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Magpie Miscellany, with Michelena Bamford, July 3, 2023 @ 1pm
Product Code ARTTALK-Bamford-2023-07-03 :: 88106734
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$5.00
In this lighthearted presentation, Michelena takes an anthrozoological examination of why we love all those shiny bits of stuff so much!
Mosaicists are renowned as being the Magpies of the art world!"Â Like ducks to water, we are always on the lookout, with eagle eyes, for those random, wondrous bits, to swoop in and carry off, as the crow flies, back to feather our own nests!
Let's swan dive into the fascinating history of what and why humans collect and what our proud-as-peacock counterparts are doing with their collections too!
Are mosaicists crazy as loons or birds of a feather?
THIS ARTIST TALK WILL ALSO BE PRODUCED ON ZOOM. PLEASE CONTACT THE MAC TO REQUEST THE ZOOM LINK
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1:00 - 2:00pm, July 3, 2023
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