I was at the Heard Museum two weeks ago for a special member's opening for a new exhibit. In addition to the new exhibit, the museum was doing a little honoring of the 100th birthday of "the mother road", Route 66. This little scene immediately reminded me of a very old TV show called Route 66 that I watched as a kid. Does anyone else remember how George Maharis a Martin Milner drove their Corvette (just like the one above) across the country following Route 66? The show ran from 1960 to 1964. I think watching that show opened me up to excitement of travel.
Inside the meeting room, members were treated to a very tasty breakfast buffet and we dined at tables adorned with some truly gorgeous floral centerpieces.
The new exhibit that was opening is called "Twilight: Trading Posts and Creative Legacies."
It was all about the relationship between trading posts and native artists. It was a complicated relationship but it helped foster a flowering of creativity especially in the areas of finely woven textiles.
The exhibit features some of those wonderful textiles like the two to the left. The top one was created by Charlene Laughing and it's called Monument Valley at Sunrise.
The bottom textile is by Michele Laughing-Reeves and it is called Spider Rock.
There were lots and lots of wonderful weavings in this exhibit. I'll show some more in future posts.
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