Loose sketch; wobbly chair
Agate chair
The carvings at the end of the chair arms are lions and I have the blurry photo to prove it.
Carved agate lions
Sketch 093: Agate Chair by Harold Van Pelt, in an exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Description at the museum: “This Louis XIV-style agate chair was carved from one huge Brazilian agate boulder.”
Look like patio chairs
Probably from a Texas courthouse
Sketch 092: Row of Chairs. I don’t remember seeing a label with any information next to these chairs, but they certainly look as if they came out of a Texas courthouse. These chairs are in Blanco, Texas.
Seat angle could be better
I took a serger class at Sew Much More (Austin, Texas) earlier today. They provide these wonderful chairs for the students. I’d love have such a chair, but that won’t happen as long as I spend all my money on fabric!
Sewing Chair, so comfortable
Sketch 091: Sewing Chair
A straight-on view is not such a good one for sketching. That’s not what I had in mind when I photographed the chair. The Samurai exhibit allowed photos without flash. I used a high ISO, which meant a slow shutter speed, which led to blurry photos as I could not keep the camera steady enough for a clear image. This chair photo is about the only exhibit photo I took that wasn’t blurry.
Kyokuroku (folding chair), Japan, 17th century; wood, gold, silver, gilded copper, leather, silk, silk brocade, lacquer
Sketch 090: Foldable Chair in the Samurai Exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. Artifacts are on loan from the Stibbert Collection, Italy.
I sit in Irene’s chair while she styles my hair. Soon she will be moving back to Ireland. (Sob!) I’ve known Irene about 25 years.
Her moving to Ireland might not be such a bad thing. I can visit, right? I’ll give her a little time to unpack and settle in before I show up . . . maybe a week?
Irene’s chair (and mine!)
Sketch 089: Irene’s Chair
It's a long story ... 