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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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