click to enlarge Deborah DeGraffenreid Alicia Adams, in an alpaca wool shawl, feeding her alpaca herd. Her guilt-free fur products are made from the animals sheared winter coats Alpaca fur is usually thick and scratchy, and warm enough to withstand an Andean winter, but the yarn spun from Alicia and Daniel Adams s alpaca herd is soft enough to be mistaken for cashmere. The yarn is woven into blankets, capes, sweaters, and pillows for their clothing and homeware line, Alicia Adams Alpaca. All of it is based out of their 80-acre farm, where the couple live, work, and care for the herd of alpacas that have become almost like extended family. Like their line of clothing and housewares, the couple s background is a bit of Old World charm mixed with new world ingredients. Both are half German,
Living Rubble by Sarah Walker
With how chilly it was last week, it’s hard to believe we’re almost through with April. Here’s to the increasingly warmer spring temps and these excellent events and attractions to go along with them.
“Selective Logic” Group Art Show in Newburgh | through May 23
Currently on view at Holland Tunnel Gallery in Newburgh is “Selective Logic,” an exhibition of works by Sarah Walker, Mark Gibian, and Joel Carreiro. The four artists’ work is varied but shares overlapping formal and thematic aspects, and includes paintings, sculptures, and mixed media. “Subjective logic,” say the show’s organizers, “is a type of probabilistic logic that explicitly takes epistemic uncertainty and source trust into account.” For gallery hours and more information, see the gallery’s website.
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Residential swimming pools are nothing new, but they have become an unique component of modern living. Increasingly popularized, pools became a status symbol and a residential recreation element. Today, private swimming pools can be found across the world, and in many different climates. As more pools were built, so too were structures that could house equipment and pool amenities, as well as guest rooms or living quarters. These “poolhouses” were designed as spaces for accommodation, storage, and maintenance.