Of lectures, and other things

I gave my little presentation at UMass, and it went quite well. I spoke in a conversational Italian class on my trip to Italy, why I went, and what I learned, and I think I opened a few people's eyes to medieval patchwork. I even got them to laugh when I mentioned "il grosso gatto di Palazzo Pitti," and how he tried to join the Triple Felinoid. Very satisfying, and lots of fun.

I also found another gorgeous image showing a patchwork cloth of honor, Daddi's Annunciation. For some reason almost all of the paintings depicting these show them in combinations of red, green, orange, and white. I wonder if they all came from a workshop where the artisans had a few bolts of cloth they had to get rid of????

*flees*

What I did on Saturday

The SCA invades Shelburne Falls!