A brilliant 2nd day with our group from #NorthernIreland, with stops amongst others at the wonderful #PondFarm, then to #Messines firstly to discuss Oct 1914 & then following the story of the #Ulstermen in June 1917. Then it was onto the #Ploegsteert area to talk truces! Now some dinner & menin gate
Good morning #Ypres! A nice gentle 4.8 mile stroll around town as daylight broke, now some breakfast before a visit to #PondFarm and a day on the Salient ridges! Weather forcast looking just right to! #LetsRoll
#MARGUERITEWILDENHAIN. Marguerite and Frans designed this tea set while working at the Pond Farm. The grounds and buildings have been preserved and in 2012 it was designated a National Treasure by the Natural Trust for Historic Preservation.
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#MARGUERITEWILDENHAIN. Frans joined her at the Pond Farm in 1947 and they divorced in 1952. He moved to NY to teach at the Rochester Institute of Technology for 20 years. She lived at the Pond Farm until her death in 1985.
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MARGUERITE WILDENHAIN. This is a photo of the Pond Farm which was founded in 1942 as an arts community in Guerneville, CA, with the help of fellow artists and friends, Gordon Herr and his wife.
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MARGUERITE WILDENHAIN. Here is a neat little video of her talking with her students at the Pond Farm. Take a minute and check it out. About fourteen minutes long.
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Pottery was a popular medium in the Bauhaus School of Art. This week we look at the goddess of the medium, Marguerite Wildenhain. I think you will like her art and her story.
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