May Cornucopia

 

Here are all the links to thing I enjoyed, read, was entertained or moved by in the month of May. (picture from my time in Shenzhen, China)

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A reminder that it's now time to submit your entry to Quilt National '23. Still on my artist bucket list to get into this show, so I'm trying once again. After all: You can't get in if you don't enter!

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Here's a free pattern for a really cute patchwork tote from Art Gallery Fabrics.

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Another chance to get a mini quilt into print, Curated Quilts new challenge is Negative Space.

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Move over Wordle and Heardle, now comes Artle from the National Gallery of Art. Every day you get four guesses and four pieces of art to try and guess the correct artist. The answer comes with a link to a short biography of the artist. Very challenging!

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Maria Shell is having an exhibit, Maria Shell Off The Grid, at the Shelburne Art Museum, and there's a cool video presentation about their quilt collection and how they tie in with her quilts that you can watch. They have several museum from home videos as well, which is a great idea, I'm glad that post-pandemic more museums are offering video content.

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The write-up/review of the High Desert Test Sites, outdoor art exhibit in the Joshua Tree desert area makes me want to cry and also to go see the art, unfortunately it's closed now. But what an interesting conundrum, trying to make/display art in such a harsh outdoor environment.

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So it turns out to be like that solar beats nuclear, if you're trying to live on Mars that is.

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A Reminder: The Biden Administration announced this week that every home in the U.S. is eligible to order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests. Each order includes eight rapid antigen tests. You can order yours today here: https://www.covid.gov/tests. Literally the easiest government form/website you will ever encounter.

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An excellent article and guide to How To Revive Your Sense of Wonder. 

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Thinning the forests, aka treatment, usually entails cutting and then burning massive amounts of trees. That's a whole lot of carbon going into the atmosphere, but there are alternatives.

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Modern log cabin quilt challenge from MQG and APQ.  It might be fun to design something as un-log-cabinish as possible for this one.

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Medical fatphobia is definitely a phenomenon I've personally experienced, this is a great explainer. In this issue of Pipewrench Magazine, I'd also recommend the rest of The Fat Issue, really great writing, I learned new stuff, it made me think, etc.

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This episode of the NPR history podcast, Throughline is a great discussion of the history of abortion in the US. The part two of their exploration of the topic hasn't come out yet. I knew some of this, but not all, and not at all in context which is of course, crucial.

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