Emblem

3/23/11

Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor

1932-2011

R.I.P.

3/5/11

Precious Possessions

"Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories" - Walter Benjamin

Swordfish collection from HERE

Wooden objects on stands, China 17th century.
Magnifying glass, France 19th century from HERE

Early and later sculptural wooden clubs from HERE

Collection Of tribal medicine bags from HERE

Collection of Mid - Century Ceramics from HERE

Collection of brass scientific magnifying lenses from HERE

Set of early 19th c Philosopher Medallion Plates

Collection of Magiscopes by Mexican artist Feliciano Bejar HERE

2/18/11

Ikat (pronounced “ee- caht”, not “eye-cat” )is a textile which is essentially made using a ancient “tie-dye” method. The technical name is actually “resist dyeing”. Part of the threads are tied in bundles and then dyed before they are woven together.

Typically, it is the warp threads (the ones going crosswise) that are dyed, but occasionally the weft (vertical) threads are also dyed. This is known as double ikat.

True ikat textiles are hand-woven on narrow looms. A pattern is created from the resist dyeing as the threads are loomed together. Hand-woven fabrics have a completely different feel and appearance than fabrics made from a machine power-loom production.

Today designers in both fashion and interiors, use ikat in all forms to express their style....