Author Archives: Barbara Triscari

Indy Modern Quilt Guild Show

I spent an hour this afternoon at the Indianapolis Modern Quilt Guild’s Quilt show in Broadripple Park.  It was a lovely outdoor show full of wonderful quilts at a picnic shelter. I blogged about the show on the Quilter’s Guild … Continue reading

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SAQA Dialogues Exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art

The Indiana chapter of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) held a call for entry under curator and SAQA IN Representative, Kate Lenkowski.  Entrants were from Indiana and a few surrounding states.  Niloo Paydar, the Textiles and Fashion Arts Curator at … Continue reading

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INfiber at Fishers City Hall

INfiber, an Indianapolis area fiber arts group of which I’m a member, is holding an exhibit at Fishers City Hall.  The exhibit area is spacious to allow the group to put several pieces from each member.  Members did pieces specific … Continue reading

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Kokomo Opalescent Glass: photography

While I enjoyed the tour and seeing how different types of glass are made, I also enjoyed photographing things that caught my eye throughout the facility.  I’m an avid amateur photographer and take photographs every week.  Often daily. I had … Continue reading

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Kokomo Opalescent Glass: Sheet glass

I enjoyed a tour of Kokomo Opalescent Glass (KOG) with a small part of my quilting bee.  My mom made leaded art glass when I was growing up.  So I always liked seeing the glass she brought home from KOG.  … Continue reading

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Kokomo Opalescent Glass: Blown glass

Glass blowing is something that has always fascinated me.  Working and shaping hot molten glass . . . what’s not to love?  I enjoyed living in Tacoma, Washington where there is a very large glassblowing community.  My parents lived in … Continue reading

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Kokomo Opalescent Glass

I had been to Kokomo Opalescent Glass (KOG) before when buying glass for a lifelong friend’s stained glass she asked me to make for her historic home remodel.   I really enjoyed looking through all of the beautiful glass they … Continue reading

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Supermoon Eclipse

We have had such beautiful weather lately with lots of blue skies that I was a little surprised to find out we were very cloudy for the Supermoon Eclipse!  I was so disappointed that I was unable to see most … Continue reading

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19 Stars: Quilts of Indiana’s Past and Present exhibit at the Indiana State Museum

I visited the 19 Stars: Quilts of Indiana’s Past and Present exhibit at the Indiana State Museum and enjoyed seeing the beautiful quilts curated by Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker where she chose 19 historic star quilts and 19 contemporary star quilts.  … Continue reading

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SAQA IN and Cutting Edge

Yesterday I met up with the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) of Indiana at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) for the opening of a new textile exhibit of fashion with the Curator Niloo Paydar.   While I am not a … Continue reading

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