the other coast :: part 2 AND and a bird in the hand

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have you ever been to a quaker wedding? i hadn't either. this is the inside of the quaker meeting house in manhattan where the countess got married to her prince. there is something really appealing about the starkness of the architecture accented by the incredible reds.

you really shouldn't encourage me... more photos from the trip here . and believe it or not there are MORE... cony island, a few straglers, and massachusetts to come. you'll be groaning by the end of this - i promise!

jessica made an incredible comment to the last post The sense of place...where does it come from?I just got back from a trip to San Francisco. I felt like I really belonged there. Loved the artsy big city thing. But why do I feel belonging there more than say, in New York? Was it a western thing, having grown up in Idaho? I don't know, but that sense of place thing has got me thinking too. People definitely play a big part-- maybe even define it because they create the place. Or does the place create them? . chicken and the egg?? i mean new yorkers are definitely new yorkers [more concerned about status... old money... better informed on culture and the arts]. bostonites? hey buddy it's wicked pissa. nature vs. nuture? how do they work hand in hand in terms of place.....

so... my big manhattan experiences? definitely a highlight was the white on white show at the the folk art museum . one of my favorite spaces of all times. this was pretty much my only art experience this trip - amazing for me but true! my only day to wander around was monday when everything art related is pretty much closed...


purl patchwork . when lisel made her incredible craft store list and blogged about purl... i knew i had to go. uh... it's better than you think. and the woman working was so sweet. lisel we talked about how cool you and your scalloped skirt was... were your ears burning?? i did get out of there w/ only a scant 2 yards of fabric... will share that soon.

AND... flying A . how did i not know of this place before?? great collection of airline bags. sigh....

so....

lucky girl that i am - i got to see lisa c's show WITH her last night... you know... photos are great... and looking at art through photos is better than nothing but gosh seeing work in person is one MILLION times better. the scale, the textures, the nuances all shine. i think the people in the salon thought i was really funny as [being short] i gazed upward making laps around and around. i found something new to discover each time i lapped.....

and miss lisa? well.... she has such power.... she is so straightforward and honest and i love that. it is easy to sit an talk about hopes and dreams and art with her. she also completely lights up when she smiles. it's almost blinding. and yeah - she's the coolest dresser.... i can't wait to spend more time with her.





and because this must be a marathon post... a few more trip pics:





i got to see wenders and her boy... {but he'll come kill me if i say anymore :) } i wish i had been able to see her for longer... and stay for renegade . in fact, i wish i had enough time to see several more people, but alas, not this trip....





OK - enough already.... more soon! happy wednesday!