Samplings

Wishing Thorn – What’s in a Name?
My wife is extremely artistic and creative. She can take the most unlikely of materials and create something both quite beautiful and unique. So, when she expressed a desire to...
Wishing Thorn – What’s in a Name?
My wife is extremely artistic and creative. She can take the most unlikely of materials and create something both quite beautiful and unique. So, when she expressed a desire to...

Who was Frances Kelsey?
The life of Frances "Fanny" Kelsey. Researching Frances Kelsey’s history led me down many “bunny” holes along the way, including Admiral Nelson, Agatha Christie, many run-ins with the law, bankruptcy...
Who was Frances Kelsey?
The life of Frances "Fanny" Kelsey. Researching Frances Kelsey’s history led me down many “bunny” holes along the way, including Admiral Nelson, Agatha Christie, many run-ins with the law, bankruptcy...

Mary Barr & Hilma af Klint and the Birth of New...
Born in Sweden in 1862, Hilma quickly displayed an aptitude for the Sciences and Arts. Admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at twenty, she excelled particularly in drawing,...
Mary Barr & Hilma af Klint and the Birth of New...
Born in Sweden in 1862, Hilma quickly displayed an aptitude for the Sciences and Arts. Admitted to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts at twenty, she excelled particularly in drawing,...

The Sampler Of Bernarda Bellon 1838
A Spanish Sampler, or is it? I love the colors of this lovely Spanish Sampler. They evoke that Mediterranean vibe, fresh and happy. Bernarda Dedicated this sampler to Dona Isabel...
The Sampler Of Bernarda Bellon 1838
A Spanish Sampler, or is it? I love the colors of this lovely Spanish Sampler. They evoke that Mediterranean vibe, fresh and happy. Bernarda Dedicated this sampler to Dona Isabel...

A little History on Harriet Charlesworth’s Samp...
When Harriet Charlesworth was born on 24 June 1807, in Penistone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Charlesworth, was 22 and her mother, Hannah Ann Peace, was 21. She was...
A little History on Harriet Charlesworth’s Samp...
When Harriet Charlesworth was born on 24 June 1807, in Penistone, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Charlesworth, was 22 and her mother, Hannah Ann Peace, was 21. She was...

Who was Elizabeth Foulger?
Elizabeth was born in 1868 in Bungay, Suffolk, England, in the latter part of the year. Her father, Robert Foulger, was 31 and her mother, Martha Anne Wright, was 29...
Who was Elizabeth Foulger?
Elizabeth was born in 1868 in Bungay, Suffolk, England, in the latter part of the year. Her father, Robert Foulger, was 31 and her mother, Martha Anne Wright, was 29...