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Tag Archives: craft
The highpoint of our trip to Otavalo
We’re very lucky. Our travels have taken us to many amazing places and we’ve had more than our fair share of great travel experiences. So, who knew that we would have an opportunity to learn about weaving from one of … Continue reading
Posted in Ecuador, South America - 2016
Tagged backstrap, craft, Ecuador, Miguel Andrango, Otavalo, Tahuantinsuyo Workshop, travel, weaving, wool
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Seismic
The upstairs exhibit room at the Renwick Gallery used to be long, narrow, and hopelessly out-of-date. Since it seemed historic (or, to our way of thinking, “stuck in time”), we wondered if it would survive the renovation. One way to find … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged art, Chakaia Booker, craft, Janet Echelman, John Grade, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, travel, Washington DC
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You’re back – with a splash!
We crossed our fingers when the Renwick Gallery closed two years ago for renovations. Would the Renwick reopen with not much to show for its closing but freshly painted walls and some new exhibits? A week after it reopened we … Continue reading
Posted in US - Washington, DC
Tagged art, craft, Dale Chihuly, Gabriel Dawe, Jennifer Angus, Maya Lin, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Tara Donovan, travel, Washington DC
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