A close-up of that Mayan Loom in yesterday's post. Jude knew just how it worked, "...a lovely backstrap loom. notice how many fine threads there are. this is for weaving the kind of cloth you might consider sewing with. no small task. what i love about a backstrap loom is the weave, you yourself are the loom. the tensioning device. it is your rocking in and out that controls the tension. i imagine singing fits right in."
And a close-up of Harriet Tubman's handkerchief. I love that she carried something so beautiful and fine, along with her gun.
Our Art-o-Mat treasures. The bird photographic prints were made by artist Alyssa Salomon. Moon's printed patches were from Barcode Art.
"Approach to Venice" by J.M.W. Turner- National Gallery of Art. When we lived in D.C. thirty years ago, for a few months, I was quite depressed and alone. I would often go to the Gallery and sit in front of this painting and feel peaceful. I was sad it was not on display, but happy to view another of his works.
The tunnel between the two buildings of the National Gallery of Art. It took a long time to get all three of the guys to leave it.
"Me and the Moon" by Arthur Dove. -The Phillips Collection. Another new discovery. This collection was wonderful, my favorite of all of the galleries- works by Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keefe, Chagall, Grandma Moses, Klee . . .
At the water's edge in Old Town Alexandria is an old torpedo factory that has been converted into an art center, with 82 studios where you can watch the artists create, talk with them, and purchase their works.
A spy's handkerchief with an invisibly inked message.- International Spy Museum (You can guess that visiting this museum was the boys' idea!)
Goddess of Art carving at the entrance to the Library of Congress. Did I mention how much I loved this building?
Martin Luther King, Jr. Monument. It is grand.
Rosa Parks statue in the Capitol. I love that the sculptor has her sitting, resting her weary strong feet.
One of the pieces of "Spatial Concept: Nature" by Lucio Fontana. -Hirschhorn Sculpture Garden. I was struck by this piece, thinking of the space inside of things. The idea of it being infinite. Going to think on this some more.
Views from atop of the Washington Monument. Looking towards the Lincoln Memorial at the end of the Reflection Pool. Imagine Martin Luther King, Jr. standing down there, with 250,000 people filling this space.
Looking the opposite way down the Mall, towards the Capitol. The large buildings on either side are the Smithsonians, Galleries, etc., along with many other buildings behind and beyond them. As Mo said, the scale is really "astounding".
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