Tag Archives: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Winding Roads & Stuffed Gorillas
Posted on October 30, 2013
If you want to get fifth-graders’ attention, a big stick that shoots fire certainly helps. Paul Rhymer, looming large still clad in his mask and leather gloves after blasting flames and pouring molten metal into molds, was holding court. “You don’t always know where different experiences will take you,” the... Read More
Birds, Birds, Everywhere Birds!
Posted on October 23, 2013
Have you noticed bird imagery is everywhere? Just today I received an email featuring bird-themed bags designed by Kate Spade. In fact, an entire line of bags, belts, mittens, earmuffs, and jewelry, features owls. http://www.katespade.com/geek-chic/ks-gifts-geek%20chic,en_US,sc.html That email reminded me how often I encounter images of birds. Certainly, I am surrounded... Read More
Museum Program Highlights Blindness Awareness Month
Posted on October 16, 2013
How can individuals with low or no vision more fully experience the visual arts? How can those with sight respectfully support the independence of those without sight? Explore these questions and more during a multisensory event this Saturday afternoon at the Woodson Art Museum. “A Taste of Life Without Sight,”... Read More
The Joy of Birding – One Click at a Time
Posted on October 09, 2013
Each fall, the Woodson Art Museum presents its Birds in Art exhibition. The Museum’s galleries are filled with over 120 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper – the country’s best indoor bird watching. Cat Bird Over the years, I’ve developed quite an appreciation for our fine-feathered friends and have decided... Read More
Unplugging . . . Temporarily
Posted on October 02, 2013
Make no mistake, I have fully embraced the digital age. Like a dog that has learned new tricks, I have “mastered” – well, acquired adequate skills – email, internet searches, social media posts, blogging, and texting. I love being connected to our daughters via texts. At times, their witty messages... Read More
Pre-Party Prep Underway for OctoBIRDfest
Posted on September 18, 2013
Anybody who’s hosted a big party knows how much effort and attention to detail must occur before the big day. OctoBIRDfest at the Woodson Art Museum is no exception . OctoBIRDfest is the Woodson Art Museum’s fine-feathered, fall festival for the young and young at heart. This year’s 23rd-annual OctoBIRDfest,... Read More
One More Detail
Posted on September 04, 2013
Have you ever planned a party at your home for hundreds of guests, including the in-laws and that friend you haven’t seen in years? You’re ecstatic for the party and to visit with everybody, but everything needs to be perfect, down to the last detail! If you’ve had this experience,... Read More
First Impressions
Posted on July 17, 2013
By Matt Foss, project coordinatorNearly ten years ago, my wife, Mallory, who was my girlfriend at the time, prepared to travel to Door County to meet my extended family. While I wasn’t concerned about the side of my family that is good-natured and reserved, I was apprehensive about her meeting... Read More
Summer Skies
Posted on July 03, 2013
The radar on my phone’s weather app glared at me like a brooding teen throughout the days (and hours) leading up to the Woodson Art Museum’s Plein-Air Paint Out last Saturday. Checking it repeatedly didn’t change the screen: Highs in the upper 80s complete with little cartoonish lightening bolts and... Read More
Perfection vs. Plein-Air Painting
Posted on June 26, 2013
“I used to think the art I made had to be perfect,” said preteen Hayley on Monday, the first day of plein-air painting workshops in the Woodson Art Museum’s sculpture garden. “I try not to think that now,” she said, dabbing a brush into oil paint on her palette. “It’s... Read More
