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home ec in silver lake has some amazing classes scheduled for the next couple of months. in addtion to oodles of other great classes i will be teaching:
recycled retro kitty sept 30
craft 101 october 23.
fabric flowers november 13 (makes a great holiday gift!)
please visit the home ec website for more information and to register for classes.
"hose stretched over circular frames soften a glass door"
from the pantyhose craft book by jean ray laury and joyce aiken, 1978
gold on copper "harness" by claire falkenstein, from california design eleven, pasadena art museum 1971.
image via the sew kewl blog - which is one of my all time faves.
front + back covers of the advanced candle maker by james e. glick, 1972
barbara willis studied under laura andreson and glen lukens. in 1942 she started a small home studio at her parent's house. by the late 40s her business grew so she moved to a larger location in north hollywood - but she remained very hands on and kept her business small. she had to give up her ceramics business in 1958 following a glut of cheap imports that compromised the livelihood of many california potters.
in the early 90s she found a vintage piece of hers at a flea market. one thing led to another and she was contacted by a collector of her work and found out that she had a very big following and was considered to be a legend. she took ceramics up again and continues to work today in her malibu home.
i love these pendants and you can see more of them here
the september 2009 issue of elle decor features the home of anna sui. she has a rather large collection of papier mache by gemma taccogna - which you can get a glimpse of some of it if you take a close at these photos.
