Saturday my friends Frieda Anderson and Laura Wasilowski picked up my daughter Nina and I on their way to the Art Institute for a meet up with other midwest SAQA members. The plan was to see the current textile exhibit, but I was sidetracked by the amazing exhibit titled Kings, Queens and Courtiers: Art in Early Renaissance France. It was a fabulous exhibit of paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and tapestries. I love this period of art, renaissance manuscripts and tapestries were the inspiration for this quilt
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Seeing all of those beautiful paintings makes me want to paint!
At noon we met up in the cafeteria for a bit of lunch and a meeting.
What a great day!
5 responses to “A little Inspiration at the Art Institute”
Get out the paints, Judy!!!
Did you ever read the book by Tracy Chevalier – The Girl and the Unicorn – it’s takes you into the mid-evil world of the tapestry artist and their guilds – – – it so connects their work to their life; and gives a new meaning to the color blue – – – you’ll understand when you read it.
I did read that book several years ago and loved reading about the lives of the weavers.
Thanks for the book title. I’ll check it out.
And thanks for a grat day at the Art Institute, Judy. It’s always fun to gather a bunch of textile artists together. Although it was hard to get a work in edgewise.
you look so lovely in your blue accessories!