Outside the San Jose Quilt and Textile Museum
Knitted monsters around a palm tree. There are knitters who are willing to put their stuff waaaay out there. A few years ago a lot of the bike racks in my town got knitted covers. Apparently there is such a thing as guerrilla knitting. I like this version, especially because it is so large.
This is the arts district of San Jose and the sidewalk has mosaics inlaid.
I love a good pattern.
The museum is not that large but they are putting on three exhibits, each excellent.
The Know Your Meme exhibit is the one that finally got me to go. A lovely group of friends went with and we had lunch after. Since not everyone knows every meme, or even the Know Your Meme website, they had a hard copy explanation which I thought was a lovely addition. Many artists contributed and I loved the variety of materials and techniques.
A personal favorite. I've seen a couple different versions and have been tempted to do it myself.
The only cross stitch, my favorite needlework!
One of three. Handwoven! I should have put something for scale, this is about 4 feet wide.
Super helpful timeline.
One exhibit was devoted to this artist, Hollis Chatelain
This is all quilting, but a more modern style where she used the quilting to add texture. It is fascinating up close.
Then consider there was a whole room with over 10 of these. So much work! Can you rip out the quilting if you don't like how it ends up? How often does she change thread color? They all have patterned backgrounds too.
The third exhibit is a mix of materials/media and many of the items had a strong point of view.
Glass pipettes filled with colored beads and then stitched together.
Love these! The embroidery on the pillows is fantastic.
Pretty curious about a technique that involves hand sanitizer.
Had a great time, plan to go back in February of 2020 when they have an exhibit on women scientists.
