Monday miscellany

Work by Korean-American artist Kyoung Ae Cho, from her solo show (13 April till 13 July, Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee, WI) -

M-a-r-k-i-n-g, 2013
24 pieces, 30 x 24 inches each
Hair (collected from April 2011-March 2013), silk organza, muslin, thread, mixed materials Hand felted, hand stitched.

Kyoung Ae Cho presents recent, or recently completed, work. Much of it involves the painstaking collection of things over a long period of time, as in M-a-r-k-i-n-g, which references a Korean custom of collecting one’s own hair as it is shed in the course of daily life; or the slow accretion of small objects to produce a whole, as in her 10-foot-square quilt of artificial flowers. Cho’s practice is never far from nature: she collects fallen leaves and twigs for her hangings and closely observes the flowers and insects in her garden, recording their behavior in startling, almost voyeuristic photographs.(photo and text from lyndensculpturegarden.org/exhibitions/women-nature-science-kyoung-ae-cho-one-time)

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Delightfully small -

Itty bitty books in itty bitty bottles - by Rhonda Miller, shown at 

Halifax Crafters Spring Market (wish I could have been there!)

See more of her work at myhandboundbooks.blogspot.ca

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"The designation of quilts as ‘decorative art’ has undoubtedly made it harder for them to be given the same consideration as paintings or sculpture. First of all, I find the term ‘decorative art’ to be a little misleading. To label objects that have their origins in utility ‘decorative,’ doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. Meanwhile, I think it could be argued that other ‘high’ art forms like painting and sculpture are, in many ways, more purely decorative than objects like textiles and pottery." - Virginia Treanor, one of the curators of the innovative display, Workt by Hand, showcasing 35 historic quilts from the Brooklyn Museum’s renowned decorative arts collection; read the rest of the interview at whyquiltsmatter.org

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Last week was Coffee Week in London - here's a list of 10 recommended independent coffee shops throughout the city - a mere tip of the iceberg: londonist.com/2014/04/10-independent-coffee-shops-you-must-visit.php  (My local made it onto one of their other lists...)

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Not many miscellaneous items have come my way in the past week (not enough computer time!), so I'm including some of my own photos, from the archive -

Still Life in a Traditional Caf (2011)

At the Steam Museum (Rainy January) (2011)

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