which was back in November 2012.
2. Willa Holland wore the flapper-esque frock last month to an Elle event in LA. The Arrow actress picked out the same chunky white Stella McCartney heels from the lookbook, carried a white Chanel clutch and showed off a white manicure. I liked her cute top knot with this dress.3. La La Anthony took the striking floral embroidered dress out for an event in Miami earlier this month. The TV personality impressed in the shoe department with multi-coloured T-strap sandals by Christian Louboutin.
4. Chinese actress Qin Lan looked poised and pretty in the dress last November. She styled it with a spectacular pair of zigzag Sergio Rossi sandals, a gold bracelet & white cocktail ring.
5. Danish model Nadja Bender casually poses for Stella McCartney's Resort 2013 lookbook.
The Verdict: I loved how elegant Qin Lan looked in the fringed dress and her heels were the perfect choice. Also, kudos to Willa Holland for her fun and youthful styling.
I would love to hear your verdicts on each round. What do you think?
Citrus Shades
Spring 2013
The popularity of bright citrus hues for Spring is vividly evident in this special edition of 'Who Wore It Better'. We witness a fashion face-off that lines up three different zesty dresses, worn by a series of international stars on the red carpet. Get out your style goggles, this one's going to be interesting.
Round One - Gucci
1. Australian actress Gracie Otto wore a citron yellow gown with oversized ruffles by Gucci to an awards show in January 2013. Keeping it simple, she pulled her hair back in a bun and carried a see-through clutch bag.2. Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu wore the same strapless Gucci dress to the Stardust Awards in Mumbai last month. Coral lipstick and volumized locks styled her outfit. She put on a statement diamond collar necklace for some sparkle. But was it really needed? 3. Spanish actress Manuela Velasco was the third to wear this vibrant column gown at the Goya awards in Madrid this week, pairing it with a orange-edged clutch bag. Her unfussy hair and makeup is refreshing.4. On the Gucci SS13 runway, Dutch model Bette Franke wore the graceful saffron gown, with her hair tightly pulled back in a centre parting.The Verdict: My vote goes to Manuela Velasco, I find the fit of the dress most flattering on her. With both Gracie and Bipasha's gowns, the hemlines were too long & dragged on the floor.
Round Two - Alexander McQueen
1. Katy Perry donned this punchy tangerine gown by Alexander McQueen last week, which features an embellished multi-tone collar neckline. Her raven locks were worn in loose waves.2. Emily Blunt was the first to wear the Resort 2013 dress on the red carpet last November. Her hair was slicked back and she carried a black McQueen skull-handle clutch.
3. The mandarin halter gown was modelled for the Alexander McQueen Resort 2013 lookbook by Margita Zuchova, and was styled with a wide leather and link-chain belt.
My Verdict: I was unsure of either looks, Katy fills out the gown better but, I am also swayed towards Emily Blunt due to her polished styling. I'm on the fence here...your opinions please.
Round Three - Stella McCartney
1. Kylie Minogue wears a vivid hibiscus yellow Stella McCartney dress, decked with swingy fringing. Kylie wore nude Louboutin pumps with her look, which was back in November 2012.2. Willa Holland wore the flapper-esque frock last month to an Elle event in LA. The Arrow actress picked out the same chunky white Stella McCartney heels from the lookbook, carried a white Chanel clutch and showed off a white manicure. I liked her cute top knot with this dress.3. La La Anthony took the striking floral embroidered dress out for an event in Miami earlier this month. The TV personality impressed in the shoe department with multi-coloured T-strap sandals by Christian Louboutin.
4. Chinese actress Qin Lan looked poised and pretty in the dress last November. She styled it with a spectacular pair of zigzag Sergio Rossi sandals, a gold bracelet & white cocktail ring.
5. Danish model Nadja Bender casually poses for Stella McCartney's Resort 2013 lookbook.
The Verdict: I loved how elegant Qin Lan looked in the fringed dress and her heels were the perfect choice. Also, kudos to Willa Holland for her fun and youthful styling.
I would love to hear your verdicts on each round. What do you think?
Looks of the Week - 23/02/13
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The weekly roundup of celebrity style.
The Burberry Brigade
Miroslava Duma looked glam in a cream sheen Burberry trench coat, worn over a white buttoned shirt & green sequin skirt. A statement necklace & green heels enhance her outfit.
Gabriella Wilde was polished in a dark blue trench cape by Burberry Prorsum, which she styled with a crisp white shirt, light wash skinny jeans, an emerald clutch and eye-catching orange satin wedge sandals, also by Burberry.
Freida Pinto wears Burberry head-to-heel in a midnight blue strapless peplum bustier top, forest green trousers, a lumo yellow bag and black V-front sandals.
Spic 'n Span
Alexa Chung keeps it simple and laid back in a chic ivory shorts set by Valentino, paired with black Jimmy Choo pumps.
Abigail Spencer styles up a trendy black and white striped cocktail dress with a tuxedo blazer, marbled purple box clutch and black ankle strap shoes.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley translates the menswear trend with a striking scarlet red pants suit, teamed with a black top and sandals.
Selena Gomez sizzles in a tailored black and gold pinstriped suit with embellished shoulders, gold-trimmed pockets and pants. Her stirring look is by Atelier Versace.
Pattern Play
Jaime King looked vibrant in an orange, pink and black abstract animal print frock by McQ by Alexander McQueen. A wide black belt and McQ ankle strap shoes complete her outfit.
Vanessa Hudgens strikes a pose in a shimmering multi-shaded and fully sequined one-shouldered gown with high split by Naeem Khan.
Mollie King looked lovely at London Fashion Week in a pastel pink blazer by Reiss, worn over a geometric patterned mini dress. Her nude platform heels are by Topshop.
Ashley Madekwe combines bold colours and print with a cropped midriff top and flirty A-line paneled skirt by J.Mendel. She added a pretty pair of pink strappy Louboutin sandals.
Olivia Palermo artfully clashes prints with a finely checked top & zigzag tweed skirt by Milly. Olivia styled her outfit with a black & white Tibi blazer and patterned Manolo Blahnik heels.
Black Beauty
Taylor Swift went dark and dramatic at the Brit Awards in a sexy black Elie Saab gown with gold metallic belt and sheer side panels.
Lily Collins looked stunning in a black Paul Ka gown, which features a low V plunge neck and cut-out back with winsome giant white bow.
Ashley Benson was ladylike in an elegant Tadashi Shoji gown with lace V-neck & chiffon skirt.
St Valentines
Ginnifer Goodwin places designer Misha Nonoo on the fashion map in a radiant red cap-sleeve gown with sheer horizontal lines on the hem.
Nieves Alvarez was resplendent in an extravagant black and white gown by Stephane Rolland, with 3D architectural red floral motif on the bodice and a layered mermaid skirt.
Emmy Rossum shows off her impressive style once again in a bewitching red frilled peplum dress with ribboned belt by Zuhair Murad.
Who was your favourite 'Look of the Week'?
*Please stop by for my Academy Awards Red Carpet Roundup on mid-Monday.
The Burberry Brigade
Miroslava Duma looked glam in a cream sheen Burberry trench coat, worn over a white buttoned shirt & green sequin skirt. A statement necklace & green heels enhance her outfit.Gabriella Wilde was polished in a dark blue trench cape by Burberry Prorsum, which she styled with a crisp white shirt, light wash skinny jeans, an emerald clutch and eye-catching orange satin wedge sandals, also by Burberry.
Freida Pinto wears Burberry head-to-heel in a midnight blue strapless peplum bustier top, forest green trousers, a lumo yellow bag and black V-front sandals.
Spic 'n Span
Alexa Chung keeps it simple and laid back in a chic ivory shorts set by Valentino, paired with black Jimmy Choo pumps. Abigail Spencer styles up a trendy black and white striped cocktail dress with a tuxedo blazer, marbled purple box clutch and black ankle strap shoes.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley translates the menswear trend with a striking scarlet red pants suit, teamed with a black top and sandals.
Selena Gomez sizzles in a tailored black and gold pinstriped suit with embellished shoulders, gold-trimmed pockets and pants. Her stirring look is by Atelier Versace.
Pattern Play
Jaime King looked vibrant in an orange, pink and black abstract animal print frock by McQ by Alexander McQueen. A wide black belt and McQ ankle strap shoes complete her outfit.Vanessa Hudgens strikes a pose in a shimmering multi-shaded and fully sequined one-shouldered gown with high split by Naeem Khan.
Mollie King looked lovely at London Fashion Week in a pastel pink blazer by Reiss, worn over a geometric patterned mini dress. Her nude platform heels are by Topshop.
Ashley Madekwe combines bold colours and print with a cropped midriff top and flirty A-line paneled skirt by J.Mendel. She added a pretty pair of pink strappy Louboutin sandals.
Olivia Palermo artfully clashes prints with a finely checked top & zigzag tweed skirt by Milly. Olivia styled her outfit with a black & white Tibi blazer and patterned Manolo Blahnik heels.
Black Beauty
Taylor Swift went dark and dramatic at the Brit Awards in a sexy black Elie Saab gown with gold metallic belt and sheer side panels.Lily Collins looked stunning in a black Paul Ka gown, which features a low V plunge neck and cut-out back with winsome giant white bow.
Ashley Benson was ladylike in an elegant Tadashi Shoji gown with lace V-neck & chiffon skirt.
St Valentines
Ginnifer Goodwin places designer Misha Nonoo on the fashion map in a radiant red cap-sleeve gown with sheer horizontal lines on the hem.Nieves Alvarez was resplendent in an extravagant black and white gown by Stephane Rolland, with 3D architectural red floral motif on the bodice and a layered mermaid skirt.
Emmy Rossum shows off her impressive style once again in a bewitching red frilled peplum dress with ribboned belt by Zuhair Murad.
Who was your favourite 'Look of the Week'?
*Please stop by for my Academy Awards Red Carpet Roundup on mid-Monday.
23 Şubat 2013 Cumartesi
A View From the Stacks: Kersti's Journal Week 4
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Our Library Interns have headed off for the summer. They are missed and certainly not forgotten. They've left us with some great journal entries written during the course of the summer. I hope you'll enjoy reading about their adventures and efforts over the next few weeks. - L. C.
Week 4- Collections Development and Management
This week I focused on how thelibrary builds its collection and deals with acquisitions. One thing I’venoticed while I’m here is the library gets a LOT of book donations. All of thebooks are interesting, but the library’s limited space and scope means thatsome of them can’t be added to the stacks. As I mentioned in an earlier entry,the library focuses first and foremost on subjects related to objects in themuseum’s collection. If a text can’t be tied into the library’s scope some way,it needs to be deaccessioned.
The Library’s Goals (from the Collections Development Policy)
· Provide a primary source of information for the public aboutChrysler Museum collections.
· Provide resources, reference service, and collections managementservices to enable all museum activities including study, care andinterpretation of Chrysler Museum collections.
· Provide the public with intellectual and physical access toarts-related information through communication and sharing of a wide variety ofavailable resources.
Part of my job this week was todetermine if some of the recent acquisitions could be included in thecollection. This task was surprisingly difficult; for the assignment I picked abook of architecture, a book about one artist’s focus on American folk art, anda glossy book of recipes. Surprisingly, I had to determine that none of themcould be included. The book of folk art was a duplicate of what we already hadin the collection; the book of architecture was a “lookbook”, almost anadvertisement, for an architectural firm, and perhaps less startlingly, thecookbook was entirely outside of the library’s focus. I also needed to come upwith some suggestions of how to deal with those books the library is unable to retainand must deaccession. This, too, proved tricky. My first thought was to donatethem, but many organizations that accept book donations have very specificguidelines for what they will and won’t accept- one organization wouldn’taccept anything older than a decade! A sale could work, but would be difficultto organize. I even found that many people use old books to make items likelamps or other pieces of art.
The end of the week was devotedtowards something that others have already blogged about…. Making our bookcart!Sarah, Jamie, and I tossed around a lot of ideas, but finally decided on thepirate ship from Muppet Treasure Island, one of my all-time favorite movies.We're keeping our fingers crossed...
- Kersti Francis, Summer 2011 Library Intern As you may already know, the intern's Book Cart Contest submission, the Hispanola sailed into second place in our annual competition.
Week 4- Collections Development and Management
This week I focused on how thelibrary builds its collection and deals with acquisitions. One thing I’venoticed while I’m here is the library gets a LOT of book donations. All of thebooks are interesting, but the library’s limited space and scope means thatsome of them can’t be added to the stacks. As I mentioned in an earlier entry,the library focuses first and foremost on subjects related to objects in themuseum’s collection. If a text can’t be tied into the library’s scope some way,it needs to be deaccessioned.
The Library’s Goals (from the Collections Development Policy)
· Provide a primary source of information for the public aboutChrysler Museum collections.
· Provide resources, reference service, and collections managementservices to enable all museum activities including study, care andinterpretation of Chrysler Museum collections.
· Provide the public with intellectual and physical access toarts-related information through communication and sharing of a wide variety ofavailable resources.
Part of my job this week was todetermine if some of the recent acquisitions could be included in thecollection. This task was surprisingly difficult; for the assignment I picked abook of architecture, a book about one artist’s focus on American folk art, anda glossy book of recipes. Surprisingly, I had to determine that none of themcould be included. The book of folk art was a duplicate of what we already hadin the collection; the book of architecture was a “lookbook”, almost anadvertisement, for an architectural firm, and perhaps less startlingly, thecookbook was entirely outside of the library’s focus. I also needed to come upwith some suggestions of how to deal with those books the library is unable to retainand must deaccession. This, too, proved tricky. My first thought was to donatethem, but many organizations that accept book donations have very specificguidelines for what they will and won’t accept- one organization wouldn’taccept anything older than a decade! A sale could work, but would be difficultto organize. I even found that many people use old books to make items likelamps or other pieces of art.
The end of the week was devotedtowards something that others have already blogged about…. Making our bookcart!Sarah, Jamie, and I tossed around a lot of ideas, but finally decided on thepirate ship from Muppet Treasure Island, one of my all-time favorite movies.We're keeping our fingers crossed...
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
What's new?
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There are many exciting new things happening at the Chrysler, and the library is no exception! Take a look at what the library and museum have been upto :
In order to celebrate the opening of the Chrysler's new Glass Studio, the library has purchased a number of excellent books on the art of glass making. Learn how to make glass beads, figurines, dinnerwear, christmas ornaments, jewelry and more! And make sure to sign up for one of the classes or workshops being held weekly at the studio, or stop by for a free demo!
You may have noticed that two of the Chrylser Museum's new exhibitions feature library materials:
The exhibition Mark Rothko: Perceptions of Being, which is on view from Sept. 28 to Jan. 8, 2012, is accompanied by one of the library's monographs on Mark Rothko. The exhibition includes the Chrysler’s own No. 5 (Untitled), 1949, that serves as the centerpiece of this focused exhibition of work by the great abstract expressionist. Other works include five paintings on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—each a gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation. By displaying the library book along with the paintings, viewers are able to learn more about what they are seeing.
You may also have noticed library materials are featured in the new exhibition remix! The exhibition is ambitious undertaking by Amy Brandt, the Museum’s McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. “remix examines the distinct ways in which artists from many different backgrounds and generations respond to a common subject, theme or historical phenomenon,” says Brandt. The library was pleased to contribute a copy of Life magazine featuring the pop art exhibition American Supermarket.
In order to celebrate the opening of the Chrysler's new Glass Studio, the library has purchased a number of excellent books on the art of glass making. Learn how to make glass beads, figurines, dinnerwear, christmas ornaments, jewelry and more! And make sure to sign up for one of the classes or workshops being held weekly at the studio, or stop by for a free demo!You may have noticed that two of the Chrylser Museum's new exhibitions feature library materials:
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| Mark Rothko, No. 5, Untitled, 1949, oil on canvas. From the Chrysler Museum collection. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
You may also have noticed library materials are featured in the new exhibition remix! The exhibition is ambitious undertaking by Amy Brandt, the Museum’s McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. “remix examines the distinct ways in which artists from many different backgrounds and generations respond to a common subject, theme or historical phenomenon,” says Brandt. The library was pleased to contribute a copy of Life magazine featuring the pop art exhibition American Supermarket.
What's In a Vertical File?
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Have you ever wondered why libraries keep hundreds of vertical files safely stored in the stacks? What could possibly be in all those files? The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library's new exhibit What's in a Vertical File? answers these questions and more.
So what is a vertical file? Verticalfiles are repositories of “ephemera” -- things that are not meant to last along time. The ephemera collected in artist files often consist ofannouncements of exhibitions, small catalogs, press releases, clippings fromvarious print sources, and correspondences. Since the objects in vertical files are not meant to be retained or last forever, many of them are very rare. The two files featured in the library's exhibit are artist files of Faith Ringgold, perhaps best known for her painted story quilts, and Lucas Samaras, an artist currently featured in the Chrysler Museum's exhibition remix.
The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library keepsvertical files on a wide variety of topics, including artists, art relatedsubjects and objects in the museum’s collection. Consider stopping by the library on your next visit to the museum and browsing the vertical file on your favorite artist or artwork!
Have you ever wondered why libraries keep hundreds of vertical files safely stored in the stacks? What could possibly be in all those files? The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library's new exhibit What's in a Vertical File? answers these questions and more. So what is a vertical file? Verticalfiles are repositories of “ephemera” -- things that are not meant to last along time. The ephemera collected in artist files often consist ofannouncements of exhibitions, small catalogs, press releases, clippings fromvarious print sources, and correspondences. Since the objects in vertical files are not meant to be retained or last forever, many of them are very rare. The two files featured in the library's exhibit are artist files of Faith Ringgold, perhaps best known for her painted story quilts, and Lucas Samaras, an artist currently featured in the Chrysler Museum's exhibition remix.
The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library keepsvertical files on a wide variety of topics, including artists, art relatedsubjects and objects in the museum’s collection. Consider stopping by the library on your next visit to the museum and browsing the vertical file on your favorite artist or artwork! Today's Fun Find!
To contact us Click HERE
Hello again!
We were doing some spring cleaning and found a curious plastic lens contraption along with some instructions for using it hiding in a drawer. The instructions explained how to use the 'viewer' to look at the stereoscopic images (better known as 3-D) in the Stereo World Magazine! Orginally, I thought that Stereo World was a magazine about music or sound art, because people normally associate the word stereo with stereophonic sound. However, the word stereo actually has Greek origins relating to three-dimensionality.
So how does 3-D imaging work? It imitates our eyes! The average person's eyes project two slightly different images onto the retinas, which are then transformed in the brain into spatial representations. Using both eyes allow one to perceive spatial representations. But when we look at a regular image it is only "one-eyed" and therefore flat. When the lenses imitate a person's eyes, a pair of almost identical images are separated by the average distance between a person's eyes - the viewpoint becomes similar to the view seen by the left and right eye, thus creating a 3-D image! How cool is that? With 3-D movies, television, videogames, and art on the rise in popularity it is nice to know the basics of that technology.
Stereo World Magazine has been around since the 1970's and is quite a gem in our collection. It thoroughly keeps track of the past, present, and future of 3-D imaging. Feel free to come into the library to check out these fun magazines! We can even provide patrons with a handy-dandy pair of viewers.
-Library Assistant Rebecca Wilkinson
Hello again! We were doing some spring cleaning and found a curious plastic lens contraption along with some instructions for using it hiding in a drawer. The instructions explained how to use the 'viewer' to look at the stereoscopic images (better known as 3-D) in the Stereo World Magazine! Orginally, I thought that Stereo World was a magazine about music or sound art, because people normally associate the word stereo with stereophonic sound. However, the word stereo actually has Greek origins relating to three-dimensionality.
So how does 3-D imaging work? It imitates our eyes! The average person's eyes project two slightly different images onto the retinas, which are then transformed in the brain into spatial representations. Using both eyes allow one to perceive spatial representations. But when we look at a regular image it is only "one-eyed" and therefore flat. When the lenses imitate a person's eyes, a pair of almost identical images are separated by the average distance between a person's eyes - the viewpoint becomes similar to the view seen by the left and right eye, thus creating a 3-D image! How cool is that? With 3-D movies, television, videogames, and art on the rise in popularity it is nice to know the basics of that technology.
Stereo World Magazine has been around since the 1970's and is quite a gem in our collection. It thoroughly keeps track of the past, present, and future of 3-D imaging. Feel free to come into the library to check out these fun magazines! We can even provide patrons with a handy-dandy pair of viewers.
-Library Assistant Rebecca Wilkinson
Ken Perenyi puts the 'Art' in Con-Artist
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Greetings Folks!
We are very excited to present our next book for book club, Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger. Ken Perenyi started off as a delinquent with no goals, barely an education, and an apathetic attitude. But through a lucky series of events he fell in with some young, wealthy, hip artists who helped him shape his future. This book acts as a detailed confession written by the master, self-taught, art forger himself. He made a small fortune forging works by popular 18th and 19th century American Artists for nearly three decades and was thrilled by the sport of "fooling the experts." He sold his work at major auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, but the FBI eventually caught up with him and the pressure of the authorities caused him to sell his work as reproductions, which he still does today. This is going to be a captivating story and we hope that you will read it and join us at our next book club meeting! The meeting will be held at the Moses Myers Historical House on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, light refreshments will be served.
Here is his website!
And here is a short interview with him!
We are very excited to present our next book for book club, Caveat Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger. Ken Perenyi started off as a delinquent with no goals, barely an education, and an apathetic attitude. But through a lucky series of events he fell in with some young, wealthy, hip artists who helped him shape his future. This book acts as a detailed confession written by the master, self-taught, art forger himself. He made a small fortune forging works by popular 18th and 19th century American Artists for nearly three decades and was thrilled by the sport of "fooling the experts." He sold his work at major auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, but the FBI eventually caught up with him and the pressure of the authorities caused him to sell his work as reproductions, which he still does today. This is going to be a captivating story and we hope that you will read it and join us at our next book club meeting! The meeting will be held at the Moses Myers Historical House on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013, light refreshments will be served.
Here is his website!
And here is a short interview with him!
22 Şubat 2013 Cuma
A View From the Stacks: Kersti's Journal Week 4
To contact us Click HERE
Our Library Interns have headed off for the summer. They are missed and certainly not forgotten. They've left us with some great journal entries written during the course of the summer. I hope you'll enjoy reading about their adventures and efforts over the next few weeks. - L. C.
Week 4- Collections Development and Management
This week I focused on how thelibrary builds its collection and deals with acquisitions. One thing I’venoticed while I’m here is the library gets a LOT of book donations. All of thebooks are interesting, but the library’s limited space and scope means thatsome of them can’t be added to the stacks. As I mentioned in an earlier entry,the library focuses first and foremost on subjects related to objects in themuseum’s collection. If a text can’t be tied into the library’s scope some way,it needs to be deaccessioned.
The Library’s Goals (from the Collections Development Policy)
· Provide a primary source of information for the public aboutChrysler Museum collections.
· Provide resources, reference service, and collections managementservices to enable all museum activities including study, care andinterpretation of Chrysler Museum collections.
· Provide the public with intellectual and physical access toarts-related information through communication and sharing of a wide variety ofavailable resources.
Part of my job this week was todetermine if some of the recent acquisitions could be included in thecollection. This task was surprisingly difficult; for the assignment I picked abook of architecture, a book about one artist’s focus on American folk art, anda glossy book of recipes. Surprisingly, I had to determine that none of themcould be included. The book of folk art was a duplicate of what we already hadin the collection; the book of architecture was a “lookbook”, almost anadvertisement, for an architectural firm, and perhaps less startlingly, thecookbook was entirely outside of the library’s focus. I also needed to come upwith some suggestions of how to deal with those books the library is unable to retainand must deaccession. This, too, proved tricky. My first thought was to donatethem, but many organizations that accept book donations have very specificguidelines for what they will and won’t accept- one organization wouldn’taccept anything older than a decade! A sale could work, but would be difficultto organize. I even found that many people use old books to make items likelamps or other pieces of art.
The end of the week was devotedtowards something that others have already blogged about…. Making our bookcart!Sarah, Jamie, and I tossed around a lot of ideas, but finally decided on thepirate ship from Muppet Treasure Island, one of my all-time favorite movies.We're keeping our fingers crossed...
- Kersti Francis, Summer 2011 Library Intern As you may already know, the intern's Book Cart Contest submission, the Hispanola sailed into second place in our annual competition.
Week 4- Collections Development and Management
This week I focused on how thelibrary builds its collection and deals with acquisitions. One thing I’venoticed while I’m here is the library gets a LOT of book donations. All of thebooks are interesting, but the library’s limited space and scope means thatsome of them can’t be added to the stacks. As I mentioned in an earlier entry,the library focuses first and foremost on subjects related to objects in themuseum’s collection. If a text can’t be tied into the library’s scope some way,it needs to be deaccessioned.
The Library’s Goals (from the Collections Development Policy)
· Provide a primary source of information for the public aboutChrysler Museum collections.
· Provide resources, reference service, and collections managementservices to enable all museum activities including study, care andinterpretation of Chrysler Museum collections.
· Provide the public with intellectual and physical access toarts-related information through communication and sharing of a wide variety ofavailable resources.
Part of my job this week was todetermine if some of the recent acquisitions could be included in thecollection. This task was surprisingly difficult; for the assignment I picked abook of architecture, a book about one artist’s focus on American folk art, anda glossy book of recipes. Surprisingly, I had to determine that none of themcould be included. The book of folk art was a duplicate of what we already hadin the collection; the book of architecture was a “lookbook”, almost anadvertisement, for an architectural firm, and perhaps less startlingly, thecookbook was entirely outside of the library’s focus. I also needed to come upwith some suggestions of how to deal with those books the library is unable to retainand must deaccession. This, too, proved tricky. My first thought was to donatethem, but many organizations that accept book donations have very specificguidelines for what they will and won’t accept- one organization wouldn’taccept anything older than a decade! A sale could work, but would be difficultto organize. I even found that many people use old books to make items likelamps or other pieces of art.
The end of the week was devotedtowards something that others have already blogged about…. Making our bookcart!Sarah, Jamie, and I tossed around a lot of ideas, but finally decided on thepirate ship from Muppet Treasure Island, one of my all-time favorite movies.We're keeping our fingers crossed...
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
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| The Intern Submission to the 2011 Book Cart Contest: The Hispanola |
What's new?
To contact us Click HERE
There are many exciting new things happening at the Chrysler, and the library is no exception! Take a look at what the library and museum have been upto :
In order to celebrate the opening of the Chrysler's new Glass Studio, the library has purchased a number of excellent books on the art of glass making. Learn how to make glass beads, figurines, dinnerwear, christmas ornaments, jewelry and more! And make sure to sign up for one of the classes or workshops being held weekly at the studio, or stop by for a free demo!
You may have noticed that two of the Chrylser Museum's new exhibitions feature library materials:
The exhibition Mark Rothko: Perceptions of Being, which is on view from Sept. 28 to Jan. 8, 2012, is accompanied by one of the library's monographs on Mark Rothko. The exhibition includes the Chrysler’s own No. 5 (Untitled), 1949, that serves as the centerpiece of this focused exhibition of work by the great abstract expressionist. Other works include five paintings on loan from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.—each a gift of the Mark Rothko Foundation. By displaying the library book along with the paintings, viewers are able to learn more about what they are seeing.
You may also have noticed library materials are featured in the new exhibition remix! The exhibition is ambitious undertaking by Amy Brandt, the Museum’s McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. “remix examines the distinct ways in which artists from many different backgrounds and generations respond to a common subject, theme or historical phenomenon,” says Brandt. The library was pleased to contribute a copy of Life magazine featuring the pop art exhibition American Supermarket.
In order to celebrate the opening of the Chrysler's new Glass Studio, the library has purchased a number of excellent books on the art of glass making. Learn how to make glass beads, figurines, dinnerwear, christmas ornaments, jewelry and more! And make sure to sign up for one of the classes or workshops being held weekly at the studio, or stop by for a free demo!You may have noticed that two of the Chrylser Museum's new exhibitions feature library materials:
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| Mark Rothko, No. 5, Untitled, 1949, oil on canvas. From the Chrysler Museum collection. © 1998 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. |
You may also have noticed library materials are featured in the new exhibition remix! The exhibition is ambitious undertaking by Amy Brandt, the Museum’s McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. “remix examines the distinct ways in which artists from many different backgrounds and generations respond to a common subject, theme or historical phenomenon,” says Brandt. The library was pleased to contribute a copy of Life magazine featuring the pop art exhibition American Supermarket.
What's In a Vertical File?
To contact us Click HERE
Have you ever wondered why libraries keep hundreds of vertical files safely stored in the stacks? What could possibly be in all those files? The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library's new exhibit What's in a Vertical File? answers these questions and more.
So what is a vertical file? Verticalfiles are repositories of “ephemera” -- things that are not meant to last along time. The ephemera collected in artist files often consist ofannouncements of exhibitions, small catalogs, press releases, clippings fromvarious print sources, and correspondences. Since the objects in vertical files are not meant to be retained or last forever, many of them are very rare. The two files featured in the library's exhibit are artist files of Faith Ringgold, perhaps best known for her painted story quilts, and Lucas Samaras, an artist currently featured in the Chrysler Museum's exhibition remix.
The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library keepsvertical files on a wide variety of topics, including artists, art relatedsubjects and objects in the museum’s collection. Consider stopping by the library on your next visit to the museum and browsing the vertical file on your favorite artist or artwork!
Have you ever wondered why libraries keep hundreds of vertical files safely stored in the stacks? What could possibly be in all those files? The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library's new exhibit What's in a Vertical File? answers these questions and more. So what is a vertical file? Verticalfiles are repositories of “ephemera” -- things that are not meant to last along time. The ephemera collected in artist files often consist ofannouncements of exhibitions, small catalogs, press releases, clippings fromvarious print sources, and correspondences. Since the objects in vertical files are not meant to be retained or last forever, many of them are very rare. The two files featured in the library's exhibit are artist files of Faith Ringgold, perhaps best known for her painted story quilts, and Lucas Samaras, an artist currently featured in the Chrysler Museum's exhibition remix.
The Jean Outland Chrysler Art Library keepsvertical files on a wide variety of topics, including artists, art relatedsubjects and objects in the museum’s collection. Consider stopping by the library on your next visit to the museum and browsing the vertical file on your favorite artist or artwork! Today's Fun Find!
To contact us Click HERE
Hello again!
We were doing some spring cleaning and found a curious plastic lens contraption along with some instructions for using it hiding in a drawer. The instructions explained how to use the 'viewer' to look at the stereoscopic images (better known as 3-D) in the Stereo World Magazine! Orginally, I thought that Stereo World was a magazine about music or sound art, because people normally associate the word stereo with stereophonic sound. However, the word stereo actually has Greek origins relating to three-dimensionality.
So how does 3-D imaging work? It imitates our eyes! The average person's eyes project two slightly different images onto the retinas, which are then transformed in the brain into spatial representations. Using both eyes allow one to perceive spatial representations. But when we look at a regular image it is only "one-eyed" and therefore flat. When the lenses imitate a person's eyes, a pair of almost identical images are separated by the average distance between a person's eyes - the viewpoint becomes similar to the view seen by the left and right eye, thus creating a 3-D image! How cool is that? With 3-D movies, television, videogames, and art on the rise in popularity it is nice to know the basics of that technology.
Stereo World Magazine has been around since the 1970's and is quite a gem in our collection. It thoroughly keeps track of the past, present, and future of 3-D imaging. Feel free to come into the library to check out these fun magazines! We can even provide patrons with a handy-dandy pair of viewers.
-Library Assistant Rebecca Wilkinson
Hello again! We were doing some spring cleaning and found a curious plastic lens contraption along with some instructions for using it hiding in a drawer. The instructions explained how to use the 'viewer' to look at the stereoscopic images (better known as 3-D) in the Stereo World Magazine! Orginally, I thought that Stereo World was a magazine about music or sound art, because people normally associate the word stereo with stereophonic sound. However, the word stereo actually has Greek origins relating to three-dimensionality.
So how does 3-D imaging work? It imitates our eyes! The average person's eyes project two slightly different images onto the retinas, which are then transformed in the brain into spatial representations. Using both eyes allow one to perceive spatial representations. But when we look at a regular image it is only "one-eyed" and therefore flat. When the lenses imitate a person's eyes, a pair of almost identical images are separated by the average distance between a person's eyes - the viewpoint becomes similar to the view seen by the left and right eye, thus creating a 3-D image! How cool is that? With 3-D movies, television, videogames, and art on the rise in popularity it is nice to know the basics of that technology.
Stereo World Magazine has been around since the 1970's and is quite a gem in our collection. It thoroughly keeps track of the past, present, and future of 3-D imaging. Feel free to come into the library to check out these fun magazines! We can even provide patrons with a handy-dandy pair of viewers.
-Library Assistant Rebecca Wilkinson
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