Last week I went with Janet to northwestern Arkansas. We had several reasons for going. Janet's parents live in Bentonville, and I had not seen them for several years. And it was Craft Fair week, with a dozen or so craft fairs in the area, and we were hoping to do a lot of Christmas shopping. And, most enticing of all, Bentonville is the home of
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. I have wanted to see Crystal Bridges since it opened in 2011.
First up were the craft fairs. War Eagle Mill is a beautiful place, and the craft fair is wonderful.
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| War Eagle Mill |
I got quite a bit of Christmas shopping done. My annual goal is to be through by November, and I'm darned close. I may make it!
We spent an afternoon at Crystal Bridges. I love the spider sculpture by Louise Bourgeois in the entrance courtyard.
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| Janet and LaVerne in front of "Maman" by Louise Bourgeois |
The museum is built over Crystal Spring. A beautiful building in a beautiful setting.
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| "Big Red Lens" by Frederick Eversley |
Janet's father is a founding director of the Veterans Wall of Honor in Bentonville. It hadn't been finished last time I visited, so of course we had to go see it. Very impressive!
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| Leonard and Janet at the Wall |
I'm home again and hard at work reorganizing my studio. A couple of quick "before" pictures (or more accurately, "in progress" pictures). Hopefully the "after" pictures will follow soon. I've been at this 2 weeks (minus the 5 days spent in Bentonville) and am heartily sick of the mess!
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| My sewing machine is under there somewhere. |
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| Can't use the Gammill either |
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