Fun Fact Friday: Glass Art
Glass art is fascinating and has been around for quite a long time. This weekend is the Holiday Open House at Corning Museum of Glass. If you’re anywhere in the area of Corning, New York you should stop by and check out the museum. There’s always fun demos of the…
Fun Fact Friday: Monet’s Color Shift
In honor of Claude Monet’s birthday earlier this week (November 14th), I thought it would be a good time to share a little bit more about him. As Monet got older he began to develop issues with his eyes. Around age 65 (1905) he began experience changes in his perception…
Fun Fact Friday: Pablo Picasso, What’s in a Name?
Did you know that the artist Pablo Picasso’s name was so long? That must have been a lot to memorize as a kid. I decided today would be a good day to talk about Picasso as his birthday was yesterday. Born October 25, 1881, he would have been 137 (he…
Fun Fact Friday: Devils Tower Pt. 2
Last week I shared about Devils Tower in Sundance, Wyoming and how it was the first national monument in the United States. Any other fellow grammar nerds out there? I didn’t mispell Devils Tower during my previous blog post – it truly is D-e-v-i-l-(no apostrophe)s. Today I’ll talk a little…
Fun Fact Friday: Devils Tower
Did you know that Devils Tower was the first United States National Monument? President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt designated this site a national monument on September 24, 1906. Our 26th president, President Roosevelt, was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed visiting the West. He was passionate about protecting public lands against the…
Fun Fact Friday: Waterfall Edition
I hope you’ve enjoyed the blog series the last two months talking about my favorite ancient civilization the Etruscans. We’re changing things up this week and are talking fun facts about waterfalls this time! I just have to take a quick second to mention… today is the day! The opening…
Fun Fact Friday: The Last of the Etruscans
So you’ve been reading along the last several Fridays and you’ve been thinking, why have I never heard of this ancient civilization before? (Or if you haven’t been reading along and need to catch up you can go here.) Well, it may have something to do with the old Winston Churchill…
Fun Fact Friday: The Etruscans and Sculpture
Happy Friday! Did you know that the ancient civilization of the Etruscans is my favorite civilization? If you answered no that means you probably haven’t been following along with my blog this past month. You can go catch up over here. This week a little bit about their sculpture and how…
Fun Fact Friday: The Etruscans and Portraits
I’m still talking about the Etruscans (they are my favorite ancient civilization after all). And this might just be the thing I find most interesting about them! The Etruscans broke away from the generic style of drawing portraits used by the Egyptians and Greeks and began portraying individualized detail of…
Friday Fun Fact: the Etruscans and Metalwork
All this month I’ve been talking about the ancient civilization of the Etruscans. They are my favorite ancient civilizations and existed between the Greek and Roman periods. One of the things that makes the Etruscans so fascinating to me is their impact in the art world. They were especially known for…
