Clothing - Kirsten Hammerstrom

Smibert Smitten

Posted on December 19, 2012 by kittycalash

John Smibert made me laugh. He’s been dead since 1751, so it wasn’t easy. The day I went to the MFA and walked into the gallery with Mrs Tyng on wal...

Events/Reenacting

My House Stinks

Posted on October 22, 2012 by kittycalash

I said to the B&G guy at work, “My house smells funny.” He asked, “Funny good, or funny call the police?” “Like black powder a...

Events/History/Museums

Just Keep Stitching

Posted on September 18, 2012 by kittycalash

It is going to take a long time to finish, and longer because I’m doing it alone, have little room for the frame in our apartment, and have a family to sew garm...

History

Some hat!

Posted on August 30, 2012 by kittycalash

I was looking for something else, and found instead Sally Sanford Pert, 1790. That is surely a fantastic hat, but the painting itself is quite interesting, too....