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Posted by on June 16, 2009, 7:02 pm
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>Hey All,
>OK. Now that computer issues are mostly resolved. I have a present for all
>of you from my recent trip to Iowa State U.
>http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=o3492qh.8kcdoo6x&x=0&y=-hrt6a5&localeid=en_US
>DH and I had some time to kill while the boy was busy with stuff. So we
>went to the art museum that is right on campus.
>http://www.museums.iastate.edu/BAMCurExb.htm They currently have two
>exhibits that pretty much all of us here would love. ;)
>One is all about Japanese culture and clothing from the 18th and 19th
>centuries. Some really nice kimono. I was a little disappointed at the
>vagueness of most of the description of the kimono. But I am going to
>hazard a guess that a lot of them came from third party sellers and who
>knows when/where. But they are pretty to look at. They had a few cotton
>ones (that I didn't get pictures of) most of the ones in the pictures are
>silk. The one rayon one that I took a picture of is marked as such. They
>also had some gorgeous snuff boxes, and emperor and empress dolls, and some
>stunning prints. I mainly stuck to the clothing for y'all though.
>Then the exhibit next door is all the work of Priscilla Sage. She is a
>fiber artist, and does just amazing things. Take your time looking at the
>captions on the pictures. I included as much info from the plaques that
>went with each piece as I could. Just unbelievable some of the things she
>does with fabric.
>Then I threw in a couple pictures from the Reiman Gardens. 14 acres of
>garden goregeousness just at the edge of campus. The gardens were just
>beginning to wake up for the season when we were there. Although, the
>apple trees had little apples all over them.
>I also put a couple fun shots from downtown Ames, IA. Just things that made
>me chuckle. ;)
>Have fun!
>Sharon
Hi Sharon,
I'm jealous! Iowa State is my alma mater - would have loved to
visit and see all the goodies.
Nancy in Texas
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>OK. Now that computer issues are mostly resolved. I have a present for all
>of you from my recent trip to Iowa State U.
>http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=o3492qh.8kcdoo6x&x=0&y=-hrt6a5&localeid=en_US
>DH and I had some time to kill while the boy was busy with stuff. So we
>went to the art museum that is right on campus.
>http://www.museums.iastate.edu/BAMCurExb.htm They currently have two
>exhibits that pretty much all of us here would love. ;)
>One is all about Japanese culture and clothing from the 18th and 19th
>centuries. Some really nice kimono. I was a little disappointed at the
>vagueness of most of the description of the kimono. But I am going to
>hazard a guess that a lot of them came from third party sellers and who
>knows when/where. But they are pretty to look at. They had a few cotton
>ones (that I didn't get pictures of) most of the ones in the pictures are
>silk. The one rayon one that I took a picture of is marked as such. They
>also had some gorgeous snuff boxes, and emperor and empress dolls, and some
>stunning prints. I mainly stuck to the clothing for y'all though.
>Then the exhibit next door is all the work of Priscilla Sage. She is a
>fiber artist, and does just amazing things. Take your time looking at the
>captions on the pictures. I included as much info from the plaques that
>went with each piece as I could. Just unbelievable some of the things she
>does with fabric.
>Then I threw in a couple pictures from the Reiman Gardens. 14 acres of
>garden goregeousness just at the edge of campus. The gardens were just
>beginning to wake up for the season when we were there. Although, the
>apple trees had little apples all over them.
>I also put a couple fun shots from downtown Ames, IA. Just things that made
>me chuckle. ;)
>Have fun!
>Sharon