During the High Tea, an annual event that spotlights homes and collections of people who have supported the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection, Linda Brazill and Mark Golbach shared their motivations in building their collection and constructing the garden.
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High Tea a Success
Nearly 50 guests were refreshed by iced tea at this year’s High Tea benefit for the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection.
Lecture Links Crocheting, Geometry, Coral Reefs
The Hyperbolic Crocheted Reef Project, made of crocheted contributions from hundreds of craftswomen (and a few men) around the world, will be introduced to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday, March 31. Project co-founder Margaret Wertheim, co-founder of the Institute for Figuring, presents the Ruth Ketterer Harris Lecture at 5:30 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
The cultural story: “Clothing and Culture in South Asia”
For the first time in recent memory, pieces from the famed Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection are featured in an exhibition outside the state of Wisconsin. A special exhibit and gallery talk will be held Friday, March 4, 2011, at the Koehnline Museum of Art at the Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, Illinois.