Category Archives: Photography

Double Happiness

Posted on August 16, 2013 by piecedgoods

One side of this symbol is the Chinese word for ‘joy’. Doubled up, it’s good luck and happiness. I thought it lent itself well to a quilt made up of red and gold 3-1/2″ squares.

Posted in Photography, Quilts, Sewing | Tagged Chinese symbol, Double Happiness, joy, Quilt, Quilting, Quilts, sewing, shuāngxǐ | 2 Comments

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art closed today. It’s temporary. It’ll be going through a big expansion project for two and a half years, and will be substantially different than the museum it is currently. From May 30th through … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Thoughts, Photography | Tagged art, Countdown to Closing, Museums, people watching, San Francisco, SF MOMA | 1 Comment

Alabama Chanin

Posted on April 18, 2013 by piecedgoods

Natalie Chanin, founder and creative director of Alabama Chanin, (a wonderful line of handcrafted organic clothing and DIY kits) is in the Bay area this week. She visited A Verb for Keeping Warm to conduct a fabric and stitching ‘tasting’ … Continue reading →