Thursday, 03 Nov 2011
Intermediate Knitting Class: Socks with Sara Cady
Learn to work with small needles and sock yarns, how to correctly size for your foot, good sock construction, different heel and toe techniques, and toe up and top down cast-ons.
Object Lessons: Conserving John Bloom's Post Office Murals
John Bloom (1906-2002), an artist whose best-known works were produced during the Depression, notably his New Deal post office murals in the towns of DeWitt and Tipton, Iowa. When the preparatory studies for the murals came to ISU in 2003, they were full of holes made during the transfer process. Join University Museums staff for a discussion on how these murals were restored and what an object goes through during the conservation process.