"...classic Shaker furniture is typically mischaracterized as 'simple.' In fact, it is not simplicity that epitomizes the Shaker style, but sophistication, albeit sometimes manifested in very subtle ways."
The Shaker Aesthetic Reconsidered by Robert W. Wilkins, January 2008 issue The Magazine Antiques
Exploring the creative journey...MY creative journey...as expressed through textiles. What nurtures it, what blocks it? Inspirations, frustrations and "doing the work." Oh yes - and the occasional rant.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
In Praise of Subtle Sophistication
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