tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739964071831486082024-03-16T02:25:49.562-07:00WonkyworldBill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1476125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-51744981789054587052023-10-24T16:38:00.000-07:002023-10-24T16:38:56.709-07:00Thrift Store Find: Mata Ortiz Tejido textured bowl by Reynaldo Quezada, Mexico<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEhoE9iyKHXrN-bmG3P6driuyuCOaOqVroT-yxIjnwBSn42Hd6T4JTpUcqvgBUdXPQKNMRf5wTKHt6qieL9qLE6q0dg3gwN0Jaz2AdR21VfxNB4JgSNuA-8nUa0k75snyHWDrD5XoEB6EGcyuJwPJeGSaePVHMENbUpgD11AX4_9VftTx_WcilDySRm1i/s3088/394591427_3191488337812352_1937533510498759266_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEhoE9iyKHXrN-bmG3P6driuyuCOaOqVroT-yxIjnwBSn42Hd6T4JTpUcqvgBUdXPQKNMRf5wTKHt6qieL9qLE6q0dg3gwN0Jaz2AdR21VfxNB4JgSNuA-8nUa0k75snyHWDrD5XoEB6EGcyuJwPJeGSaePVHMENbUpgD11AX4_9VftTx_WcilDySRm1i/w300-h400/394591427_3191488337812352_1937533510498759266_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Recently we were thrift shopping in Portland, and thinking we were done, we wandered down an aisle we'd already covered and headed toward the door. Something on the bottom shelf caught our eye. Looked like Oaxacan pottery. We almost missed it, but could it be what we thought it was?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RpXe8bGupZ25GnyfKXKsOazg7dGKhg8N0fs-bayn6koDgJyKKGC7CNlp3pPdi173Ztfe4Sn2WtNvgmyc44XPVVQ9qBZG77ZPoRqe_pciawe94iZIu9W1wqsrH_QmAuvtXgy_CK5xiXke4hUknpgRZEDSr9Nic0Win3wCZJ0VV51RiDprCtUhE3NsK3YM/s4032/394723331_645795707732804_590802893996336990_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RpXe8bGupZ25GnyfKXKsOazg7dGKhg8N0fs-bayn6koDgJyKKGC7CNlp3pPdi173Ztfe4Sn2WtNvgmyc44XPVVQ9qBZG77ZPoRqe_pciawe94iZIu9W1wqsrH_QmAuvtXgy_CK5xiXke4hUknpgRZEDSr9Nic0Win3wCZJ0VV51RiDprCtUhE3NsK3YM/w400-h300/394723331_645795707732804_590802893996336990_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Actually, it was better than that. It turned out to be a Mata Ortiz Tejido textured bowl, signed, by Reynaldo Quezada, Mexico. We learned a few things about it, most importantly the Quezada family had several prominent makers, and the piece had significant value. At first, we found a couple for sale online, then we found a sales record from 2016.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M7SnW71UlWH-pa0FZL1iotpW9_VJkBltfYOqOj2j8fUynKufT8JDfv-pwVcVqdmYfvwrhgLS2c3sQmcp0XxO5HGPilBFVyYd5vINhYoRoI632i41Q8Rwaih2_6SYLJJLNKh6-QO5CDxwRx7DAyMIhBZZxGlpP3vQtKEeNSnhVnL5NLbj0yDvom7rF9eo/s2885/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-23%20at%202.31.21%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2885" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8M7SnW71UlWH-pa0FZL1iotpW9_VJkBltfYOqOj2j8fUynKufT8JDfv-pwVcVqdmYfvwrhgLS2c3sQmcp0XxO5HGPilBFVyYd5vINhYoRoI632i41Q8Rwaih2_6SYLJJLNKh6-QO5CDxwRx7DAyMIhBZZxGlpP3vQtKEeNSnhVnL5NLbj0yDvom7rF9eo/w400-h213/Screen%20Shot%202023-10-23%20at%202.31.21%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>All signs seemed to point in the same direction, and now we have the piece available for sale in our Etsy shop. To learn more about it, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1578235730/fabulous-15-inch-diameter-mata-ortiz" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-79880521945899060492023-08-11T14:05:00.004-07:002023-08-11T14:05:30.437-07:00more Christmas in August<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfELkBoY0g68tau9AYtyKIhvEXSy7yRu9WtOmozkjLBkttzOEptPM1BmdqmDaiDj5WqDh_xyA_e1uPQEaGXUy9i5XrIO2J2DgX1Dee79QWqV3r2wRclAT5oaJ9jHXVwCJ4dGSOzBUeA4OYZX7Pw7nhZalOVhNLLsb_Ocn3uU9Jbvahk5cr1t-xj5ES5ah/s4032/365699064_979245363194821_8527830329596710602_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTfELkBoY0g68tau9AYtyKIhvEXSy7yRu9WtOmozkjLBkttzOEptPM1BmdqmDaiDj5WqDh_xyA_e1uPQEaGXUy9i5XrIO2J2DgX1Dee79QWqV3r2wRclAT5oaJ9jHXVwCJ4dGSOzBUeA4OYZX7Pw7nhZalOVhNLLsb_Ocn3uU9Jbvahk5cr1t-xj5ES5ah/w400-h300/365699064_979245363194821_8527830329596710602_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In our last post, we talked about a wonderful set of vintage Riddell grumpy Santa mugs. We didn't intend to have "Christmas in August" as a blog theme this month, but the other day Linda discovered this wonderful set of 15 vintage plastic blow mold NOEL candles. That's something to crow about!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla37l4VbXZtI6ucK93fyKu_aFzIxgFecCptKlgfJuKLqEJ6Yp3x0H2xpcUBiQCcl-xFaL7EZqTF8VkdIb8tmOA25mWo6ZnZLi8fdHptE5dpjbKv3BvGBfO-gTS8ntbdzbYuJ3YZjnv0eW8udnwRSohEcodCPHA6f-VepmA3-Q9MXc_NxPcmeVQOyJDHiS/s4032/365389420_804457834647735_1787038748537421883_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhla37l4VbXZtI6ucK93fyKu_aFzIxgFecCptKlgfJuKLqEJ6Yp3x0H2xpcUBiQCcl-xFaL7EZqTF8VkdIb8tmOA25mWo6ZnZLi8fdHptE5dpjbKv3BvGBfO-gTS8ntbdzbYuJ3YZjnv0eW8udnwRSohEcodCPHA6f-VepmA3-Q9MXc_NxPcmeVQOyJDHiS/w300-h400/365389420_804457834647735_1787038748537421883_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Each candle is about 10 & 1/2 inches tall and 3 inches diameter. We did a lot of searching and found very few examples like it. There are plenty of NOEL blow mold candles out there, but few with this simple block font. Each candle has an opening in the bottom, presumably where a light would go.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2oTDDLqhLBmiODSIlGSJejq-CpY1bHNi823IArh4XkuwlSQda-yfgAdbHIY04mXYWZsqP6twyi52wlZDRQJU_ayjPfjMRRGl0KGUBCvy93ArXMFdCwfZs_jDbCiVNqEARm-Du2WJLg2DBTPR565hYodBJ-4SZySj6ZXV1AlFgGgpJQg8qI8zeUT48-fK/s4032/365779555_1714226712356597_325810002793495636_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb2oTDDLqhLBmiODSIlGSJejq-CpY1bHNi823IArh4XkuwlSQda-yfgAdbHIY04mXYWZsqP6twyi52wlZDRQJU_ayjPfjMRRGl0KGUBCvy93ArXMFdCwfZs_jDbCiVNqEARm-Du2WJLg2DBTPR565hYodBJ-4SZySj6ZXV1AlFgGgpJQg8qI8zeUT48-fK/w400-h300/365779555_1714226712356597_325810002793495636_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div>Such a rare find! We almost fell over when we found them. Good eye, Linda! The set of 15 is now available in our Etsy shop. To view the lot, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1542615691/lot-of-15-rare-vintage-plastic-blow-mold" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div></div></div>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-52422199914213241642023-08-02T13:46:00.000-07:002023-08-02T13:46:42.553-07:001951 Riddell Grumpy Santa Mugs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxF-l8ESrw8FPJQDfJEaFE8x24h_PL2z6WAKPUFTVmJ57fgNAieE5ld0SPkDReKu1DR9hAI73mjthpUfEjm-EXroR4_pY_8OZHx8z09W9Du8RTVtXvMd2npPqHA9Y8P4jF6GjeFTXTzsvq63LSgveisKpkWZM5LE5vx8nf-Bf-LyQ3nb78fNcGg_6zTSY/s1297/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.33.27%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1297" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxF-l8ESrw8FPJQDfJEaFE8x24h_PL2z6WAKPUFTVmJ57fgNAieE5ld0SPkDReKu1DR9hAI73mjthpUfEjm-EXroR4_pY_8OZHx8z09W9Du8RTVtXvMd2npPqHA9Y8P4jF6GjeFTXTzsvq63LSgveisKpkWZM5LE5vx8nf-Bf-LyQ3nb78fNcGg_6zTSY/w400-h361/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.33.27%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We were driving around our neighborhood some time last year, and there was a sign for an estate sale. The house was just a few blocks away, and it was full of stuff, but still slim pickins for the types of things we would normally collect. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZWr7jBJakBJm58PxCMHhB_ZQzpxA80zMkjFKUPH8Dp5IsvUaECnqr2zM7zHfcPdVPig_g5qZZExc_acxZaZ4vWsQs_YmfdpYSCp0zTevk2dJ4hffy61NkM9DBTGted2vZUg107jPVzWn383ZYEnVt0OFDXzWAgW4DDtlSJPZM_ZgNmkgGazVmdCVsQX3/s1289/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.32.54%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1051" data-original-width="1289" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZWr7jBJakBJm58PxCMHhB_ZQzpxA80zMkjFKUPH8Dp5IsvUaECnqr2zM7zHfcPdVPig_g5qZZExc_acxZaZ4vWsQs_YmfdpYSCp0zTevk2dJ4hffy61NkM9DBTGted2vZUg107jPVzWn383ZYEnVt0OFDXzWAgW4DDtlSJPZM_ZgNmkgGazVmdCVsQX3/w400-h326/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.32.54%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>We were on our way out, and Linda saw this set of 1951 Riddell grumpy Santa mugs near the exit. Eight of them! She did a quick Google search, discovered they were rare and very hard to find, and could sell for upwards of $50 apiece. So, we scooped them up, paid and made a quick exit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBOEeHjheBywAR5Zsr2IFa_fyxjWDxdFozzgr_ce9gmLBnhgZWn3mo5NC4kXC-LH1P11JeclKmbVXjE0bNiJfdFjdllIBalWdVtiXiqdzAARMjE3W34wppCfSzTwcgqEwvIFImZbVKd_U-Yx3WZ2rP8sovhY10EZymLk09KJvMunryxUMb0GaOtxHs7j7/s1299/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.33.00%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="1299" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBOEeHjheBywAR5Zsr2IFa_fyxjWDxdFozzgr_ce9gmLBnhgZWn3mo5NC4kXC-LH1P11JeclKmbVXjE0bNiJfdFjdllIBalWdVtiXiqdzAARMjE3W34wppCfSzTwcgqEwvIFImZbVKd_U-Yx3WZ2rP8sovhY10EZymLk09KJvMunryxUMb0GaOtxHs7j7/w400-h303/Screen%20Shot%202023-08-02%20at%201.33.00%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The mugs are now available in our Etsy shop, along with over 500 other unique handmade and vintage items-- and this week we're running a 30% off sale! To visit our shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-57540762512213817382023-07-12T12:32:00.001-07:002023-07-12T12:33:30.040-07:00mystery bowl<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT1tgCxn_wHG1O2WVwWIlImCRlWsPaQ2y8o2WbgFl2t54wt-cKk5o0Jn49ALV6lxtxMvuzuF4gaZKe8BznDOTD5Hl7PgeKRx_5C0RoZVp-dkI2SzNDTtM4NbVLkbU_5JUCIZHJ29THQ0b-Y9tiOhpWf8njpcIErYadRteCHhKovDRHCZmDoJFuWTJK0oD/s4032/360115174_1598229437251152_2166355730514393381_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaT1tgCxn_wHG1O2WVwWIlImCRlWsPaQ2y8o2WbgFl2t54wt-cKk5o0Jn49ALV6lxtxMvuzuF4gaZKe8BznDOTD5Hl7PgeKRx_5C0RoZVp-dkI2SzNDTtM4NbVLkbU_5JUCIZHJ29THQ0b-Y9tiOhpWf8njpcIErYadRteCHhKovDRHCZmDoJFuWTJK0oD/w400-h300/360115174_1598229437251152_2166355730514393381_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We found a mystery bowl the other day while we were out thrifting here in Oregon. Now we are trying to identify it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSL5G-yaXFB-ZJ5oI01siqrkVO4UuA_i7NOvotCsEznRDJDLAO5iPITjfqcIDrKQyHMWxwojH7bK3uscYUzt9UCxnuqTpcSDEKZUmvv4RRsvpdcUKOMrpjHADArw9_aivVjJfhKd3R_dV7cogWFis2qxKPlQHNzmEAb4SutnVNJY-iQPkufcQeuCfeDHc/s4032/360147239_299787579115189_8270504735558226905_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiSL5G-yaXFB-ZJ5oI01siqrkVO4UuA_i7NOvotCsEznRDJDLAO5iPITjfqcIDrKQyHMWxwojH7bK3uscYUzt9UCxnuqTpcSDEKZUmvv4RRsvpdcUKOMrpjHADArw9_aivVjJfhKd3R_dV7cogWFis2qxKPlQHNzmEAb4SutnVNJY-iQPkufcQeuCfeDHc/w400-h300/360147239_299787579115189_8270504735558226905_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The stoneware bowl has a glossy, raised drip glaze and exposed stoneware. The glaze appears to be cobalt with white, and the exposed stoneware looks like it has a very light, clear glaze.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWtvngB3P-hwOfz6jpeV2Mk76wKjv9VWKMYSZ9y0vgTwOPCulOFcn1PS0MG6Us3H3S4Lmrq4ei7DAB67DhIX091vsODBi2ZdEDoG_0I28ead3CFze0uGxKwnE_vNrwysGH5eX0i4_u50wxIHsvlDQ6ArlUBEGJ-PFF5LgcevSHtiYlhHrkSPbf-yTc2wg/s4032/360070103_236887809227262_3181963044307698369_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuWtvngB3P-hwOfz6jpeV2Mk76wKjv9VWKMYSZ9y0vgTwOPCulOFcn1PS0MG6Us3H3S4Lmrq4ei7DAB67DhIX091vsODBi2ZdEDoG_0I28ead3CFze0uGxKwnE_vNrwysGH5eX0i4_u50wxIHsvlDQ6ArlUBEGJ-PFF5LgcevSHtiYlhHrkSPbf-yTc2wg/w400-h300/360070103_236887809227262_3181963044307698369_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFOGwaag8QordGwN-dPVSxwO_cIY8tSwSrlHdNIJFptCbsULzH7rmCVM2dnAdI7jchLxZ2_ZcLPVbzCQ6H5I2jQ1ABPIXeU_rYbQCRzydXFE4r6VTUuPiESCZvWLhvS7B4MuAgXGOlXqBVI6estcT9EZK7d2L6X_MnTljaKl-9fe_07-PDiaCHZ6j1Yrm/s4032/359677337_240799088765048_7548470632348743355_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFOGwaag8QordGwN-dPVSxwO_cIY8tSwSrlHdNIJFptCbsULzH7rmCVM2dnAdI7jchLxZ2_ZcLPVbzCQ6H5I2jQ1ABPIXeU_rYbQCRzydXFE4r6VTUuPiESCZvWLhvS7B4MuAgXGOlXqBVI6estcT9EZK7d2L6X_MnTljaKl-9fe_07-PDiaCHZ6j1Yrm/w400-h300/359677337_240799088765048_7548470632348743355_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>There is a stamp on the bottom, which appears to be AG. We tried searching for it, and did not come up with any comparables.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD1SbYKGK-wUXXLd6xx8j9a0jbH9EEyfSVXMXNi_6HEPojQdxyL5dG85qsMUKrQ6GUZ_8mS56b3pyp3wKvkkmhvCHkyJc9FuBSihlaP_sRh896IrzPLotu2M2Lue_wA77K5X4ghjLDg2X24P6Zn_I16ZF8H_Gi1bbyquhF5xpZytlZRXRecQOjGBSZMG9/s4032/360165751_1323144885079632_6926127993392297440_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD1SbYKGK-wUXXLd6xx8j9a0jbH9EEyfSVXMXNi_6HEPojQdxyL5dG85qsMUKrQ6GUZ_8mS56b3pyp3wKvkkmhvCHkyJc9FuBSihlaP_sRh896IrzPLotu2M2Lue_wA77K5X4ghjLDg2X24P6Zn_I16ZF8H_Gi1bbyquhF5xpZytlZRXRecQOjGBSZMG9/w300-h400/360165751_1323144885079632_6926127993392297440_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Have you seen anything like it before? Do you know of a maker who used an AG stamp and produced this type of work? We are intrigued, and want to know more. Any clues from our readers would be greatly appreciated!</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-17584640807487418402023-06-29T16:33:00.006-07:002023-06-29T16:33:53.531-07:00house quilts in the house<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfd8uWlbyQUUOrJ3xgnVDVyfjrMr7rkS5QINnuBjJHOABwpy380BMW7FzrAZ-wgGW3VHUSi5ZScbyAE-ZhyHWjYC25xU9YiMzO9tBw9dqrvOSxWnVSkgniXYJUMab9DUutwnGLk6Ir-kv2SlxwA16k4e1EiJhLsU7Z-Ymg7WF2itSFF06PrrOfablxyF/s2048/13938032_1144903138900862_8872501120767320617_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAIfd8uWlbyQUUOrJ3xgnVDVyfjrMr7rkS5QINnuBjJHOABwpy380BMW7FzrAZ-wgGW3VHUSi5ZScbyAE-ZhyHWjYC25xU9YiMzO9tBw9dqrvOSxWnVSkgniXYJUMab9DUutwnGLk6Ir-kv2SlxwA16k4e1EiJhLsU7Z-Ymg7WF2itSFF06PrrOfablxyF/w400-h266/13938032_1144903138900862_8872501120767320617_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">houses on quilts - it's a thing!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our friend Julie Silber recently curated an exhibition of house quilts at the <a href="https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org" target="_blank">Iowa Quilt Museum</a>. The exhibition, open June 20th to September 10th, is called "Welcome Home. A Celebration of House Quilts." We saw photos of the exhibition on Facebook, and there was a familiar quilt on display.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC3PBQTgq6HkN-hPNd7SeyvsJ62ePJYDzrzaVRfgvRh5vl3T-d6e1vOkERaqxTi3sW4Dli_Nl0y7_W2aMCUrtBHG3mffVtCd-uA-2hnsBIvdEacTFdE-KNFtLXE6g3qkaM4fJThjAj01dTY4YPOaqEHjBPiA7pVjKqQz1I3FQaI4zsSq7cDYKt6OIUYpC/s2048/355221877_756218686504258_3649139943747758118_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC3PBQTgq6HkN-hPNd7SeyvsJ62ePJYDzrzaVRfgvRh5vl3T-d6e1vOkERaqxTi3sW4Dli_Nl0y7_W2aMCUrtBHG3mffVtCd-uA-2hnsBIvdEacTFdE-KNFtLXE6g3qkaM4fJThjAj01dTY4YPOaqEHjBPiA7pVjKqQz1I3FQaI4zsSq7cDYKt6OIUYpC/w400-h300/355221877_756218686504258_3649139943747758118_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">house quilts now on display at the Iowa Quilt Museum</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The wonderfully graphic schoolhouse friendship quilt from New York State (far right in exhibit photo) was once part of our collection. In fact, it was one of the first quilts in the collection. I'd forgotten all about it. The quilt was sold to a friend and fellow collector years ago, before my wife Linda and I met, so she never got to see it. The quilt has wonderful inked signatures and dates, some with locations noted. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnPdJM6I-KZn6XXhE7HmfbWNcEnzNTBewmMZGdESbscBgolMyQAeFCixShZr3nKUuCKSBZo73yPY65yKHtpz6-SesYkb688mJZZHNAAqoEFi0u4r3dOLq-6UsX-ASglxRJ9SvlnkG4r7zMDj_VLRnIttdTSChSS-tx5_Wm3P9hJgkkifWpIRBXNZwDyF-/s2048/12032803_957420360982475_2681476036761150328_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1695" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnPdJM6I-KZn6XXhE7HmfbWNcEnzNTBewmMZGdESbscBgolMyQAeFCixShZr3nKUuCKSBZo73yPY65yKHtpz6-SesYkb688mJZZHNAAqoEFi0u4r3dOLq-6UsX-ASglxRJ9SvlnkG4r7zMDj_VLRnIttdTSChSS-tx5_Wm3P9hJgkkifWpIRBXNZwDyF-/w331-h400/12032803_957420360982475_2681476036761150328_o.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><p>Seeing the exhibition photos reminded us, we have a few house quilts of our own. One is a traditional house block quilt from the 1970s, very boldly made with solid multicolor fabrics. Our nickname for the quilt is "Levittown, Pennsylvania - after the big paint sale." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC_K0EDVMAMibFQldHXcLDtG2ZyF5cPpKxKcZLj1735QXHYYtQOYqhxv3Gyo-EilFKQaF45yZSHtI_Hf4v_Yc5fHubHqXQQSs7SleEuSAQBlRCcX8U6QJahuM4W5n6-i2XbMies8w82v9070YT-RnsSfNLyVI-WsMQpwe4AL38W-AogjlyGJyfpko9fq6/s1600/DSC_0900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1403" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidC_K0EDVMAMibFQldHXcLDtG2ZyF5cPpKxKcZLj1735QXHYYtQOYqhxv3Gyo-EilFKQaF45yZSHtI_Hf4v_Yc5fHubHqXQQSs7SleEuSAQBlRCcX8U6QJahuM4W5n6-i2XbMies8w82v9070YT-RnsSfNLyVI-WsMQpwe4AL38W-AogjlyGJyfpko9fq6/w351-h400/DSC_0900.JPG" width="351" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The house block is a standard way of presenting houses on quilts, but there are plenty of other ways. A velvet Victorian period crazy quilt top (above) has a little red house in a field of crazy patchwork. Another quilt from around the same time period is made with hexagon shaped patches with buildings, presumably houses. Fancy houses, with lots of windows, large doorways and chimneys!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejHq70sWKRf6onIVWebC6ZTdq6G5ndOMpCHB9-VLJ7cRxJoBJ0b679PP-MIm9PBIZfw1zlt2RG6qmxjOtSaMI6sxy4R9zpaIlL_O2PgXeSYWu_ZJtof7v8IolOkmhQRh-3xi1LMydTvblWMdZMwz3iXr5rlNoCjF0TrAryyNI9BkbiCzfNKmT0c5wvIpG/s2048/35078822_1821574977900338_3597124377000280064_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejHq70sWKRf6onIVWebC6ZTdq6G5ndOMpCHB9-VLJ7cRxJoBJ0b679PP-MIm9PBIZfw1zlt2RG6qmxjOtSaMI6sxy4R9zpaIlL_O2PgXeSYWu_ZJtof7v8IolOkmhQRh-3xi1LMydTvblWMdZMwz3iXr5rlNoCjF0TrAryyNI9BkbiCzfNKmT0c5wvIpG/w395-h400/35078822_1821574977900338_3597124377000280064_n.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><br /><div>Quiltmakers are very resourceful. If they want to put a house on a quilt, they'll find dozens of ways to do it. Believe it or not, I made a quilt with a house on it. It was a small quilt, made for the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Small Wonders challenge. I made the quilt because my Mom was planning to visit, and I wanted to surprise her by having a quilt on display. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOoL7mmg_iKt439EDLZQlceg5blp6Qmg-krj2BW8F8DW-3AgvWK6rBge4SLsqRHsLZt_6itx48WNlM355NV-JPSEOK0fIAZ8CuGtiDmG4XUqM4D7Sv3_HTJ9KP0gz7upYekvzp40_8groRWbd9xodiXmJRT2DWWbZ118R6gmscwR-HxOVmH6-wsr3f_qZ/s960/402934_395779287146588_1295320270_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="941" data-original-width="960" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOoL7mmg_iKt439EDLZQlceg5blp6Qmg-krj2BW8F8DW-3AgvWK6rBge4SLsqRHsLZt_6itx48WNlM355NV-JPSEOK0fIAZ8CuGtiDmG4XUqM4D7Sv3_HTJ9KP0gz7upYekvzp40_8groRWbd9xodiXmJRT2DWWbZ118R6gmscwR-HxOVmH6-wsr3f_qZ/s320/402934_395779287146588_1295320270_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The quilt was called "House of Wonky" and it was loosely architectural, made with batiks, and irregularly shaped. And yes, Mom was very surprised! Most surprising of all, it had a blue ribbon for Viewer's Choice and a "sold" sticker on it. It was one of the first and only quilts I ever made.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tRCUWfQU3F_-nDAEqb0AYJsW7RxfG-GeX9OaDUzM7t8fMPFjALkUTWpeNJ5EVVtgNa98s7jOWsjUOPIc_j6Gvk-Ni5xTi9hFvV-Pz4wSWDgLPMXThvYyZKpyrKKWkO4wuHjbKMc5ZcrEayLv1_75Uq0LgmDEihWPTIDf3E5ybDFRUEjA0nEoCO6sVWCI/s2048/10575269_1465730243698315_1297228403239043538_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1885" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tRCUWfQU3F_-nDAEqb0AYJsW7RxfG-GeX9OaDUzM7t8fMPFjALkUTWpeNJ5EVVtgNa98s7jOWsjUOPIc_j6Gvk-Ni5xTi9hFvV-Pz4wSWDgLPMXThvYyZKpyrKKWkO4wuHjbKMc5ZcrEayLv1_75Uq0LgmDEihWPTIDf3E5ybDFRUEjA0nEoCO6sVWCI/w369-h400/10575269_1465730243698315_1297228403239043538_o.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><div><br /><div>One of our absolute favorite house quilts is a 1930s pictorial quilt from Ohio. It came to the collection several years ago from our friend Shelly Zegart, and it is truly iconic. There are so many ways to include houses in quilts. We look forward to seeing more photos from the exhibition in Iowa, and hope lots of people will go see it. For more info (Iowa Quilt Museum) <a href="https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div></div>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-29637842311011276612023-06-16T09:23:00.000-07:002023-06-16T09:23:07.441-07:00mysteries - the Peruvian painting<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU19uxy7E1ToKHD1ySOjEmzHLXxj-QycAuQ6qnv1AVyf7FPxphSjKvJbZmBXU2A8EQMjHsmuOOlDVC8ZTfbWPU_ylUtO_2JKZwxLfc1n9sS_Is4dfxzsT3jMNyM3DqnrkRMj1WAVjIu--a1rfEu7-tpREFwiIb5uCrswteB0anhWb5ASdWtd8eJwvhRA/s3264/353112683_806317467374580_4582466439088140637_n%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2604" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU19uxy7E1ToKHD1ySOjEmzHLXxj-QycAuQ6qnv1AVyf7FPxphSjKvJbZmBXU2A8EQMjHsmuOOlDVC8ZTfbWPU_ylUtO_2JKZwxLfc1n9sS_Is4dfxzsT3jMNyM3DqnrkRMj1WAVjIu--a1rfEu7-tpREFwiIb5uCrswteB0anhWb5ASdWtd8eJwvhRA/w319-h400/353112683_806317467374580_4582466439088140637_n%20copy.jpg" width="319" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">vintage cubist painting, signed by "Flomi" - but who is Flomi?</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Lately, it seems every trip to the thrift store produces a mystery. We love solving these mysteries, but a lot of the time we probably didn't nail it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEVQZM1dWNG2cr9FiF_7QUV_hfjE0VhDr8VOJOrnkBLA-GgPxwZBY-65DtQdA6suiE2_Nk86K6CQT-N6I5NYLlbyb1LlNTtP8jJHnIXB4-J26Ux52tKYwrPXVhniH2FiY3_2wHsKvtfdXzB_Jy3VVwLCNgi1688vzfBpxCCfZUiz_Ex5hAIxwUNb7JA/s2935/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-16%20at%208.41.42%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2935" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEVQZM1dWNG2cr9FiF_7QUV_hfjE0VhDr8VOJOrnkBLA-GgPxwZBY-65DtQdA6suiE2_Nk86K6CQT-N6I5NYLlbyb1LlNTtP8jJHnIXB4-J26Ux52tKYwrPXVhniH2FiY3_2wHsKvtfdXzB_Jy3VVwLCNgi1688vzfBpxCCfZUiz_Ex5hAIxwUNb7JA/w400-h231/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-16%20at%208.41.42%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Google Lens is a pretty good tool. It works using image recognition, so the search results are only as good as the "matching" images online. The tool is available on computer and on smart phones. We searched Google for the painter, Flomi, and found very little. No real matches. We searched in Google Lens using the image, and images of Peruvian paintings came up. That led us to believe the artist could be South American, or from Peru. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiGoT_b9ZGFz4i_Wx2WT-0gGwxaEJVLGpKaR5Lf0WMc_lMtgG5qoKGsUtA3hM5JD3pRC2U4QWD-5jj484nu-PoWWTafoggKBGDIJyGIgrvepbB3VGxVtq9TfLh_9Nr-gXnl2NnblIiWXtDGsYtRkr4qcbUFDoLyob8qccvGxad5XsaU65peeF2zmQTA/s4032/352851491_922434772385886_2485684182620597965_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiGoT_b9ZGFz4i_Wx2WT-0gGwxaEJVLGpKaR5Lf0WMc_lMtgG5qoKGsUtA3hM5JD3pRC2U4QWD-5jj484nu-PoWWTafoggKBGDIJyGIgrvepbB3VGxVtq9TfLh_9Nr-gXnl2NnblIiWXtDGsYtRkr4qcbUFDoLyob8qccvGxad5XsaU65peeF2zmQTA/w400-h300/352851491_922434772385886_2485684182620597965_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Another object we found recently is this polychrome decorated "sgraffito" or scratched surface pot, which appears to be Native American. We tried image searches, but with far less success than the painting. I guess we will list it using a physical description. Same for a copper bowl and wood carving we thrifted this month.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uPOBkVDWkv_DkvdCJbPhjeQOn7diTrZz73okvARmhpFN2XM9H2BEjTV6Z9MrvFHpyVeZ7L7kNBNFnF6rPwBWH6NverASuHsi-_T05FaGhJqwaMuuUn6xI13JmBLGBxvCoDyiUHphrI-LRnqyyTYiRH0m4CIOdydUAxVeh2djJhVx1-0l4F62IFQMpQ/s4032/353932338_261591786550554_3611537000379864082_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0uPOBkVDWkv_DkvdCJbPhjeQOn7diTrZz73okvARmhpFN2XM9H2BEjTV6Z9MrvFHpyVeZ7L7kNBNFnF6rPwBWH6NverASuHsi-_T05FaGhJqwaMuuUn6xI13JmBLGBxvCoDyiUHphrI-LRnqyyTYiRH0m4CIOdydUAxVeh2djJhVx1-0l4F62IFQMpQ/w400-h300/353932338_261591786550554_3611537000379864082_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">copper bowl, possibly from Northern Africa or the Middle East</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hOVZ7QJ7Ew7pHebdhvcIP2w0ptlCBL1Wr2fAST5QRVl9Fd8KFKIbscDBU9rENAdpkYHioJDC7zWbi1gPIDaP5KKyYcBk7Id9U79DkHJYU5mZOk4EwdJv6Xnf2FYU-xr7aUaJ5t0yColUHSF3iV7UHf73K0ram7Ug20TBK3_qYpOS9C6z6M7_pXYWmw/s4032/350371973_275829581558798_2089763543266529391_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hOVZ7QJ7Ew7pHebdhvcIP2w0ptlCBL1Wr2fAST5QRVl9Fd8KFKIbscDBU9rENAdpkYHioJDC7zWbi1gPIDaP5KKyYcBk7Id9U79DkHJYU5mZOk4EwdJv6Xnf2FYU-xr7aUaJ5t0yColUHSF3iV7UHf73K0ram7Ug20TBK3_qYpOS9C6z6M7_pXYWmw/w400-h300/350371973_275829581558798_2089763543266529391_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">primitive wood carving with fish, origins unknown</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We could probably devote this entire blog to mysterious objects. Maybe it would help us identify them. If anyone out there knows anything about a Peruvian painter named "Flomi" or any of the other objects here, please leave a comment and share what you know.</p><p></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-30267264743773071732023-06-06T20:52:00.003-07:002023-06-06T20:56:07.684-07:00Sauvie Island<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtNLloDflCWk4SVuB--_IVttB9ZW_YaQ3c9FJJpxvs04M2KeL10E7hbfthvNwwQZvuTb-o6H0ma_5rRWDE5UaFyBYLWXm1H-YtTSHovLi-lib8fRVrFoKhwoQWkpTfDNMqtBng848vm9z-dzDjUI3N_SAMHBaKPwBkD-Vx_y6Hse8rDwhjyWkG8o5Qg/s4032/352614438_565232995682505_2583790047155006573_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmtNLloDflCWk4SVuB--_IVttB9ZW_YaQ3c9FJJpxvs04M2KeL10E7hbfthvNwwQZvuTb-o6H0ma_5rRWDE5UaFyBYLWXm1H-YtTSHovLi-lib8fRVrFoKhwoQWkpTfDNMqtBng848vm9z-dzDjUI3N_SAMHBaKPwBkD-Vx_y6Hse8rDwhjyWkG8o5Qg/w400-h300/352614438_565232995682505_2583790047155006573_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We went to Sauvie Island today. Collins Beach, where the breeze is light and the clothing is optional. We didn't take too many pictures.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGlBfECKHRuGYOSqe78pzKYpFcAiit_IhJ-a3JEjarO7oeO1BPjAQzoe7EzvGs0revSfG3TvvtLJldGZAkUy76w5_jc3mZkQNUkuq5_5JYcYbhl0P3-M3FZNbw2RlnMMneGeFIk4pwHjSX35kb4g7QRd0cW8c_8FR6Qumw8X3gruovTEPCceuj7SYlQ/s4032/345414776_705805361352831_150192631279368223_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGlBfECKHRuGYOSqe78pzKYpFcAiit_IhJ-a3JEjarO7oeO1BPjAQzoe7EzvGs0revSfG3TvvtLJldGZAkUy76w5_jc3mZkQNUkuq5_5JYcYbhl0P3-M3FZNbw2RlnMMneGeFIk4pwHjSX35kb4g7QRd0cW8c_8FR6Qumw8X3gruovTEPCceuj7SYlQ/w400-h300/345414776_705805361352831_150192631279368223_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>We packed a cooler with some smoked salmon, shrimp poke, fresh fruit, water and coffee drinks. On the way, we stopped at Mickey-D's for an Egg McMuffin and some coffee, then headed to our favorite spot. Collins Beach is on the Columbia River, and it is one of just two clothing optional beaches in Oregon. The beach is sandy and the whole island is a natural viewing area. We saw a trio of bald eagles and several osprey. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlCAVZmvk5sD1i7Rbu69wfgvLPUsKgRjXSIKnckFO_YxOX5uFMqshsrkZb-zk1G-xQ7ru1i7eFzwDB7p57ixD8UKQ0zuE-oQo001Bp3ng58j47LBCWjNm2pnc67IBou1ZxAHEjBxiXQXeSBDoYiTwztnlmzXk31RPUmXsLBdGshzAtrvDsk_voVWB0w/s4032/345475787_1702394226864989_3552278313725448081_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlCAVZmvk5sD1i7Rbu69wfgvLPUsKgRjXSIKnckFO_YxOX5uFMqshsrkZb-zk1G-xQ7ru1i7eFzwDB7p57ixD8UKQ0zuE-oQo001Bp3ng58j47LBCWjNm2pnc67IBou1ZxAHEjBxiXQXeSBDoYiTwztnlmzXk31RPUmXsLBdGshzAtrvDsk_voVWB0w/w300-h400/345475787_1702394226864989_3552278313725448081_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Our Tommy Bahama umbrella from last season still worked well, and a new one we found recently at Costco. These umbrellas screw in to the ground and are very secure when it's breezy. They also tilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalCDpJftTyz52LGaJS5XBW1VUeYNVQ0WUo_WrYjIMXn5OMummzJpZ-8XtJOcQHIWPkDpZfxYIHoB3D3ePt39WHsswEXj8A0KqSQLp6yRR3W0-kmFe0KNv88Pjb91k4VIihaBW5a-3AOobZPrm9wDH2LRuMGIA_yFnA7XK3gEjxIMNm8QdTVVbPFU-Qg/s4032/345470741_972450747279675_5213493083658343304_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalCDpJftTyz52LGaJS5XBW1VUeYNVQ0WUo_WrYjIMXn5OMummzJpZ-8XtJOcQHIWPkDpZfxYIHoB3D3ePt39WHsswEXj8A0KqSQLp6yRR3W0-kmFe0KNv88Pjb91k4VIihaBW5a-3AOobZPrm9wDH2LRuMGIA_yFnA7XK3gEjxIMNm8QdTVVbPFU-Qg/w400-h300/345470741_972450747279675_5213493083658343304_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>There is a view of Mt. St. Helens from where we were sitting. We could also see Mt. Hood on the drive.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmjLuMCDEdIQhXXZycyg7pTxmxmh3TBt7vXgzZdqHKnASDXVWQ801CqcjFZuJtw8V9YfMNFlp7NVrCp4v8SNovCxNKEpeAPYa3o3OgD6VLFpDEy9G7Yw7G_dzrE2RZL-nlsMpsHkChH-2y3jofTaYDLMw4AoThyC3iv_APmLG59Nruac85mIkBrwJ0g/s4032/351773850_209387358691230_850056765594418216_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmjLuMCDEdIQhXXZycyg7pTxmxmh3TBt7vXgzZdqHKnASDXVWQ801CqcjFZuJtw8V9YfMNFlp7NVrCp4v8SNovCxNKEpeAPYa3o3OgD6VLFpDEy9G7Yw7G_dzrE2RZL-nlsMpsHkChH-2y3jofTaYDLMw4AoThyC3iv_APmLG59Nruac85mIkBrwJ0g/w400-h300/351773850_209387358691230_850056765594418216_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>After catching a few rays and light snack, we packed up and hit the road before rush hour. It was a nice day to go to the beach. </p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-88860888067096843092023-05-24T07:30:00.002-07:002023-05-24T07:30:26.080-07:00island flair<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqh9Lbh58_AjC8wUsSu_IIBoNpw7n21Cfr4RfBHI-R6OPsATT9HuEJ0cqfmxNHl4WmjyvC-Y22tRxyvMX27ssfWtVmPYbSMT7vqmWJL0w1MwjOtpryfEMwTdio8Eb0IJAW1IHagCh2jRCuoBr-nGrzn_m_FyPnS-iyNvuaeR5V2qVsdgLaj9spyRgZw/s4032/345240225_1029905181305560_5332049336899857627_n%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqh9Lbh58_AjC8wUsSu_IIBoNpw7n21Cfr4RfBHI-R6OPsATT9HuEJ0cqfmxNHl4WmjyvC-Y22tRxyvMX27ssfWtVmPYbSMT7vqmWJL0w1MwjOtpryfEMwTdio8Eb0IJAW1IHagCh2jRCuoBr-nGrzn_m_FyPnS-iyNvuaeR5V2qVsdgLaj9spyRgZw/w400-h300/345240225_1029905181305560_5332049336899857627_n%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">dancing hula girl bobble figurines</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We find a lot of items from the southern Pacific islands here in the greater Portland metro area. Several of our most recent finds are now available for sale at Vintage Vault PDX.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9mYWqnarKXJ4_CyjLCgAazEYqKWi3ehMxhWsphOvSjjDU_OduMcK6q86mSF-I7zRVSbuXDaBgET22I6HbvjHUMIc_lMtXVPtg6CutdfVFBe5_3K9r5we6FacHdnaYKSZLUY8TRch7Ul9Bu7dhFXNncTOrWw0HI2DhvG3xVlG9SH7-LszW2Sz4AbpDg/s4646/DSC_0989%20copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4646" data-original-width="3113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9mYWqnarKXJ4_CyjLCgAazEYqKWi3ehMxhWsphOvSjjDU_OduMcK6q86mSF-I7zRVSbuXDaBgET22I6HbvjHUMIc_lMtXVPtg6CutdfVFBe5_3K9r5we6FacHdnaYKSZLUY8TRch7Ul9Bu7dhFXNncTOrWw0HI2DhvG3xVlG9SH7-LszW2Sz4AbpDg/w428-h640/DSC_0989%20copy.JPG" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">tapa cloth made by pounding tree bark and embellishing it</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We love finding bowls and serving platters made with monkey pod wood. These objects are utilitarian, but quite elegant.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXjUUxyltCSymxb5_hpe_TDkn_yVH2M8HYSlVXziqCdjchmY5Kw1u8ZY5P0FIh_F40V_buv5CAOa61eDXaLAuGwT1bnfAkmHr5qwMB2oAyj5blW2wadON3Jt7OeI24CC0GGI86a9HE3vlFD0uPx77HcNrgsWvUDz0QlC3Uh6pfUVCWbOiXIjpIYepKA/s4032/346110548_1379449172836369_3422552687135547230_n%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXjUUxyltCSymxb5_hpe_TDkn_yVH2M8HYSlVXziqCdjchmY5Kw1u8ZY5P0FIh_F40V_buv5CAOa61eDXaLAuGwT1bnfAkmHr5qwMB2oAyj5blW2wadON3Jt7OeI24CC0GGI86a9HE3vlFD0uPx77HcNrgsWvUDz0QlC3Uh6pfUVCWbOiXIjpIYepKA/w400-h300/346110548_1379449172836369_3422552687135547230_n%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">monkey pod wood serving dish</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>We found a pair of carved wooden wall plaques recently at a thrift shop. They seem Hawaiian but were most likely made in the Philippines. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffMZJ2Q5bZjDa3IFiLDu_8frqIKwSyCuInls6T3FSIFOyAF59v9HJB9so3LvRalGGoxPx74i-xvW73Or82tr7oJOb9nBu-J7U46Q2BdsFmyoTzhWIXvdOkKjf2SCN7VvOsawlRBn8Dh6ceSGv2bXS945BgGkCdL48DP2j2R16IHAQClF3zDced4rawQ/s3096/346106278_1302163973985801_9184079620545501120_n%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3096" data-original-width="2878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffMZJ2Q5bZjDa3IFiLDu_8frqIKwSyCuInls6T3FSIFOyAF59v9HJB9so3LvRalGGoxPx74i-xvW73Or82tr7oJOb9nBu-J7U46Q2BdsFmyoTzhWIXvdOkKjf2SCN7VvOsawlRBn8Dh6ceSGv2bXS945BgGkCdL48DP2j2R16IHAQClF3zDced4rawQ/w371-h400/346106278_1302163973985801_9184079620545501120_n%20copy.jpg" width="371" /></a></div>A large piece of tapa cloth is also representative of Hawaiian culture, but it was more likely made in Fiji or Tonga.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFRcuRXlDeFD0fCsCBwrMHwtPesr-siRXyiAFvTOyiqoS1-Q9CWk2UvIwjC8IgzgO1LxQEqRmz9uFGi34DQQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>If you are setting up a tiki bar in the breezeway or just love a little island flair, check out our shop - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Vintage Vault PDX</a> at Etsy. To visit our shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-73727371076811382762023-05-22T08:48:00.000-07:002023-05-22T08:48:22.849-07:00looking for a few forever homes<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAGFKyWtuzVN5Fw3BtbTRu5NNyHDn-UBxvCO6e0clUrRw5AoeCUNUb0Gf2N3-UVcQeqi8pEyUWn3t9e5fCkjA2y6Qk4Zl_JrOGFSXkTJu6Q7DuxIo-OH3B7C9eL8-00R0tRTcahC2FQdX4g5mj5jW3lVKTbCxt0NTBa0pkI2RlFREpoH4GVKHd4Z1giA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="982" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAGFKyWtuzVN5Fw3BtbTRu5NNyHDn-UBxvCO6e0clUrRw5AoeCUNUb0Gf2N3-UVcQeqi8pEyUWn3t9e5fCkjA2y6Qk4Zl_JrOGFSXkTJu6Q7DuxIo-OH3B7C9eL8-00R0tRTcahC2FQdX4g5mj5jW3lVKTbCxt0NTBa0pkI2RlFREpoH4GVKHd4Z1giA=w308-h400" width="308" /></a></div><p>Space. It's the whole problem with being a "quilt magnet". We find so many wonderful quilts, we try to resist buying them, but they follow us home like stray cats. Perhaps we are simply fostering them. Now we are looking for a few forever homes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0KHJAjBcY_fDLnWUcv6EuQy5uaOs2LDL1g-LEj4-RrmHSBPh4AiFBsKj1XBe_y02clW8jkFWNM6SKnsMFx1TqreuVlpMyoKLFa47bKxXYlNz6j0ETvVvcUgek1C3gHGRvJYMM5THnFuDcpL3JcOkjHEljpW-TpsqBACZkQQf4GIggFuiLrBC_NBOHYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1956" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0KHJAjBcY_fDLnWUcv6EuQy5uaOs2LDL1g-LEj4-RrmHSBPh4AiFBsKj1XBe_y02clW8jkFWNM6SKnsMFx1TqreuVlpMyoKLFa47bKxXYlNz6j0ETvVvcUgek1C3gHGRvJYMM5THnFuDcpL3JcOkjHEljpW-TpsqBACZkQQf4GIggFuiLrBC_NBOHYg=w382-h400" width="382" /></a></div>Our Etsy shop is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Vintage Vault PDX</a>, and we have a growing selection of mostly antique and vintage quilts for sale, along with a few newer ones we picked up along the way. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJETS3hsEKRNZX5H9Yr1AZo1hia7OS4LdRqr5OadeNeAMFRN9bqCpeCAl7kl1ebleYJ9IMR8fmpUx3kpfd3HCXA5sJAhUjeSXTv7GSzGxDG2lTlps4S5VZCQ9LcHYY-5aen8BAa1WgoI7S_43TnimB6di_jnXC-IAhRYhYjaL2GzPiMbYUn6LhtNFjHA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="881" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJETS3hsEKRNZX5H9Yr1AZo1hia7OS4LdRqr5OadeNeAMFRN9bqCpeCAl7kl1ebleYJ9IMR8fmpUx3kpfd3HCXA5sJAhUjeSXTv7GSzGxDG2lTlps4S5VZCQ9LcHYY-5aen8BAa1WgoI7S_43TnimB6di_jnXC-IAhRYhYjaL2GzPiMbYUn6LhtNFjHA=w451-h640" width="451" /></a></div>Some of the quilts were featured in magazine articles and books. The four block quilt in green and cheddar orange was in my first book (New York Beauty, Quilts from the Volckening Collection), and the pastel rainbow Barn Raising Log Cabin was in my second book (Modern Roots). <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigZ4jepqq69enDI5AurkUJliv0IBSFcEHk0yxX7qPKM5kgS5d_yYR--v44e2FDvts2H9p9J5XI2keWEKXH25DZw2fAgYTb7hqe4LKo0QvB2irNRjhGRR02cN9712IO1vzU3KtN9sOi0vYxYZAxb-1P3zH77-6AU1pNfHc-H-BhK3FByYPD6fKc9Wev6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1251" data-original-width="1227" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigZ4jepqq69enDI5AurkUJliv0IBSFcEHk0yxX7qPKM5kgS5d_yYR--v44e2FDvts2H9p9J5XI2keWEKXH25DZw2fAgYTb7hqe4LKo0QvB2irNRjhGRR02cN9712IO1vzU3KtN9sOi0vYxYZAxb-1P3zH77-6AU1pNfHc-H-BhK3FByYPD6fKc9Wev6g=w392-h400" width="392" /></a></div><p>All the quilts are photographed and described in detail, in good condition unless otherwise noted, and each one is a masterpiece in its own way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioUAR_OgoH7fRUE9fSjlQi4OdRW9MZf5T3e9B5LO5b3ny4kXIwMdteTbBfVwACcRNO-XCIYvaAbpA-W_NBTtZbdvyArjn9lEmWPy-kcjGsVW13MUYFr8xgB_qjnN4J65oRvkkP5mU857IRO7m5-Uivqm3bQi4sAshj8BCi5VjTI8Cfayeb7Bmg8iUKpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2061" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioUAR_OgoH7fRUE9fSjlQi4OdRW9MZf5T3e9B5LO5b3ny4kXIwMdteTbBfVwACcRNO-XCIYvaAbpA-W_NBTtZbdvyArjn9lEmWPy-kcjGsVW13MUYFr8xgB_qjnN4J65oRvkkP5mU857IRO7m5-Uivqm3bQi4sAshj8BCi5VjTI8Cfayeb7Bmg8iUKpg=w388-h400" width="388" /></a></div><p>It's hard to part with these quilts, particularly the ones that appeared in books, but they served their purpose here, and now need to be released into the world to make others happy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4qXUrYRTH58K1YnRRwX3e-RissVHncx6p59n5dZRVDnb3kh2sj9WTcA5jRCCgYPl0jKJd8dvaZ_t5iwx3nZK18AY0WGBTlRtIAG45zvvOLnfCae8QsYg1NVqwORkDFW2ZJc3qo86T2j21R4FVWEdZvI35X1qCqjZPkFIw5qeG1M64SFJXKeD1Bfz9ug" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1566" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4qXUrYRTH58K1YnRRwX3e-RissVHncx6p59n5dZRVDnb3kh2sj9WTcA5jRCCgYPl0jKJd8dvaZ_t5iwx3nZK18AY0WGBTlRtIAG45zvvOLnfCae8QsYg1NVqwORkDFW2ZJc3qo86T2j21R4FVWEdZvI35X1qCqjZPkFIw5qeG1M64SFJXKeD1Bfz9ug=w392-h400" width="392" /></a></div><p></p><p>If you're a collector or if you simply love wonderful, old quilts, we hope you'll visit our shop and peruse the available offerings. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Click here to visit Vintage Vault PDX</a>.</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-51259546367296564002023-05-15T22:02:00.001-07:002023-05-15T22:02:46.634-07:00Sold!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJmnn9sbcGOF6wEg64MMMALD4LVBSmVkFmJZjERJ2rF1hxCB-rhOVYHb3nJBhu2QYAx1NXWY2IuBSALpX9OTPtmMn_2Q2S65tb9OaXBab-uzIXSaEcKGvfdhbJS21mRDT-yTuEcJxeO6FWwoD_1d9AiiWiwVMACW6i1J_KiHgbQ0MmTLO2m-cMCijjQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfJmnn9sbcGOF6wEg64MMMALD4LVBSmVkFmJZjERJ2rF1hxCB-rhOVYHb3nJBhu2QYAx1NXWY2IuBSALpX9OTPtmMn_2Q2S65tb9OaXBab-uzIXSaEcKGvfdhbJS21mRDT-yTuEcJxeO6FWwoD_1d9AiiWiwVMACW6i1J_KiHgbQ0MmTLO2m-cMCijjQ=w491-h640" width="491" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! Mid-19th century appliqué quilt from South Carolina</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Linda and I first met, I was a vendor at Antique Alley in Portland. I maintained a booth and a case in the shop for several years, but there were very few months with enough sales to cover the rent. Toward the end, we had problems with the staff. So we pulled out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3uWPj3m7UitQq1KIz2JlzSsP5R1HX3m5nPEM46-WXm-eIi8lYSi0BF77ejuPPaYrJjUBylkeUl6k4kria7HZPfCUMO67GrW7lLIbsPJEwvCWbj4fDkzH9otgSq_JQH2JuqmX0OX4aot75gU1IXSFwrdmrBr7Q2sWyfqE2hG1wIlLV2po7gEa-tpU09Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1181" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3uWPj3m7UitQq1KIz2JlzSsP5R1HX3m5nPEM46-WXm-eIi8lYSi0BF77ejuPPaYrJjUBylkeUl6k4kria7HZPfCUMO67GrW7lLIbsPJEwvCWbj4fDkzH9otgSq_JQH2JuqmX0OX4aot75gU1IXSFwrdmrBr7Q2sWyfqE2hG1wIlLV2po7gEa-tpU09Q=w380-h400" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! vintage Murano glass ashtray, Italy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bottom line was shocking. We lost about $10,000 over a four-year period. After weighing the options, we decided to liquidate some of the inventory with a big garage sale, and we opened an Etsy shop. In our first year, we made up for the whole loss. In our second year we started to make a profit. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLNKKykJq8CUrcpUuSGeplqEVXbZDvJX7oa_TYDGasYG5I0qRWrd-wxP15-D6e6_Cd170QWd2Yb52ReoLz6dUKaJxPkNpifQWqYQw2415a1JjkTWjvF04LNskr_8ubC_Aw3gYu85Ob7F0d6rF60sGCwFIxhqUSG65gacaZvruyFR7XuSG4s2yO7Aqk5w" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1097" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLNKKykJq8CUrcpUuSGeplqEVXbZDvJX7oa_TYDGasYG5I0qRWrd-wxP15-D6e6_Cd170QWd2Yb52ReoLz6dUKaJxPkNpifQWqYQw2415a1JjkTWjvF04LNskr_8ubC_Aw3gYu85Ob7F0d6rF60sGCwFIxhqUSG65gacaZvruyFR7XuSG4s2yO7Aqk5w=w387-h400" width="387" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! vintage 1979 Inuit stone carving </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Etsy shop is called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Vintage Vault PDX</a>, and with Etsy we shifted from sparse foot traffic to a global audience. It was a good move. We are selling more things, a wider variety and a number of bigger ticket items. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU_MHCiT2xEW7Bztr3HxPFOZvqSUDbG11-UOwLy4IHOSsaeUKFsV3dxDywqhFOXxQr3nW4ObUT0t51LxygOip9YBysFDuK7U1xzAxZtA2FKIF2EdE8nsfaT9ObV61w4-BJQ6v0uptA-JN-HNWpKdWe0bGnPtCSljyRdm4a4tQ-bVeO6adzf3_WYbNopw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="927" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU_MHCiT2xEW7Bztr3HxPFOZvqSUDbG11-UOwLy4IHOSsaeUKFsV3dxDywqhFOXxQr3nW4ObUT0t51LxygOip9YBysFDuK7U1xzAxZtA2FKIF2EdE8nsfaT9ObV61w4-BJQ6v0uptA-JN-HNWpKdWe0bGnPtCSljyRdm4a4tQ-bVeO6adzf3_WYbNopw=w380-h400" width="380" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! NW Coast Native American carving</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sales were going like gangbusters, but in April everything stopped. Maybe it had something to do with the recent Silicon Valley bank issues, or maybe it was a new algorithm. Long story short, we did a few things to update our listings, and sales are picking up again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR4xf3ce4PblbDrzHn26OI1kN6QLdMuJzUbFgCwsg0BdgEpvnSHko6LjQJtu4Vj19pnrDAktcOizEi0fL_Ctc9IJK5tf49mB8o8SPDjCrmC_wgsyvFi5POaOSWeWN47la8hinbkPbpKxXhrYWWEtMtXWUeoeuRjPYr_FXwhd7g0Yugxp4I4K39XVNFZw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1973" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR4xf3ce4PblbDrzHn26OI1kN6QLdMuJzUbFgCwsg0BdgEpvnSHko6LjQJtu4Vj19pnrDAktcOizEi0fL_Ctc9IJK5tf49mB8o8SPDjCrmC_wgsyvFi5POaOSWeWN47la8hinbkPbpKxXhrYWWEtMtXWUeoeuRjPYr_FXwhd7g0Yugxp4I4K39XVNFZw=w400-h307" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! vintage watercolor painting</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The Pacific Northwest is a thrifting dreamland, and we find new things all the time. We sell art, collectibles and handmade objects. We also have a large collection of quilts, and will eventually sell more of those. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEWAobWLCLaIAdvyHnBIL8qdz-RrkwYP8kxO89gNpUAqko6BvJRxH-pQRCP-kWMX3e2oT6VDYQZGlXzmI9Ogbj7CXSeGS8Gq-fG06x8T_mIav0wjzlB2JAbtjeBtnUHB1RJXvLexkLD8sClvsYWnodUNnX3Co3F31tCBWgfC6d6_Nxfwvi74KBAEV5fw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="1132" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEWAobWLCLaIAdvyHnBIL8qdz-RrkwYP8kxO89gNpUAqko6BvJRxH-pQRCP-kWMX3e2oT6VDYQZGlXzmI9Ogbj7CXSeGS8Gq-fG06x8T_mIav0wjzlB2JAbtjeBtnUHB1RJXvLexkLD8sClvsYWnodUNnX3Co3F31tCBWgfC6d6_Nxfwvi74KBAEV5fw=w355-h400" width="355" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Sold! vintage mid-century modern patchwork quilt</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Our Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Vintage Vault PDX</a> offers more than 500 items starting under $20. We have Hallmark Keepsake ornaments, oil paintings, hand painted pottery from Mexico, handmade quilts and fine glass from Italy. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Click here to visit our shop</a>. <br /></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-52002761645487071692023-05-14T13:22:00.000-07:002023-05-14T13:22:06.311-07:00crazy<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr9M2B365vaAq6AXiuHw_TvIo0IvR4QaDZVOC94lTBq828lRhIyK24kKkHuoFQUpC6BrGHWXMWm9_KjHim6wG-NffF7KZd6bcrMx3xRbn8AkZ5TE1jvnlERAQxochD6OndPwwsd6md7V2VANy1_EdhJX3lP8F92IJjupns-xnJRHBAPCtS9YGgqo1anA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3681" data-original-width="2782" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr9M2B365vaAq6AXiuHw_TvIo0IvR4QaDZVOC94lTBq828lRhIyK24kKkHuoFQUpC6BrGHWXMWm9_KjHim6wG-NffF7KZd6bcrMx3xRbn8AkZ5TE1jvnlERAQxochD6OndPwwsd6md7V2VANy1_EdhJX3lP8F92IJjupns-xnJRHBAPCtS9YGgqo1anA=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><p>About a month ago, we had one of those "Keep Portland Weird" moments. The" NW's Largest Garage Sale" takes place a couple times a year at the Clark County Event Center, and it's a huge event. Initially we did not know what to expect, but we wanted to leave before we set foot inside the exhibit hall. Parking was a free-for-all, it was a long walk to the venue, it was very crowded, and the pickings weren't all that great. Fortunately we did find one gem- a shiny, satin crazy quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEJHdwB12Xssma90sexWDjnN5tlUu27q5r3hmBOGO8yYYZ3rUd_5wrauYw5TZBtG7Qh7ihCgdUyvV4CFnKmt9hDUvtHwmcwL2x1LMlcfWqvvgQZkqSo_WQUE6fPqn8WXAtm4JJq7l26HjYvDxo0gzijfVg4jV7TP-5o-7mz1qQQudUEVGgMkxLjgiDTw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEJHdwB12Xssma90sexWDjnN5tlUu27q5r3hmBOGO8yYYZ3rUd_5wrauYw5TZBtG7Qh7ihCgdUyvV4CFnKmt9hDUvtHwmcwL2x1LMlcfWqvvgQZkqSo_WQUE6fPqn8WXAtm4JJq7l26HjYvDxo0gzijfVg4jV7TP-5o-7mz1qQQudUEVGgMkxLjgiDTw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p>The event center was wall-to-wall people, and we felt like we were in one big line, which languished up and down the narrow aisles. The moment we realized we wanted nothing more than to immediately leave the building, there was the quilt. It was all folded up and didn't look like much, but I could tell it was something. The sellers had no idea. We settled up with a minimal amount of small talk and quickly left.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilcY2J_f3_VwMSlv-vzPHopShL4kyc8IsNuEvB8E4mCPInOAO_AsPPX0c-119ooxU8RXcXUth_uj42VTKrIgge5sxGCGIF_FjnQZXNdFsQu93daHvA5RXXV7GWMlo3GTELapXNzgdTHO3kQwNtLVcqY2GIuwt4Yro3X6Sij7GzsBO8pgZh_yD5rL7QtA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilcY2J_f3_VwMSlv-vzPHopShL4kyc8IsNuEvB8E4mCPInOAO_AsPPX0c-119ooxU8RXcXUth_uj42VTKrIgge5sxGCGIF_FjnQZXNdFsQu93daHvA5RXXV7GWMlo3GTELapXNzgdTHO3kQwNtLVcqY2GIuwt4Yro3X6Sij7GzsBO8pgZh_yD5rL7QtA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>We didn't realize how large the quilt was at first. It is 78" x 104", but being relatively thin, it looks deceptively small when folded. It was probably intended as a bedspread or for other decorative purposes. It is mostly satin, possibly with some silk in the mix, and it has no batting. We didn't learn anything about who made it, but it came from someone here in the Pacific Northwest, and now we are offering it in our Etsy shop. In excellent condition, looks like it was rarely used, if ever. To learn more about it, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1448957372/stunning-vintage-patchwork-crazy-quilt" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-27125827708935115022023-05-13T08:49:00.000-07:002023-05-13T08:49:22.901-07:00slightly obsessed with pottery from Mexico<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY0Tpa8W2ylptCi6LnvPWTQYqsQmvK6EW9Gf2UGCWeEidPwZ9pFSTdNCtbNnWKoviBraezUgkoJyTyPmRKQ2YqeIC3mFcTExclVRM0qzppuyK68HzALF788oLRfPLOrVgNYXI8oRT0q-LeY551ZCxdWCKCCZm4JexDYYNFb8DZXg5_VJNWC7Jo6kOzzA"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhY0Tpa8W2ylptCi6LnvPWTQYqsQmvK6EW9Gf2UGCWeEidPwZ9pFSTdNCtbNnWKoviBraezUgkoJyTyPmRKQ2YqeIC3mFcTExclVRM0qzppuyK68HzALF788oLRfPLOrVgNYXI8oRT0q-LeY551ZCxdWCKCCZm4JexDYYNFb8DZXg5_VJNWC7Jo6kOzzA=w400-h315" width="400" /></a></div>Confession time. We are slightly obsessed with pottery from Mexico. OK, truth bomb...we are totally smitten.<p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifniYhABVEuLwUTxh3YpTuEytJmL7XwI5GJf2hybNPsKw4od75laKmGdjDcl9DG9pmBLB7UL4sSqITNMhbaUBSyYLVvEHCwg8vYtFBhormdA0viNbakPE_FbW3PqcwAxIuB15AaM1w5g-iFRmYv21ctMq_rztuDphL_7qQo_lwl3IVvIXWAa-L9V-cJQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifniYhABVEuLwUTxh3YpTuEytJmL7XwI5GJf2hybNPsKw4od75laKmGdjDcl9DG9pmBLB7UL4sSqITNMhbaUBSyYLVvEHCwg8vYtFBhormdA0viNbakPE_FbW3PqcwAxIuB15AaM1w5g-iFRmYv21ctMq_rztuDphL_7qQo_lwl3IVvIXWAa-L9V-cJQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">large burnished plate with bird and foliage, Tonala - available on Etsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>Five burnished figurines, mostly birds and one rabbit first piqued our interest in the regional wares originating in Mexico. My maternal grandparents used to travel to Tucson, Arizona in the winter, and they brought back souvenirs. The quirky tchotchkes sat on my shelf starting some time in the middle to late 1990s, and have been with me ever since.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoIOph-MPzlr4i6JIIj140XdytbM_pOkzPu-9XbFewMxqGvx-Le8d-9Du7EMFtit7QE02BvF86xa5TrNOhIDDFmCFTSGNxSw-cDyGEQyl0ni3FXuqkTnYLW2fRyqjVIyq4t8sHTvbAHRArEkHe5zJZVZs1lH1pyO1wM5n9B0-0zcHGHT0OCRCy18uI-A" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoIOph-MPzlr4i6JIIj140XdytbM_pOkzPu-9XbFewMxqGvx-Le8d-9Du7EMFtit7QE02BvF86xa5TrNOhIDDFmCFTSGNxSw-cDyGEQyl0ni3FXuqkTnYLW2fRyqjVIyq4t8sHTvbAHRArEkHe5zJZVZs1lH1pyO1wM5n9B0-0zcHGHT0OCRCy18uI-A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT, Charter, "Charter Bitstream", Cambria, "Noto Serif Light", "Droid Serif", Georgia, serif; letter-spacing: 0.3499999940395355px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tlaquepaque horse bank - SOLD!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The greater Portland metro area has a large Mexican population, and people vacation in Mexico, bringing back trinkets for themselves and gifts for friends. As a result, Linda and I see a lot of pottery from Mexico at thrift shops. We're not sad about it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2cSHoKvYlHwmPGgJ4BelcQJ8skJnTVP0AX0HriY81uH6w1UluYxXipPfXd0g3TfV3vttn0bza_CPbS8IH8xWr8QPBXhxUQi50321ZoX2gHAOY0cUoWuBh7Eb6WDsG5aiJMEdjAKEXD83Gh93nwXvcprTCZbLWHy5MLuDdBiUR8IJKSBAEPd_NKCc32A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2cSHoKvYlHwmPGgJ4BelcQJ8skJnTVP0AX0HriY81uH6w1UluYxXipPfXd0g3TfV3vttn0bza_CPbS8IH8xWr8QPBXhxUQi50321ZoX2gHAOY0cUoWuBh7Eb6WDsG5aiJMEdjAKEXD83Gh93nwXvcprTCZbLWHy5MLuDdBiUR8IJKSBAEPd_NKCc32A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1yoUyXnPp3cXyDZReiweOqa0Xyii496HsqRYfx5pmBSp46NIITe1JwOex_xvLwikdaT_hekla6b6XNJOjfKcAgcV1ex1LdWjRqHYMjvoLmGg2Kcuq-udxcPFQndgqQ_GxDAyyURTaUD65USa2BjiL1j7nXgHgFeyfXULzWPBvWulx2g4m7eA2F3l34w"><img alt="" data-original-height="1191" data-original-width="1588" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1yoUyXnPp3cXyDZReiweOqa0Xyii496HsqRYfx5pmBSp46NIITe1JwOex_xvLwikdaT_hekla6b6XNJOjfKcAgcV1ex1LdWjRqHYMjvoLmGg2Kcuq-udxcPFQndgqQ_GxDAyyURTaUD65USa2BjiL1j7nXgHgFeyfXULzWPBvWulx2g4m7eA2F3l34w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />We have our own personal collection, which includes the five original figurines and others in the same style. We also have several pieces for sale in our Etsy shop. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcMAJFFf0Tkd9ytrAqMOrFhQHN1DfCAtygS_EwQpr7Kb8FTBIKjLkjXRyQUulzhtNvM4P2fu8fk30X1HRJxtVrKx1ERqcsmD5yjhnFut9z52AHRqPlUUMFUYdMpLs9YGOFGH2SX0e7a0eBZ00lnA-HU1gDrUsIBRdx2gPV_7VGC5iWjz5XSM8vC9uJww" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1237" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcMAJFFf0Tkd9ytrAqMOrFhQHN1DfCAtygS_EwQpr7Kb8FTBIKjLkjXRyQUulzhtNvM4P2fu8fk30X1HRJxtVrKx1ERqcsmD5yjhnFut9z52AHRqPlUUMFUYdMpLs9YGOFGH2SX0e7a0eBZ00lnA-HU1gDrUsIBRdx2gPV_7VGC5iWjz5XSM8vC9uJww=w390-h400" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">black pottery pitcher made by Dona Rosa, Oaxaca - now available on Etsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>The adorable owl salt & pepper shakers featured in this post are now available. We discovered them yesterday in the wild, hidden in a mess of knickknacks at a thrift shop. We had to get low to see them, but there they were, peeking out innocently. "Bring us home!" they chirped.<p></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXsEn02BUyrpKuUY5JLrYMIxEtwg1YAaw7eHj4uizoBw69BFQ7Wep2dcN0K8UglFv8vXt_kwubmuwABFsQKWYlEo3ShI1Sc-OCWq6J54qEpagNpkQ84v6TozejegZpEvsvrGZXlekmGyHfQZAhcc82ALnpYhKbVxnYm5je-3dXVveKboHkVI31bh14sw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3507" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXsEn02BUyrpKuUY5JLrYMIxEtwg1YAaw7eHj4uizoBw69BFQ7Wep2dcN0K8UglFv8vXt_kwubmuwABFsQKWYlEo3ShI1Sc-OCWq6J54qEpagNpkQ84v6TozejegZpEvsvrGZXlekmGyHfQZAhcc82ALnpYhKbVxnYm5je-3dXVveKboHkVI31bh14sw=w400-h329" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">some favorites from our personal collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Since we mostly collect the earthy, burnished wares from the 50s and 60s, we put the little owls up for sale...but we also added them to one of our displays so we could enjoy them before they leave the nest. To visit our Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">click here</a>. To go directly to the owl salt & pepper shakers, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1481119539/hand-painted-glazed-ceramic-owl-salt-and" target="_blank">click here</a>. <br /></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-85914773060586359702023-05-12T13:14:00.004-07:002023-05-12T14:59:45.735-07:00"...oh look, it's Fratelli Toso..."<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw1VxwbCF57vb9QqmKXf2U_kY6pNb-WMkYzLWBJFfWaRZ-Ox6zTVtjgo_SlQLq0SpCyKmpRycYjM-7TRnqmwfHDVfPq0kpf0epEYoe4kZRN-BgxpS955TnGugoa5_v7fCA1d5XxPZVlfq1HYQMFxWD3Z-vFpK32qBnInfW0hy6npCXk93Mu_y6HdLrvw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1899" data-original-width="2146" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw1VxwbCF57vb9QqmKXf2U_kY6pNb-WMkYzLWBJFfWaRZ-Ox6zTVtjgo_SlQLq0SpCyKmpRycYjM-7TRnqmwfHDVfPq0kpf0epEYoe4kZRN-BgxpS955TnGugoa5_v7fCA1d5XxPZVlfq1HYQMFxWD3Z-vFpK32qBnInfW0hy6npCXk93Mu_y6HdLrvw=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Linda and I stopped by our favorite Goodwill in Portland today, and we were not disappointed. The first thing we picked up was a beautiful twisted ribbon paperweight. The polished bottom seemed to say it was high quality, but the price - $19.99 - was a little stiff for Goodwill. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ8GAKNbrbo_JtajKYg62K2KpfpC8uNZygQb0rbLEx0OV-9xqNHGYL7slVO8TdyJZU8CCN2HPEJrSx2yAtos1t59aBmgPl1Nsj4k_qKOicztPW6pQO_o981Ma50k06d3VaA3dBna9_aETkq8srVVUTwCqnYOVoTDsyl0T9IR15SinTYw_ORlSOfxDR1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3102" data-original-width="2917" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ8GAKNbrbo_JtajKYg62K2KpfpC8uNZygQb0rbLEx0OV-9xqNHGYL7slVO8TdyJZU8CCN2HPEJrSx2yAtos1t59aBmgPl1Nsj4k_qKOicztPW6pQO_o981Ma50k06d3VaA3dBna9_aETkq8srVVUTwCqnYOVoTDsyl0T9IR15SinTYw_ORlSOfxDR1A=w377-h400" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whenever we're out thrifting and have a decent internet connection, we use Google Lens to search for information on objects. It's part of the Google phone app, and it's a little camera icon in the search bar, which opens up the camera and lets you to search for whatever the camera is facing. When we pointed it at the lovely glass paperweight, here's what came up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Yds8lBVSKQ_vCiHHa82z2EAtO4nTKSmtKHy8FFgBOPQhhfCh6EfjndEBzGZgv9QuRBE3621ZSD014Jmo8XDlMU-LU5rqUdMy4_GTZybXhlTTIJUcS9Av7J008ePhbZmOs8zwkTolTEmAgdosDEPZTj8JNSN_v41OWeuNWyMrdDx0Ci6wbm7-ehTcdg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="1500" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0Yds8lBVSKQ_vCiHHa82z2EAtO4nTKSmtKHy8FFgBOPQhhfCh6EfjndEBzGZgv9QuRBE3621ZSD014Jmo8XDlMU-LU5rqUdMy4_GTZybXhlTTIJUcS9Av7J008ePhbZmOs8zwkTolTEmAgdosDEPZTj8JNSN_v41OWeuNWyMrdDx0Ci6wbm7-ehTcdg=w400-h356" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Murano Fratelli Toso, first comparable on eBay almost an exact match for $125. Needless to say the paperweight came home with us. We found some other fun things: a pair of Starbucks holiday demitasse cups, Tonala owl salt & pepper shakers, and an Italian pottery tile with hand-painted lemon motif. Many of the things we find are available for sale in our Etsy shop. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga7DPSwcxu5-bfF3MJB8gW4QR7afgCJsSqoiRWKCC42mFZH1zevDbFLOs7ex_fMMD9VYwisdIosB0PhZi5SOtVacb6PNrmPBQf329DYhyJ3ydu1w0ZTNKF0YaWbmftNSGO_2avJxVXPoiqmDMk2b49zYAtYSz5haeoxuDREZYIQB66VnhOrWNssaMM5w"><img alt="" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2940" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEga7DPSwcxu5-bfF3MJB8gW4QR7afgCJsSqoiRWKCC42mFZH1zevDbFLOs7ex_fMMD9VYwisdIosB0PhZi5SOtVacb6PNrmPBQf329DYhyJ3ydu1w0ZTNKF0YaWbmftNSGO_2avJxVXPoiqmDMk2b49zYAtYSz5haeoxuDREZYIQB66VnhOrWNssaMM5w=w400-h230" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">People always ask about our shop, so here's the info. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">Vintage Vault PDX</a>: we are a small business located in Portland, Oregon, with over 500 sales since opening shop in January 2021. We used to have space at a local antiques mall in Portland, but there wasn't enough foot traffic to make it viable. As soon as we turned to a global audience, our business turned the corner. The vault is open! To visit our shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageVaultPDX" target="_blank">click here</a>. To go directly to the Fratelli Toso paperweight, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1481087927/vintage-murano-fratelli-toso-twisted" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div></div><p></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-41999039525541767132023-05-11T08:57:00.003-07:002023-05-11T09:02:57.763-07:00Hello Again<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSV5QUBUoUksAyXT37zeNix-QXCo9B33Ze4lHEdak-VU9KZN6kVP1HlTyfXorSCZp4Udii1JI_ue-8URs8PSBh-uuPZFqWev-AHmgRL1QmAHAD7qzAEl5r1H7snZ3UgdR4G3x0rk7UZEDj7ztd5ayZEeJt4TbJOen2gRDlT01wqE7uq1fNczGs6AJCgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSV5QUBUoUksAyXT37zeNix-QXCo9B33Ze4lHEdak-VU9KZN6kVP1HlTyfXorSCZp4Udii1JI_ue-8URs8PSBh-uuPZFqWev-AHmgRL1QmAHAD7qzAEl5r1H7snZ3UgdR4G3x0rk7UZEDj7ztd5ayZEeJt4TbJOen2gRDlT01wqE7uq1fNczGs6AJCgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggyDRS5qFrkxEbw6UO4kf9-VuI0mzfpXxdlQo0AlgF6igkHyB-wBuDzUupzcX1Gx2-_axTpC8xuRhkl-4UtP-zPwU2A7WW_TKJPhbCovFu9O4D1BKM1kEApro6_7qs80XVMRhiRs1xHHVsRPzMNtHUUklQaQoOOK2hwRRO1Ay4OlHs9j1R3ldrtxWsAA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggyDRS5qFrkxEbw6UO4kf9-VuI0mzfpXxdlQo0AlgF6igkHyB-wBuDzUupzcX1Gx2-_axTpC8xuRhkl-4UtP-zPwU2A7WW_TKJPhbCovFu9O4D1BKM1kEApro6_7qs80XVMRhiRs1xHHVsRPzMNtHUUklQaQoOOK2hwRRO1Ay4OlHs9j1R3ldrtxWsAA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div></div><br /><br /></div>Hello again. It's been a while. Sorry for not posting in such a long time. My last post was in October 2021, and it was an obituary. Probably not the best way to leave things, but I wanted to let everyone know Wonkyworld's heart still beats.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5SJSH3e9W_tiAtTPASHHkXTlDqeZ_pyfgFOc1F_jZ86yXfzFlLoImc0cbIuxPyrF2K-ZRw4aVlC5o6j8167mpmzM9wdw-RUS69Hsj9G235xH5M0FlwtaatDLFXaL9rZlHriiXvzUjuyE1tv61USAmAmiNa2F3srwr-cIMcl9K0urlmC6658TXVkKRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ5SJSH3e9W_tiAtTPASHHkXTlDqeZ_pyfgFOc1F_jZ86yXfzFlLoImc0cbIuxPyrF2K-ZRw4aVlC5o6j8167mpmzM9wdw-RUS69Hsj9G235xH5M0FlwtaatDLFXaL9rZlHriiXvzUjuyE1tv61USAmAmiNa2F3srwr-cIMcl9K0urlmC6658TXVkKRg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br />We have been busy, but I miss blogging. Sometimes it's hard to stay focused long enough to write a big blog post, but I'm going to give it another whirl. And since life has changed, so will the blog.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-xfIAUZd0Qd430kgTIl9R08kgl4SSF9uiSdo9IbsJbphps4LWaVn5dJX5LVb6fgEBAxnDjVfSuHZQGtlNyGvrzJeEqw3smy8Rux9oXu23IUQe9hUW7X3V80MRYwjOdaDH6WpuYXqZzDTwuNsXNIoMWPlZUzrESn1pU3CxnmGd0N9Ps7y69N0-03TQTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3681" data-original-width="2782" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-xfIAUZd0Qd430kgTIl9R08kgl4SSF9uiSdo9IbsJbphps4LWaVn5dJX5LVb6fgEBAxnDjVfSuHZQGtlNyGvrzJeEqw3smy8Rux9oXu23IUQe9hUW7X3V80MRYwjOdaDH6WpuYXqZzDTwuNsXNIoMWPlZUzrESn1pU3CxnmGd0N9Ps7y69N0-03TQTA=w483-h640" width="483" /></a></div><br />There will be some quilt news, of course. We are planning an exhibit in Tillamook, Oregon this summer. There will also be posts about other subjects: thrifting, cooking, playing pinball, and whatever else we enjoy. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKaj0bb3Xa2KsTdtlKR1ftsqgI-AjyZ3gYdidga0K-T466TlkYtoPmSuw5WbWQwMu2DgUen2X8NefkO_2UCa2Q5c0f07CuIWCUhgQTICT8_87QuAtsXXO_V5Kllf7E_KqzZEYh7a8D4_okO-1wP51Boz9QnnJYXbX9I-Y1t8NPqBtU_5cbdUBQLVeeVw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKaj0bb3Xa2KsTdtlKR1ftsqgI-AjyZ3gYdidga0K-T466TlkYtoPmSuw5WbWQwMu2DgUen2X8NefkO_2UCa2Q5c0f07CuIWCUhgQTICT8_87QuAtsXXO_V5Kllf7E_KqzZEYh7a8D4_okO-1wP51Boz9QnnJYXbX9I-Y1t8NPqBtU_5cbdUBQLVeeVw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />Life is an adventure for Linda and I. We love thrifting, discovering fascinating objects, such as the stunning piece of art glass by Rollin Karg (pictured above). We have an Etsy shop, where some of these things are for sale - Vintage Vault PDX is the name of the shop. We also play a fair amount of pinball.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV4AQbqHVLGA-G4nGZsImoXwqqV1mlTfgLK0JY9gug2rzs1QSPd-aC5k6I5HU27PgQLARHBMuWvFqk8TFBQ3vO-oK72NJTMXYHV5hW8wnKfwNDPkhgsxaG9DN1pYKQMa_AAEcdX-JSJWopE0TBCvp61pPxljd1-bXX2HePFfUYxzZcQXQ5r2ixtWDY_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="2048" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgV4AQbqHVLGA-G4nGZsImoXwqqV1mlTfgLK0JY9gug2rzs1QSPd-aC5k6I5HU27PgQLARHBMuWvFqk8TFBQ3vO-oK72NJTMXYHV5hW8wnKfwNDPkhgsxaG9DN1pYKQMa_AAEcdX-JSJWopE0TBCvp61pPxljd1-bXX2HePFfUYxzZcQXQ5r2ixtWDY_w=w400-h194" width="400" /></a></div><br />Sometimes when a blog goes inactive for a while, it's because the blogger is done with it. And sometimes it's just difficult to know what else to say, but we still have something to say. Check back with us again soon for more updates, and thanks for reading!<p></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-10111977301829406192021-10-13T08:57:00.004-07:002021-10-13T08:57:42.145-07:00Laura<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2P65hV5o9PiaEyQKdiYIeNOjYQZPrp0g-Y-y7EVUQGTYTfgAkaqcGcgIggAjRi4lEdO0yMfk5osyTUhnnsps5f7JJxQX7cclqXwyvjeJe0hCx0gEbDwm995v2OutRYjs0zRcUUY4KbTf/s590/245565862_1468105326900119_1285429100843415529_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="590" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2P65hV5o9PiaEyQKdiYIeNOjYQZPrp0g-Y-y7EVUQGTYTfgAkaqcGcgIggAjRi4lEdO0yMfk5osyTUhnnsps5f7JJxQX7cclqXwyvjeJe0hCx0gEbDwm995v2OutRYjs0zRcUUY4KbTf/s320/245565862_1468105326900119_1285429100843415529_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Today I learned Laura Fisher passed away this week. She was a quilt dealer living in New York City, and I was never fortunate enough to meet her, but we'd been in touch for probably 20 years. We have two quilts that came from Laura.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv9USVd2xOICvz6sGld7knr7RkcXPBq1-MPpeZ8w8Go-aaMVsvt9OlGFHi7BKyo5rOKrma2gDx3Ku9GNLF_Wr3x4HeJ5l1AgND8w_xpZlxidORP6t9tAn85xe8GWe9cRQwA1rjfaqok6V/s1600/DSC_0009.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1544" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgv9USVd2xOICvz6sGld7knr7RkcXPBq1-MPpeZ8w8Go-aaMVsvt9OlGFHi7BKyo5rOKrma2gDx3Ku9GNLF_Wr3x4HeJ5l1AgND8w_xpZlxidORP6t9tAn85xe8GWe9cRQwA1rjfaqok6V/s320/DSC_0009.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><p>The first one was made around the turn of the century and it is a red, white and blue one-patch in a blending zig-zag design reminiscent of Bargello. It is exceptionally modern for a quilt that's over 100 years old.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfr85DebDZGNbxqDxhHQqUqwPoFnUXK2aQFlVFTtoNm3yHfNBKN0IYs60BLBj50Akl_-hxK955yWqv2d4gDkhEzk2TEVHW7ahoreXPEiUCXK3wf-aAZoHb9lZyuXCW9R_rfIbtpn3WF5G/s1600/DSC_0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1486" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfr85DebDZGNbxqDxhHQqUqwPoFnUXK2aQFlVFTtoNm3yHfNBKN0IYs60BLBj50Akl_-hxK955yWqv2d4gDkhEzk2TEVHW7ahoreXPEiUCXK3wf-aAZoHb9lZyuXCW9R_rfIbtpn3WF5G/s320/DSC_0007.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second quilt is well known to quilt experts and anyone else who has seen Bob Shaw's memorable book. The quilt is on the cover. It is velvet and has a fan design arranged in a medallion style. Unique! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWIQxTBaEWYFIHsgYTSDdm2oiRbkGJrvOOOcWmlV4P0xjsCkRUVo1WjN2Sq_sF4j4d-4caETtnsH5jCyv6hPA1rhrr1h4hb6kuX3MbsQphHzvvzNnDBHEBEZSr1ghzdU9iC55UuRF-ZTA/s400/s-l1600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="395" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWIQxTBaEWYFIHsgYTSDdm2oiRbkGJrvOOOcWmlV4P0xjsCkRUVo1WjN2Sq_sF4j4d-4caETtnsH5jCyv6hPA1rhrr1h4hb6kuX3MbsQphHzvvzNnDBHEBEZSr1ghzdU9iC55UuRF-ZTA/s320/s-l1600.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The quilt world mourns the loss of Laura Fisher. I'm very sad we never connected that last time I was in New York. I remember speaking to her on the phone shortly after 9/11, and I felt like we were old friends. Thanks to Laura for finding so many remarkable quilts. She was a beacon, and her legacy is deep.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-24631050034340371892021-02-15T09:01:00.002-08:002021-02-15T09:01:36.580-08:00coming soon - epic pieced scrap quilt top from Oregon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfR7EzLre-mLCugiffCV2xgnPzcOprihFbmpyZpSSsF4qrurYKKElJDRFsNFNRZQabo7fy4zPmNpz9MFA5OFHHfo31urofWk12_bn_6zRuGcsSCpmsK8jZ4CAF1UoI_BoblOyzsDTlwUQ/s1600/s-l1600-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1432" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfR7EzLre-mLCugiffCV2xgnPzcOprihFbmpyZpSSsF4qrurYKKElJDRFsNFNRZQabo7fy4zPmNpz9MFA5OFHHfo31urofWk12_bn_6zRuGcsSCpmsK8jZ4CAF1UoI_BoblOyzsDTlwUQ/w412-h461/s-l1600-1.jpg" width="412" /></a></div> <br />Last week we were on a quilt selling spree. Nine quilts will soon be on their way to new homes. But we're always looking, and while browsing we found this gem and had to have it. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKEnIlyujw7epfKOIppUKjLoLN2sWSZdfsF1oTGu6mK1BlBz0BEIHzPXVQ069CkzjD-oAWAzgXEMVS8oT0Hzu7Yplr7ucs2TWs4MwQ-IShXJhRPcLLUmsXX9o8ZgvO9ujASgyFzgdFZ6a/s1600/s-l1600-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="1600" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKEnIlyujw7epfKOIppUKjLoLN2sWSZdfsF1oTGu6mK1BlBz0BEIHzPXVQ069CkzjD-oAWAzgXEMVS8oT0Hzu7Yplr7ucs2TWs4MwQ-IShXJhRPcLLUmsXX9o8ZgvO9ujASgyFzgdFZ6a/w410-h370/s-l1600-7.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It's a large crazy quilt top made of cotton fabrics from the 1930s to the 1950s. The top is foundation pieced on plain cotton muslin fabric and each patch is outlined with black decorative stitching. Dimensions are 89" x 75". Here are some photos.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX-5JlgrOu0a8tG6jBpdeUxIkimHcwEhxtOY_7uxiiqsqnrI6KuFZbMeI-uW-Eo_bfhLA6L-K29LQMCijVBvTBOExZpLntU8SvR3F8YHGIwzzId_xEUngVXu2729f6MC_cioKrBBI7DuG/s1600/s-l1600-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX-5JlgrOu0a8tG6jBpdeUxIkimHcwEhxtOY_7uxiiqsqnrI6KuFZbMeI-uW-Eo_bfhLA6L-K29LQMCijVBvTBOExZpLntU8SvR3F8YHGIwzzId_xEUngVXu2729f6MC_cioKrBBI7DuG/w417-h313/s-l1600-6.jpg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXSzGrU_nX9XF_nNiQWgRGiynCYAlCnqjRgugMuU215vDRMm2nNoFQq5PTt_KfaTAs78Gbq6b1KuZjZLwpRNiIRaLj95k08uek4ibIOKKUMqtVNFhRsuGZCYwQ9dlMlFAhiCXIVwhSeNz/s1600/s-l1600-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1522" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46L0DADAF1Uzae203aXTZ1saAZ5gaOei0bLkNKTOTA7YeNfL1hflRIFJ1iHI7x2QPvtk-9jp6opCrnq3dXuw5y3n05iFSXiBiBZbfrZNrqlZJJdmoYHh1QDWXOboVyIQscCPw4DSGrICc/w421-h443/s-l1600-9.jpg" width="421" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wow, what a stunner. It's coming from an estate in Pleasant Hill, Oregon, which is slightly southeast of Eugene. Can't wait to see it in person!</div></div><p></p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-20851926088322532712021-02-11T10:33:00.000-08:002021-02-11T10:33:03.048-08:00looking at quilts in a new way<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Tu9InC1OEu_gJbeyXyzVTwnQByxNLWkfYqch4tLDCVDY7dMBHw2i5j1QmRZ8CfB8pQtPGTus19Gu2vp7wmIIsWHuDpSTuIF9zC3V-NWq4Zhhh_bFQ9P2CWRDMywyEwykUQx4pZ12X57/s2048/146443837_2893515147531768_6672215899186848876_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6Tu9InC1OEu_gJbeyXyzVTwnQByxNLWkfYqch4tLDCVDY7dMBHw2i5j1QmRZ8CfB8pQtPGTus19Gu2vp7wmIIsWHuDpSTuIF9zC3V-NWq4Zhhh_bFQ9P2CWRDMywyEwykUQx4pZ12X57/w397-h397/146443837_2893515147531768_6672215899186848876_n.jpg" width="397" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">we loved this quilt but sold it two days after we found it</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />We love quilts and have a lot of them. Many were featured in print publications, magazines and books. We always felt the quilts gained a little something by being published. They were famous in their own way, so we needed to hold on to them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AymrQNoTheqnIduYTjYBuDOV6Z1sl3O_GViWastCE27HAOtwAPKk0PXfDAdJFwYqHAIYl9ZWYc8rs00kLKsVRtI1WOrWEJZXW2w7t0iSIEOBUBBvBiN1Jo5dG3g9lE6y9OhDN-7qHB5A/s2048/DSC_0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2021" data-original-width="2048" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-AymrQNoTheqnIduYTjYBuDOV6Z1sl3O_GViWastCE27HAOtwAPKk0PXfDAdJFwYqHAIYl9ZWYc8rs00kLKsVRtI1WOrWEJZXW2w7t0iSIEOBUBBvBiN1Jo5dG3g9lE6y9OhDN-7qHB5A/w382-h377/DSC_0019.jpg" width="382" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A favorite quilt from "Modern Roots" - sold.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now we're looking at these quilts in a new way, or maybe we're seeing them the same way from a different angle. We always wanted people to enjoy them, but didn't sell many. Maybe it was time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxUkDSFS11N2kuALY9rsyy1MEfU4TA6qQNCrpYo7UVIQYWEOdUafvuUPugms9E5TtGV3ySQrxbW5HfAheB08an3txS6OpVoEowsc3AihgOYJfkdnFcKYMBhxh-bN1YG9uMznEu_kPFuhf/s2048/DSC_0117.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1868" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxUkDSFS11N2kuALY9rsyy1MEfU4TA6qQNCrpYo7UVIQYWEOdUafvuUPugms9E5TtGV3ySQrxbW5HfAheB08an3txS6OpVoEowsc3AihgOYJfkdnFcKYMBhxh-bN1YG9uMznEu_kPFuhf/w354-h388/DSC_0117.jpg" width="354" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Scrappy 'Stacked Bars' quilt from Modern Roots - for sale on Etsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Over the last couple years, we started picking up quilts at thrift shops and reselling them in a booth at Antique Alley, a local antiques and vintage co-op here in Portland. A lot of these quilts were made in the last 20 years, in good condition, and some were even mass produced. It didn't matter. People wanted them. They also wanted to repurpose handmade quilts in poor condition, so they bought those-- plus antique and vintage quilt blocks and tops.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNtpCVy0MFbHVSGCigNdv6sGnhUAQ4Oh3rJJf53GTC4MJpoj1_rioNuV-exVgGDaAklJh0btzgi_-LZkHbeys0FygqbLjTbWPavQud7TeEA_LMQtYQZwTIwm9c-E4OLD7dyj0m2Zw5WOq/s2048/DSC_0770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1781" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDNtpCVy0MFbHVSGCigNdv6sGnhUAQ4Oh3rJJf53GTC4MJpoj1_rioNuV-exVgGDaAklJh0btzgi_-LZkHbeys0FygqbLjTbWPavQud7TeEA_LMQtYQZwTIwm9c-E4OLD7dyj0m2Zw5WOq/w339-h390/DSC_0770.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Published quilts are different, though. We want people to know where they've been, so we have to find a way to transfer that information. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPLqoXnhstqQs48zZs4T1FgT-9cKDpwz16kcK9bY_XaBYIvVIDREHk59ngvJo8UKmYERL5Ejw-4TG6ErpEOd4myHncJfMUjY8sDEr0M-rpQzrTTL0c_CyzVUokpgDdBOv9zml4TAm9oBm/s2048/DSC_0605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPLqoXnhstqQs48zZs4T1FgT-9cKDpwz16kcK9bY_XaBYIvVIDREHk59ngvJo8UKmYERL5Ejw-4TG6ErpEOd4myHncJfMUjY8sDEr0M-rpQzrTTL0c_CyzVUokpgDdBOv9zml4TAm9oBm/s320/DSC_0605.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">T-shaped quilt from New Hampshire, available now on Etsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Maybe it's be OK let other people enjoy them, in the cloth. Maybe our friends out there in the world need the quilts as much as we did when we first found them. Maybe our work is done, and it's time to let go and share the love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18_VUzjJPDHU7bXTRPnbFg3YOa2_-_66qsn9ExpgdH9a74CFQHbcrZ8Kjo8eyf2y3AsmQfO7nRbjCDQsgWMzsPA9QwWFanQBBy6QJvzPfMMly03c6cQ0ZG_OxolZD7nWcJMvaR1zHn1WF/s2048/DoubleWeddingRing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18_VUzjJPDHU7bXTRPnbFg3YOa2_-_66qsn9ExpgdH9a74CFQHbcrZ8Kjo8eyf2y3AsmQfO7nRbjCDQsgWMzsPA9QwWFanQBBy6QJvzPfMMly03c6cQ0ZG_OxolZD7nWcJMvaR1zHn1WF/s320/DoubleWeddingRing.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1930s Double Wedding Ring, available soon!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The quilts don't need to be archived any longer. They don't need to be in storage, waiting for us to do something else with them. We are plucking them out of storage one by one and offering them up. There are a few in our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/VintageHousePDX" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>, but we sometimes post on Facebook before listing them. It's easy and direct, and sometimes we already know the people who may want to buy a quilt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_anAZX5fHHUoubzIcftZf0nzN-h8IuW9VRWUe8CPRL2hchjpKKB2XXZGh17Tbez_6X7bq2edf6uoMg_YwoIJZsJpw7t9QrgEXVQ581aZQbnQaRYq-OBzFdZgnOwvD7rSjuuBSaRWDIyY6/s2048/Screen+Shot+2021-02-11+at+10.19.51+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_anAZX5fHHUoubzIcftZf0nzN-h8IuW9VRWUe8CPRL2hchjpKKB2XXZGh17Tbez_6X7bq2edf6uoMg_YwoIJZsJpw7t9QrgEXVQ581aZQbnQaRYq-OBzFdZgnOwvD7rSjuuBSaRWDIyY6/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-02-11+at+10.19.51+AM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Our Etsy shop is called Vintage House PDX, and we'll be listing quilts, jewelry and other objects. you can also find us on Facebook and at Antique Alley, 2000 NE 42nd Avenue, lower level in case #36 and booth C-1 in Portland. Antique Alley is open 11am-5pm Monday through Saturday. We thank our friends for helping us look at quilts in a new way, and we appreciate your support in our quilt rehoming effort.</div>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-64783399418395224122021-02-05T08:43:00.004-08:002021-02-05T08:43:55.714-08:00modern ideas in an old quilt<p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo6GVH7ClcKU4kkuRzoEdP0WRxOmAJx8uyAJuP88czDxRcvvqgjRC-yTvbZcx5bpQkNQSertdMZbZ2TCf9CXDhvVK_mm0xxcg0f6lMLrR1vG7xip5ztWBZRVcKtg-OBIf6qC033iUgUrO/s1600/DSC_0020_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzo6GVH7ClcKU4kkuRzoEdP0WRxOmAJx8uyAJuP88czDxRcvvqgjRC-yTvbZcx5bpQkNQSertdMZbZ2TCf9CXDhvVK_mm0xxcg0f6lMLrR1vG7xip5ztWBZRVcKtg-OBIf6qC033iUgUrO/w421-h280/DSC_0020_2.jpg" width="421" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">detail of mid-19th century quilt from Baltimore</span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>We love seeing signs of modernism in old quilts. This mid-19th century quilt came from an eBay seller in Baltimore some time around 2006. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6g6pEQ2GwGm_5p4DwZdyAIIwB-LfI3ylRUWWGuhWMEfighg03ciXN68jCd2EmBGHKPfXZ6QhmdFPXa8JUffg6Yr5iX5RcnEXBFTSlSllc_0-Cz48XhRaqBW-e7GYdv4i-Sq467BP-t4/s2048/DSC_0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2021" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilU6g6pEQ2GwGm_5p4DwZdyAIIwB-LfI3ylRUWWGuhWMEfighg03ciXN68jCd2EmBGHKPfXZ6QhmdFPXa8JUffg6Yr5iX5RcnEXBFTSlSllc_0-Cz48XhRaqBW-e7GYdv4i-Sq467BP-t4/w362-h367/DSC_0029.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><p>Its large, concentric square and bullseye medallion design is incredibly modern, which is why we included the quilt in our second book, "Modern Roots, Today's Quilts from Yesterday's Inspiration" (C&T/Stash, 2016). The patchwork design is a big part of the picture, but there's much more to this quilt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2_j0VtEwBo1hENPvzjl9EdlkD7M_c9ZFZKZvZEFFSQx4S9Zfz4AiRyxphMSbxQxf58E_L_e_ISKDr7B63Vzr5J4Vh9lSC7GEZRrW57dSQzMHFBKPadWVY58Jya_HGiuLLDe2-SBHtRlb/s1600/DSC_0017_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2_j0VtEwBo1hENPvzjl9EdlkD7M_c9ZFZKZvZEFFSQx4S9Zfz4AiRyxphMSbxQxf58E_L_e_ISKDr7B63Vzr5J4Vh9lSC7GEZRrW57dSQzMHFBKPadWVY58Jya_HGiuLLDe2-SBHtRlb/w376-h250/DSC_0017_2.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The quilting is simply exquisite. It could've been featured in the following book, which was full of free-motion quilting designs inspired by very old quilts. But it wasn't. We wanted a completely different group of quilts, so regrettably we didn't showcase the quilting of this masterpiece.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimUkD8WwGxJVV7s5ynY27vQH470a6ynxNgzqB52Q_qs_I_UnE_OtWMZrgn0w_hXoyoJiyw9nQRBbZLz2pMZFdFkc1rW87jsagYr9mTZtNPik5EQK0G9tHNoSSVptq4iMoErOfg7ipLZD2/s1600/DSC_0006_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1600" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimUkD8WwGxJVV7s5ynY27vQH470a6ynxNgzqB52Q_qs_I_UnE_OtWMZrgn0w_hXoyoJiyw9nQRBbZLz2pMZFdFkc1rW87jsagYr9mTZtNPik5EQK0G9tHNoSSVptq4iMoErOfg7ipLZD2/w397-h263/DSC_0006_2.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Beautiful, double-row quilting in botanical designs is balanced by striking grid quilting in the red. The dense echo quilting in the center medallion makes us weak in the knees.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUETwKcC80u_QSM6nKPIMS1NBrlEkns3j1kiuh0vx2aPHLTXmRuztFMH9ym53PX7VWPnss_yEq2MXhmOK3RQy9jqVXjNm-xjkJmz5BEZHJ9YCFKlqBgAkfx2Y2oxs-u4RnIj6Hbn04amw/s1600/DSC_0018_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="1600" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifUETwKcC80u_QSM6nKPIMS1NBrlEkns3j1kiuh0vx2aPHLTXmRuztFMH9ym53PX7VWPnss_yEq2MXhmOK3RQy9jqVXjNm-xjkJmz5BEZHJ9YCFKlqBgAkfx2Y2oxs-u4RnIj6Hbn04amw/w393-h262/DSC_0018_2.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbepTDN63D9To4fModeMtWc5id9oD7HJIxsWdET_jbPdQiKeKPo0SMr6bxUAC7YNLLf_WMStw62Du5fmVA_CK2Eq1biA-9NL_bPWwPDhZB056cLe5gpJNT0GGyHbzVW-pI5LjR8MILHGN/s1600/DSC_0007_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This remarkably modern old quilt has such incredible details, we thought it was worth another look. Thank you for visiting our blog. We hope you enjoyed the photos.</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-27965999982939859952020-12-30T15:23:00.002-08:002020-12-30T15:23:55.457-08:00Farewell, 2020. Hello 2021!<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0G9XtA9z9Pw9YUb1Bjr3EPXZISgn64917sTAugY5WgDH4hrszxdZ228vVxEf7NHrA1IvAos4SMCEtP09d534oF1QS7ORBsZkDLvrMxRttdc57oG8xXR9cvH9Bn8FO-APBG-r1qXB8R_g/s2048/131930935_394437048297729_4945168215770879397_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0G9XtA9z9Pw9YUb1Bjr3EPXZISgn64917sTAugY5WgDH4hrszxdZ228vVxEf7NHrA1IvAos4SMCEtP09d534oF1QS7ORBsZkDLvrMxRttdc57oG8xXR9cvH9Bn8FO-APBG-r1qXB8R_g/s320/131930935_394437048297729_4945168215770879397_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Large glass paperweight with controlled bubbles, Barbini Oggetti, Murano</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I didn't blog much in 2020. It was kind of an unusual year: our first year married and the first time we needed to be quarantined, socially distanced and masked-up in public. It was such an unusual year, we barely bought a single quilt. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8zBKj5dhzsJo1HRw84aCg0mG1obtOPUetlO2hBRGhnu1ERq-hgfYEtld_7BeVApUCGjTWEeUXUeNnUDhz4iRKecEcQG30FuLXRKXdrRZ2lcqM0kSZo7XKL2Uw7d-x0t4BiFmb9y8dpA_/s2048/carnivaldeviledeggplate.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX8zBKj5dhzsJo1HRw84aCg0mG1obtOPUetlO2hBRGhnu1ERq-hgfYEtld_7BeVApUCGjTWEeUXUeNnUDhz4iRKecEcQG30FuLXRKXdrRZ2lcqM0kSZo7XKL2Uw7d-x0t4BiFmb9y8dpA_/s320/carnivaldeviledeggplate.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">amber carnival glass deviled egg plate - sold!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We did collect other things in 2020, mostly for resale. We like shopping at thrift stores, among the few places open to offer us a little retail therapy, and of course the experience would not be complete without mask-fogged glasses and bottles of hand sanitizer. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmT94xKR8WRgoV0MCAdU7HsQRYPdCvY7CaZ6ssW0dn8Dvd00BnecLjOvBBvc7XONIByLYoChE8yycS-W3vwCRzv0ES0Wax4X3K3i9eNrUjopY3tSVkcyflRuisn0J24PHfvgGwWogh_p2/s2048/reverebowls.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmT94xKR8WRgoV0MCAdU7HsQRYPdCvY7CaZ6ssW0dn8Dvd00BnecLjOvBBvc7XONIByLYoChE8yycS-W3vwCRzv0ES0Wax4X3K3i9eNrUjopY3tSVkcyflRuisn0J24PHfvgGwWogh_p2/s320/reverebowls.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">silver plated Revere bowls</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We posted some of our finds on Facebook and even sold a few things, but our online shop is still in the planning stages. We also sell at a local shop called Antique Alley in the Hollywood District of Portland. We have had a booth a and a locked case there, and will soon move to an unlocked, fully lit case closer to our booth. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu5GfNeQNKddJ9Z-hKShJkc_dtFyr6GtaXTK5NUT_6lC6NCSRg9f-wo6y4PCSvzrFTRNqpT9DSabQQ35RqXHBPTu1lIb3XqoSBtMaPEUFO4OeV6Qzxvo_Ot4-kfiNv_vvPjuYqcregpOP/s2048/130191996_144678540441408_2565820984147561473_n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdu5GfNeQNKddJ9Z-hKShJkc_dtFyr6GtaXTK5NUT_6lC6NCSRg9f-wo6y4PCSvzrFTRNqpT9DSabQQ35RqXHBPTu1lIb3XqoSBtMaPEUFO4OeV6Qzxvo_Ot4-kfiNv_vvPjuYqcregpOP/s320/130191996_144678540441408_2565820984147561473_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">costume jewelry / necklace - sold!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>One of the best finds of the year was the large glass paperweight, attributed to Barbini Oggetti of Murano, pictured at top. Comparable examples sell in the $600-800 range, and we got ours for $6.99. We'll hang on to that one, and a few other things such as a Bundt cake pan and like-new Rubbermaid water cooler. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO8_Xyxe5yumXWssQWBRd6f58Gg7Hh3GVlZf5MvReQZvfix0pVzp4EMK5uOdeKjJ8pyvR3xfcnfZbRzpjXkPRQf2RdZqPHh4R1fZSfuPH6dRMNZQMIyIMyIz3JnCjmvLlGiZJRjMTk96C/s2048/132043598_2931125170504833_8037228231666814097_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO8_Xyxe5yumXWssQWBRd6f58Gg7Hh3GVlZf5MvReQZvfix0pVzp4EMK5uOdeKjJ8pyvR3xfcnfZbRzpjXkPRQf2RdZqPHh4R1fZSfuPH6dRMNZQMIyIMyIz3JnCjmvLlGiZJRjMTk96C/s320/132043598_2931125170504833_8037228231666814097_n.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">large acrylic painting, on sale now at Antique Alley</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We're reselling most everything else, primarily for the fun of it, but maybe we'll make a couple bucks, too. So, as we say farewell to 2020 and hello to 2021, we look forward to the thrill of the hunt, and certainly all the great people we'll meet along the way. We wish everyone a happy, healthy New Year and hope to see you soon!</p>Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-39479141594516962242020-03-21T10:02:00.001-07:002020-03-21T10:02:09.793-07:00Crossroads revisited<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>In 2016 I co-authored an article for Blanket Statements, the newsletter of the American Quilt Study Group with Marian Ann Montgomery, Curator of Clothing and Textiles at the Museum of Texas Tech University. Today I was rereading the article after posting it to Barbara Brackman's QuiltHistorySouth Facebook group, and discovered errors in the descriptions of the block structures of two quilts. </i><br />
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<i>The original (PDF) can be found on the academia.edu web site, <a href="https://www.academia.edu/24535757/Cross_Roads_to_Bachelors_Hall?fbclid=IwAR1-jgmLOkF6UbYPRMqiqKODvPPg6R8B5XvsjjPgvyx7S2nkChN_X8vMXTQ" target="_blank">click here</a>. Here is the corrected and revised article.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'ACaslonPro'; font-size: 12.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">By Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Ph.D., and Bill Volckening
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<span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 10.000000pt; font-style: italic;">The uncanny similarities between two quilts in the collection at the
Museum of Texas Tech University and a quilt appearing in Quilters
Newsletter led to collaborative research, with a focus on dating quilts
using published pattern sources and physical attributes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">When the December/
January 2016 issue
of </span><span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Quilters Newsletter
</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">was released, a quilt on page 17 caught the attention of Marian Ann
Montgomery, Curator of Clothing and Textiles
at the Museum of Texas Tech University.
Montgomery was in the
midst of planning an
exhibition and catalogue,
and two of the Museum’s quilts, one in the exhibit
and another recent
acquisition, were
remarkably similar to the
one in the magazine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">Montgomery came across
one of the quilts during
an inventory in 2014. It
is red, white and light
blue, 73 inches by 84.25
inches, and it has a
modern looking design
with square blocks
forming a secondary
circular design with a
blue square cornerstone
in the center of each
circle. There are 16
blocks and four half
blocks along the upper edge. Each block is
approximately 16 and
1/2 inches by 16 and 1/6
inches. (See Figure 1)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In 2015, Linda Fisher
from Lubbock, Texas,
donated an almost
identical quilt. It is also
red and white with a light blue that is a deeper
hue than the first quilt,
and red circles rather
than blue squares at the
cornerstone point of each block. It </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">is 79 inches wide and
90 inches long with the
same number of blocks</span><span style="font-family: CaslonTwoTwentyFour; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">and half blocks as the
first quilt. Each block is
approximately 17 inches
square. (See Figure 2)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Both quilts came with
only bits of information. The first
quilt was donated to the
museum by the grandson of the maker. The donor
had passed away; there
were no other
descendants to contact,
but his obituary provided
the full name of both of
his parents. Pat Grappe,
a volunteer and trained
historian who regularly does research for the
Clothing and Textiles
Division, found more
information about the
first quiltmaker, and a
family group photo that
included her.
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Olive Pearl Wigley, the
maker of the first quilt,
was born on August 3,
1885, in Hunt, Texas.
Census records showed
her residence as Fannin
County, east of Dallas, in 1900. She married
Robert Pickney Price on August 8, 1905, in Honey
Grove, Texas, which is
also in Fannin County.
By 1910 she was living in Michell County, Texas,
which is west of Abilene
and south of Lubbock.
She remained in Michell
County, likely on a ranch, until she moved
into Colorado City, a
town in Michell County,
sometime in the 1920s.
Her husband died on July
12, 1948, and she lived
on until May 13, 1974.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">The quilt donated by Fisher is actually a time-span
quilt, a vintage top finished recently. A friend of
Fisher’s purchased the top for 25 dollars at a garage
sale in a “large sprawling house between Indiana and
University and the Loop and 82nd Street” in Lubbock,
Texas, and Fisher quilted it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cross Roads to Bachelor’s Hall is pattern number 2946 in the </span><span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">by Barbara Brackman, and is attributed to Clara Stone.</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">The pattern appeared in </span><span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Practical Needlework: Quilt Patterns</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">, published in 1906 by C.W. Calkins &
Company in Boston. The booklet was one of a series containing patterns originally designed by Clara Stone
for periodicals published by Vickery and Hill Company
in Augusta, Maine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Based on the life dates of the maker of the first quilt
and when the pattern was published, a circa date of 1915 seemed reasonable for both of the quilts in the
Museum of Texas Tech collection. </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">The quilt in </span><span style="font-family: CaslonTwoTwentyFour; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Quilters Newsletter </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">had a much earlier
date—1870. At first, it seemed improbable since 1870
was much earlier than the Clara Stone pattern. The
red, white, and green quilt was part of The Volckening
Collection of Portland, Oregon.</span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: 2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">(See Figure 4)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">“The quilt came from a seller in Texas,” said
Volckening, who initially thought the quilt was made
even earlier based on its physical attributes. “I have
seen a couple examples from Tennessee, and I thought
it was possible the quilt could’ve been made in
Tennessee originally and migrated to Texas, but it was
found in Texas. The colors are over-dyed green (faded)
and worn Turkey red. The name Cross Roads to
Bachelor’s Hall is the earliest published name I could
find for it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Dimensions are 76 inches by 94 inches, and each of
the 20 blocks was 18 inches square. The thin, cotton quilt is densely quilted, chaff visible in the batting,
with a fine, quarter-inch applied white binding
matching all the other white fabric. The quilt has a
patina. Fabrics show signs of fading, deterioration
and yellowing. The methods of construction and signs
of age offer more information worth considering
about the quilt. Was it plausible to think it predated
the earliest published patterns by more than a
quarter century?
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Two related examples from Tennessee, found by
Volckening on the Quilt Index, had circa dates
between 1880 and 1890. Callie Burnett and Laura
White of Pelham, Grundy County, Tennessee, made
one quilt with solid red, white and blue fabrics. The
dimensions were 62.5 inches by 80 inches, and family
date was 1883. The second quilt was red, white and
green, made in Winchester, Tennessee, around 1890.
No maker’s name or life dates were available, but the
great aunt of the owner made it. The quilt was 68.5
inches by 92 inches.</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Merikay Waldvogel, co-author of </span><span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">The Quilts of
Tennessee: Images of Domestic Life Prior to 1930</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">, commented on the difficulty dating quilts with all solid
colors. Waldvogel said the fabrics in Volckening’s quilt
“seemed to be the 1850s green—that lemony shade.”</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Volckening describes the Turkey red as having a cool
tone and shows color loss and deterioration consistent
with fabrics of the middle nineteenth century.
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">“Determining age is a matter of finding enough
reliable clues in the quilt to build a case for a date,”
said Barbara Brackman in her seminal book </span><span style="font-family: 'CaslonTwoTwentyFour'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">Clues in
the Calico, A Guide to Identifying and Dating Antique Quilts</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Quilts served as inspiration for pattern
designers of early twentieth century, and some designs
existed for decades before they were published. It is
not unheard of to find quilts that predate the earliest published patterns. Volckening’s New York
Beauty Collection includes 70 quilts, 24 of which were
made before the earliest published pattern
representing the motif.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cross Roads to Bachelor’s Hall was a much less
common pattern than New York Beauty, and there
were far fewer examples to study. Kansas City Star
published the same pattern as Cross Roads in 1931
and Wagon Wheels in 1941; and Capper’s Weekly also published a Cross Roads pattern,</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">but very few
quilts surfaced with the design. One sold at auction
by Blanchard’s Auction Service in Potsdam, New York,
in 2012</span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 7.000000pt; vertical-align: 2.000000pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">and Jan Magee recently found one in an
antiques mall.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: 'Caslon224Std'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">The research process for these quilts shed light on the
importance of knowing when a pattern was first published, who made the quilt, the maker’s life dates,
and how the physical characteristics aligned with </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">the pattern publication information. The estimated
dates for the two quilts in the Museum of Texas Tech University were close to the earliest publication date
of the pattern, but the date for the quilt from the Volckening Collection was supported more by the
clues in the cloth. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">In the end, all the dates checked out, and Montgomery
successfully launched her exhibition and published the
catalogue.</span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: 2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">Volckening soon will publish his second
book, </span><span style="font-family: CaslonTwoTwentyFour; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Modern Roots: Today’s Quilts from Yesterday’s
Inspiration</span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">, and it will include a pattern and a
twenty-first century rendition of the design.</span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: 2pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Caslon224Std; font-size: 11pt;">Perhaps
we will see more of these quilts in the future. </span><br />
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Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-59554010373256081922020-03-17T10:49:00.003-07:002020-03-17T10:49:37.441-07:00what to do?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">maybe I will write another book</td></tr>
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I'm not really bored, but a new project could be fun right now. Maybe I will write another book.<br />
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My first book is all about a complex American patchwork design known as "New York Beauty" (Quiltmania/France 2015). I wrote the book and did all the photography in the summer of 2014. It was a big project, but it only took me two months to complete. The book summarized 25 years of collecting the spiky-curvy design and its variants, so that's how long the project really took.<br />
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My second book, "Modern Roots" (C&T/Stash 2016) focuses on modernism in American patchwork. It's primarily a project book and includes inspiration quilts from my collection made between 1840 and 1970. Although I have never used a pattern to make a quilt, the publishers had a whole team working on the patterns and instructions. They did a fabulous job.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our book, my third</td></tr>
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The third book, "Inspired Free-Motion Quilting" (C&T/Stash 2018) is co-authored with Mandy Leins, who created stunning free-motion quilting designs inspired by masterpiece quilts made between 1790 and 1870. The quilts represent an elegant period of American quiltmaking, and the book is a masterpiece in its own right, largely due to Mandy's significant contribution.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I would love to publish an "official" book about the quilts of the 1970s</td></tr>
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Those are my three official books, but quilts from the collection appear in dozens of other books and I have also self-published several books using Blurb. I did a big 1970s book a few years ago. It needs updating. I want to do a big book of the whole collection. It's hard to know where to begin. I suppose, in the words of T.S. Eliot, "There will be time, there will be time"</div>
Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-69273034536332997532020-01-01T07:48:00.003-08:002020-01-01T07:48:43.651-08:002019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda and I were married in 2019</td></tr>
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It's a new year and a new decade. I wasn't planning a year-in-review blog post, but when I saw how many friends were saying "good riddance" to 2019, I had to say something. I'm sorry it was such a rough year for so many people. It was the best year of my life. In 2019, Linda and I were married. Need I say more?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Away Team Is Lit" pulled off a huge upset win</td></tr>
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Other things happened. In January, my team "Away Team Is Lit" pulled off a stunning, come-from-behind victory in the first-ever Pinball PDX Royal Rumble at Ground Kontrol. Ian Beatson and I shocked everyone, including ourselves, with a surprise win on Tales From The Crypt to clinch the win. I still can't believe that happened.<br />
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There was plenty of pinball. I played a lot of Tuesday night tournaments when Linda was at work, and even made it into the winner's circle photo at High Score in June.<br />
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I did a few things with quilts in 2019, even though I was officially on sabbatical. Early in the year, I appeared on two episodes of The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. In the summer, I had an exhibit, "Love Blooms: Quilts from the Volckening Collection" at Latimer Quilt & Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Love Blooms: Quilts from the Volckening Collection"</td></tr>
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There were publications, too. In 2019, I made cameo appearances in new books by Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Linda Hahn, and was featured in the Uppercase Encyclopedia of Inspiration: Quilted, and the Peddie School Chronicle.<br />
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In November, I gave my first lecture in years when I was guest speaker at the Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting. It was the first time Linda got to see me give a lecture, and a very nice way to celebrate her recent retirement after almost 24 years working for Sayler's Old Country Kitchen in southeast Portland.<br />
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Just like any year, there were highs and lows, but the highs far outweighed the lows in 2019. Here's looking forward to another wonderful year in 2020.</div>
Bill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-36672896692677692862019-11-27T10:31:00.001-08:002019-11-27T10:31:58.831-08:00a rare gathering<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Thursday's Portland Modern Quilt Guild meeting, photo by Karen Lee</td></tr>
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The November meeting of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild last Thursday night was a rare gathering. The guild, one of the largest local modern quilt guilds in the world, has meetings once a month at St. Andrews church on Alberta, and plenty of other activities during the year. As expected, the November meeting was a beehive of activity, but this time, I was the featured speaker.<br />
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I haven't been on the lecture circuit in years, but thought it would be fun to do another lecture for the guild. Linda and I are both members, but Linda hadn't seen one of my lectures before. The first time I lectured for the guild was several years ago when Christina Cameli was President, and the group met in a small room at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in the Pearl District. I did another lecture on the 1970s quilts a few years later, but that was three or four years ago now.<br />
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The appearance was rare, and so were the quilts. I brought 27 quilts representing the history of quiltmaking in the United States from the pre-Revolutionary War period to present day. The oldest piece was a blue resist quilt made with 1760s fabric featuring a whimsical floral design. Only a few museums have examples of this type of quilt, but the one I have is especially remarkable with a binding made from a second blue resist fabric.<br />
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During the lecture, I pointed out that my collection has its strengths and weaknesses. There are a lot of mid-19th century quilts, both pieced and appliqued, but not a lot of Victorian Crazy quilts. That's not to say there aren't any Victorian period quilts. The quilts I have are just a little more unusual than the examples we're used to seeing.<br />
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There are also a lot of 1930s and 1970s quilts, but throughout 30 years of collecting, I tried to collect with one eye on the unusual and the other eye on modernism.<br />
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These days, I don't do lectures often, but speaking to the group brought back happy memories of sharing quilts with large groups of mostly women; necks craning to get a better look, and audible gasps whenever another spectacular quilt was unfolded.<br />
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Thank you to the Portland Modern Quilt Guild, the officers and volunteers, and everyone who attended the meeting. Although it is rare to see me doing a lecture, it was a pleasure to share the quilts, and I hope everyone had as great a time as I did. </div>
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This 1970s polyester quilt recently returned home after a long road trip. During the last two years, it was traveling with "Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century" -- an exhibition based on the book of the same title.<br />
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The exhibition appeared at The Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, April 28 to June 17, 2018; The Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York, June 29 to August 19, 2018; and the Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington, June 1 to August 25, 2019.<br />
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The quilt came from an eBay seller in Georgia and was exhibited for the first time at QuiltCon 2015 in Austin, Texas. It was one of two quilts from my collection appearing in QuiltCon Magazine that year.<br />
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To welcome the quilt home, we napped under it, and our cat Lulu also got a little quilt time before it went back into storage.</div>
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Color theory is at play in this delicious 1970s Mountain Mist New York Beauty, acquired last week from a seller in Vancouver, Washington. Intensity shift is the name of the color vibration phenomenon, an optical illusion. In a nutshell, when opposite colors of equivalent value are placed side by side, the colors tend to shift as the eye and the brain try to determine which color is lighter and darker. We learned all about it in Two-Dimensional Design class in Freshman Foundation at Rhode Island School of Design. Way back in the day! And I still remember. Gerald Immonen would be so proud.<br />
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Two other examples of the Mountain Mist New York Beauty are part of my collection. One is the contemporary 1930s colorway of burnt orange and yellow on white, and the other is the more traditional red and blue on white.<br />
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The red, white and blue colorway came from an inspiration quilt, now part of the Mountain Mist collection at the International Quilt Musein in Lincoln, Nebraska. Having lived with the two 1930s examples, which are also part of my first book, it's exciting to see such a dynamic color combination in the 1970s quilt. It's also fun to recall color theory lessons from college.</div>
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