LIVING HISTORY
Last Saturday we headed out to explore more of our new community. The local historical museum hosts an annual event they call Living History Day. What a FUN adventure! We parked our car and meandered along a dirt path passing antique farm implements, a recently acquired historic home, and men and women dressed in period costume.
Our journey ended at a vintage faire featuring demonstration booths where we observed artisans plying their crafts.
We saw a local saddleryman/leatherworker busy at work decorating a beautiful western themed belt.
We were captivated by beautiful wood-turned bowls and centerpieces made by one of our numerous talented neighbors, Anne. Her pieces are natural beauties.
-And then we saw my favorite weaving artist... Nikki Crain demonstrating a weaving loom. I was mesmerized watching her.
WOW is her work fabulous.
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| Nikki's handmade scarves and towels |
You can read all about Nikki HERE on her website and maybe even find the perfect gift for someone on your Christmas list.
As our adventure wound down to a close we reflected on all the wonderful art, the artifacts in the museum, and all the happy faces we encountered. It was a GREAT day!
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That looks like lots of fun! We're going to a festival next weekend where they have live demos from the time of the Indians on. We're taking our graddaughter.
ReplyDeleteThis post really tugs at my western farmgirl roots Heidi... Loved it... Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteDeb
Hi Kathy,
ReplyDeleteYour granddaughter is going to have so much fun. We sure enjoy those mountain man rendezvous events. I hope you get a chance to share pictures afterwards. Thanks for stopping by to say Hi!
Heidi
Hello Deb!
ReplyDeleteI wish you could have been here to enjoy it with us. There were so many interesting re-purposed decorations too (the artist did not want me to take photos of them though). We really have to have a farmgirl retreat one of these days... My new farm is big enough to host such an event. LOL.
Hugs!
Heidi