Back from Newport!

This year was the 25th and final Newport Vintage Dance Week. Whew. Pretty intense. I had a surprisingly delightful time, probably thanks to all the cool people I got to hang out with. If you're interested in what I have to say about Newport, you might want to read my mother's charming blog about recreating the 19th century HERE. You might check out my sister's blog, but I don't know that she'll write anything about Newport except that she got cool new dance boots HERE. You should certainly read Raven HERE, and Quinn HERE, because they write lovely and very relevant blogs. I don't think you can read anything written by Julia R, Nick, or Adrian, but you'll probably see them in lots of pictures because they were wonderful and fun.

OK. The next post will have good pictures (we all shared, so now I have literally thousands to slog through), but for now this is me leading a workshop on working with ostrich feathers on the early arrival day.

I believe that in this exact moment I was saying "Oh no, Mother is taking pictures and now she'll have all sorts of weird ones with me making funny faces and odd gestures." Go figure!

Thomas W. Holgate's Wife

The actual title of this painting is just "The Artist's Wife." But aside from having a beautiful dress, she has a really fun feathery fan. I am jealous. Also I really do like her dress... cool fabric.

Francesco Renaldi

Francesco Renaldi - Lady Maria Tryphena Cockerell and Lady Charlotte Imhoff Making Music at a Harpsichord. c. 1789

Look at that hat. The feather plumes defy gravity. I really really need to make some hats, and I really need to play with ostrich feathers. I am developing an ostrich feather obsession.