The Lady in the Lace Collar

September 23, 2020

In the outpouring of sorrow and grief at the death of a truly great American, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, I have …

The Call of the Wild

September 12, 2018

I take a moment to celebrate my 80th blog post by veering away from the fine and performance arts to share …

August 23, 2017

Nothing prepares you for the sheer energy of Rei Kawakubo’s designs. From the hands and imagination of this Japanese founder …

December 20, 2016

The golden voiced Cantori New York gave a choral concert on Sunday. Sitting there listening to their beautiful renditions of …

July 29, 2015

What is a talisman? One thinks of rattles, fierce masks, human hair – something meant to ward off evil or …

January 27, 2015

How do you know the real thing when you encounter it? We are now, all of us, so steeped in …

March 29, 2014

For anyone who has collected, or even occasionally seen, needlework samplers from the 18th and 19th centuries, it is always …

January 27, 2014

At the Museé des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle in Alençon, France, there are works made of linen and air …