Covid Strikes Today’s post is a short one. Why is that, you ask? Read on to find out. After managing to avoid it for over four years, Brandon and I both contracted Covid last week. And to be blunt, it’s sucked. We’ve both had mild cases, and we feel deeply fortunate for that. Yet between… Continue reading Covid Info, 2024
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Aviation Mechanics, or, Brandon’s New Adventure
By now I imagine you’ve gotten sick of the recent changes I’ve shared in my life. Yes, we all get it’s been quite the year for you. You finished your PhD, started a new job, and moved to Norfolk. You’ve been in a reflective mood because of said changes. But we’ve heard enough! Don’t you… Continue reading Aviation Mechanics, or, Brandon’s New Adventure
Dollhaus: A New Exhibition Now on View
Earlier this week, the Barry Art Museum opened one of its biggest and smallest exhibitions to date. How did we manage to do both at the same time, you ask? By focusing on dollhouses, that’s how! Let’s take a look at our newest exhibition, Dollhaus: Reimagining the Domestic Space. About the Exhibition Dollhouses and miniature… Continue reading Dollhaus: A New Exhibition Now on View
Memoir: the Long First Draft Journey
A few weeks ago, I finished the first draft of a major writing project. It’s an initiative that’s taken me years to write, and it drew on my personal experiences working in museums. And no, I’m not talking about the dissertation. Instead, I’m going to share my other long-term writing project: a memoir about my… Continue reading Memoir: the Long First Draft Journey
Painting Memories: Honoring Our First House
I admittedly haven’t been doing a lot of art-making lately. Getting settled into a new routine in Norfolk (along with the malaise I experience during heat waves) has kept me from an easel or sketchbook recently. A couple of weeks ago, however, I did complete an important personal project: a commemoration of the memories we… Continue reading Painting Memories: Honoring Our First House
My First UFDC Convention
Speed-walking through a hotel with a Martha Chase hospital doll in tow wasn’t how I’d anticipated spending last week in Kansas City. That said, if you’d told me a year ago that in twelve months I’d go from archival deep dives of exhibition histories to undertaking doll-fueled relay races, I wouldn’t have rolled my eyes… Continue reading My First UFDC Convention
Museum Work: Current and Long-Term Projects II
Last week I talked about some of my current projects at the Barry Art Museum. For that post, I focused on collections research in preparation for an upcoming publication about the Museum, and upcoming exhibitions. This week, we’ll look at projects relating to our upcoming expansion as well as ongoing initiatives and objectives. Museum Work,… Continue reading Museum Work: Current and Long-Term Projects II
Museum Work: Current and Long-Term Projects I
I haven’t said much about my curatorial work on this blog since announcing my new position back in January. Beyond that introductory post and an overview of our current maritime show, I really haven’t said much at all. That doesn’t mean I don’t have anything going on though. On the contrary, I’ve got several projects… Continue reading Museum Work: Current and Long-Term Projects I
We Bought A(nother) House
This spring I experienced three major life changes. Two of them, finishing the dissertation and starting a new job, I’ve already discussed. Today, we’ll take a look at the third and final change: relocating to Norfolk. This move involved not only finding a new house and taking all our stuff across the water, but selling… Continue reading We Bought A(nother) House
Springing Up Like…A New Art Project
Last month’s posts focused on wrapping up loose ends from my time in Williamsburg. Whether I was bringing my Exhibition of the Month series to a (potentially temporary) close, or reflecting on the American Studies program, I wanted to acknowledge Williamsburg. I wrote a similar series when I left Roswell, after all, and this chapter… Continue reading Springing Up Like…A New Art Project