In the Blue

Yesterday I ventured to the quaint town of New Harmony,IN. New Harmony is located right near the Wabash river in Southern Indiana. The town is full of charming little houses, historic buildings, art galleries, and antique shops. This weekend was the annual Kunstfest festival. Kunstfest is a German festival that celebrates the town's heritage. There are vendors all over town selling arts,crafts, and delicious German food. I recommend the apple cider, apple dumplings with vanilla ice cream, and the fried dough bread with apple butter.

I also visited the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art http://www.usi.edu/nhgallery/index2.asp. The gallery was full of amazing, beautiful inspiring pieces. There were quite a few things I would like to have left with! I made the happy discovery of stumbling upon a solo exhibit of an art professor that I had in college. Rowland Ricketts III is a textile artist that works exclusively in indigo dye using traditional dying techniques. His exhibit titled Immanent Blue is running until October 4th at the gallery.Large panels of cloth dyed with indigo hang from the ceiling and sweep over dried indigo plants on the floor. The motion of the translucent indigo cloth blowing in the room creates a feeling of gentle ocean waves. Check out his and his wife's website at http://www.rickettsindigo.com/.

Here are a few photos that I took yesterday...blue seemed to be the color of the day.
Photo of Rowland Rickett's exhibit Immanent Blue