JUST BACK…

from 3 lovely days in Vermont – and no, not skiing! If I fell I would surely break something so nope, not doing that anymore!

We usually go at this time of year because our favourite hotel, Green Mountain Suites, has a winter special. Plus, it is one of the few times I can get away for a few days. We hit all our favourite antique stores and usually the Shelburne Museum. Although not all the buildings are open at this time of year, there is usually an exhibition in the Pizzigalli Centre, that we go to see. This year it was Johnny Swing, a Vermont artist, and Harold Weston.  I was able to take some photos with permission to share, however, please do not post these to Pinterest or Instagram.

Johnny’s work is so funky.

If you zoom in you can see that these sculptures are made out of quarters, half dollars and nickels welded together. Each takes about a year to create!…

Yes, you were allowed to sit on the sculptures and yes, they were very comfortable…  the carpet was yikes, dollar bills.  With our really low Canadian dollar I wanted to roll this up and take it with me!… 

Harold Weston’s work took my breath away. The colours, the brush strokes – I could imagine these becoming inspiration for ultra wide cut hooked rugs…

So, if you are in the area, visit the Museum in Shelburne Vermont just south of Burlington. The Harold Weston exhibit runs to August of this year and is so well worth the visit. I am not sure how long the Johnny Swing exhibit runs – again a great exhibit to see, touch and sit on!

Oh, and did I get some good junk – you betcha! Although, again because our dollar is so low at almost 40% exchange! (not good for Canadians buying in the U.S but reallllly good if you are American and buying from Canada!) I had to compute on each item to see if it really fit my budget and YES I found a few. Some amazing old Eastman Kodak photographic glass frames that I will up cycle and use for punch needle frames. And a lovely old (ugh) skin stretcher!