Making an Impression

March 15, 2018

Dorothy Mercier: widow of an artist (and a painter herself), Mercier went into business after the death of her husband, …

Reading the Night

December 18, 2017

Details. It’s all in the details, right? I see this print multiple times every day, and contemplate the little stories …

June 5, 2015

Spencers were clearly the rage for well over a decade, turning up in satirical prints from at least 1796 (We’ll …

May 29, 2015

Mr JS and I have amused ourselves of late not just with thimble chatter, but with this satirical print of …

January 29, 2014

This just in, literally, from the mail carrier: Susan W. Greene’s long-awaited book, Wearable Prints, 1760-1860. It’s discounted (and out …

August 28, 2013

I started on the HSF#15 Color Challlenge: White, but haven’t finished the white petticoat yet. It’s a bit short, and pieced …