April 24 -- Butterfly
series, part 2: I was the secretary of the Pilot Club when I lived in Brenham
in the 1970's. (It's a women's service organization like Altrusa or Zonta.) The
pin was the president's thank you gift when her term ended. (Presumably the
other officers got pins, too.) It's an inexpensive trinket -- shells on
gold-plated metal, made in Taiwan -- but I've always liked it.
April 25-- A 19th
century button with Kate Greenaway characters. The button shank was removed
when the brooch was created. It was a gift from my mother in the late 1990's,
probably purchased at a museum gift shop.
April 26 --In the
style of Pennsylvania Dutch fraktur paintings. I got this at one of the shops
in the Reading Terminal Market at an ALA Midwinter long, long ago.
April 27-- A rose-breasted green-winged blue tail on a sunny Monday. It
was a gift from Natalie Andreas who taught GED/ABE at the library in Brenham.
She was also a great flea market shopper—this was the 70s when flea markets had
really cool stuff. I learned a lot about antiques and vintage decor from her,
not the least of which was redwork embroidery.
April 28 --I could not resist purchasing this
little brooch at an art gallery on Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. Her bag
says, "More fabric." [Her arms are akimbo, implying: "More
fabric? So there!"] We were in Vancouver in 2004 (yikes--16 years ago!)
for a Road Scholar "signature city" tour, followed by the Magpies'
biennial in-person meetup.
April 29 -- Since I had a P.E.O. errand that morning this daisy was appropriate. It was an estate sale purchase. I can imagine the
original owner pinning it on to her early 1970s dress....or maybe a polyester
pantsuit.
April 30 -- the AAUW branch in River Falls made “diversity dolls” pins as a
fundraiser. I got this at the regional conference in Madison in 2004. I wear it
fairly often because I like the colors (and I value the sentiment).
May 1 -- Purchased
at an ALA conference several years ago. The books look like my TBR pile which
does not appear to be much diminished, even after six weeks of stay-at-home.
May 2 -- A
Frank Lloyd Wright design element from the Dana Thomas House in Springfield,
though I purchased it at a gift shop at one of the other houses. (I did tour
Dana Thomas the day it reopened after restoration. That was in 2009. I was in
Springfield for Library Legislative Day, then went to Decatur for the AAUW
convention. Every time I have a meeting downstate I wish I could spend more
time sightseeing.)
May 3 -- Enamel
on copper. A garage sale purchase, I’m sure, when we lived in Maine. There was
a pair of matching screw-back earrings that I thought I would convert to wires,
but I never did.
Jason Schoener was a Maine artist of note. The Schoener property is a preserve.
And there are more pins in my jewelry box!
Lovely collection! I have a few brooches I've saved for sentimental reasons, but I never wear them.
ReplyDeletehow many in your collection do you know? looks like you need a kate smith size chest...lol
ReplyDeleteI have a lot of brooches, too, but I think mine pales in comparison to yours. That would be a fun thing - a brooch link up where we could all photograph some of our faves and tell their stories in a blog post. Hope you’re staying safe and healthy! xo
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