Stitching brown & red (& more art fr. Gainsville)

Hello sweet blog friends.
So happy to share with you another progress report.

 

 The reindeer finally made an appearance. Of course I had to put that red belt on him, dapper isn't he?👍
Unfortunately, I haven't received my Rum Raisin order yet. It looks like I won't be having an August finish.

I was able to set time for more museum pictures though. Let's take a trip to some continents courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art:

 That's the Hammering Man, a 24-foot steel sculpture just outside the museum.

 They have a new exhibit (started August 16, just a day before we visited) called Aftermath.

 At the information desk they were giving flyers and advising (esp. those with kids) of the graphic content in the gallery. But this is an eye-opener on the physical as well as emotional effects of war on both people from America and the Middle East. (Non-flash photography is permitted).

 

Next gallery features portraits of Frida Kahlo. Little niece said she knows about her because they discussed her in class, so she really found this interesting:

 

 

 

 

 

Some artifacts from Mexico:

 

 

 The Modern Gallery:

The Asian Collection features ceramics, jades, sculptures:

 

 

 

 Jades (1644-1911):

 Look how detailed they are, fascinating:)

 

 Sculptures from India:

 

Shiva and Uma sandstone (10th century) 

 Dancing Ganesh black stone (13th century)

Kogo incense boxes from Japan  (16th to 19th century):

 

 Contemporary Japanese ceramics:

The African Wing features Dress Masquerades of Ghana and Zara Masks of Burkina Faso:

 

 This concludes my museum visits in Gainesville. Now I only have that one DC museum to organize. Until next time.

Thanks for visiting. Happy Stitching!