Giant Sized Pick-Up Sticks at the Carnegie

PITTSBURGH -- Two new installations at the Carnegie Museum both remind me of pick-up sticks, only these are huge.

The first one is in the back of the Museum near the portal entrance to the Carnegie Library. I photographed the installation over a period of about a week.

 

The second one is in the front of the Museum, and I'm not sure if it it's permanent. It might be part of the Carnegie International 2013. Again, I photographed it over the course of about a week.

Can you find the people?

Princeton Children's Book Festival!

PRINCETON (duh) -- Today from 11:00-4:00, I was one of 80 authors who got to talk children's books with mobs of happy readers. What an honor for me to be included. Thank you Princeton Public Library! See the link at http://www.princetonlibrary.org/find/kids/book-festival

No explanation... I should have figured out who and what this was!

Un-Knit the Bridge

PITTSBURGH -- Hannah and I helped to dismantle the knitted/crocheted bridge on Saturday. It was sad to see it go. I say, LET'S DO IT AGAIN!

The bridge, dressed in black, was in mourning, too.

First unravel the thread, then cut the bundle ties, making sure that nothing falls into the river (it didn't).

Hannah and Mum at the Mattress Factory

PITTSBURGH'S NORTH SIDE -- It's a museum of contemporary art. http://www.mattress.org/index.cfm Thus, photos will equal a few thousand words.

Four Hannahs in the mirrored ceiling of a mirrored room.

Looks like I'm conducting an orchestra.

What's underground?