This week I bring you more inspirations from my recent trip. The first part of my trip was to the quilt festival in Nantes France, which had a theme of The Netherlands. There were Dutch quilts, Dutch quilters, and a Dutch-themed quilt contest. (I was one of the jurors)
One of the charming quilts in the Dutch quilter gallery, was a Baltimore Album type quilt, but each block had a Dutch theme. This quilt was made by Jacqueline Neeft and the title was “Dutch Baltimore“. (bottom left image)
It had famous Dutch motifs such as Tulips, Windmills, Vermeer’s “Girl with the Pearl Earring”, Amsterdam row houses, and this famous Swan painting by Jan Asselijn. (top right) This is a famous historic and patriotic painting, and it hangs in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in the Gallery of Honor with the Rembrandt paintings. I photographed the painting during my day at the museum, which included viewing the temporary (sold out) Vermeer exhibit. What a day!
I also photographed this windmill (bottom right) in the little town of Nuenen. This town is about 90 minutes outside of Amsterdam, and is famous because Van Gogh and his parents lived here for a time. You can still see the little church where his father was a minister, the brick house where they lived, and the shed out back which was Vincent’s studio during those youthful years. This was where he painted what is considered his first masterpiece – The Potato Eaters – depicting the peasants of the rural area. It is now home to a Van Gogh Village Museum, across the street from the vicarage.
Watch for more travel and quilt photos this week on my photo pages. Both video interviews with Paula Nadelstern are now uploaded to our video pages. Enjoy!
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Travel/Quilt Calendar:
May 27 – Dairy Barn, Athens OH – Quilt National – Art & Activism Lecture
June 6-11 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia
July 4-12 – Helsinki & Savonlinna, Finland
August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska
Sept 28-30 – AQSG Seminar – Louisville, KY
