P Beau & I went to the small, yet rich, Museum of Craft & Folk Art today for a show about Shaker Arts & Crafts. The furniture is beautiful, I love the simplicity, integrity of the materials, and the perfectionist craftsmanship. I was surprised to see examples of graphic design, including food product labels used to market foods to communities outside their own. I also appreciated hearing more about Shaker religious beliefs, including their "avant garde" philosophies regarding civil liberties. There are only 8 Shakers left today, and they live in Maine. We can't wait to rent the Ken Burns PBS documentary to learn more. Hopefully Netflix has it....
ps—above is a pic of Shaker molded oval boxes, they def. remind me of the type of containers my mom stores her arts & craft goodies in!
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