Visit a virtual quilt show in Second Life

December 30, 9:32 AMQuilting ExaminerKelly Smith

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Folk Art New England in Second Life

I have been a resident of Second Life for just over two years now. I spend time there almost every day and lately I've been wandering around looking for new things to do. In late December I noticed this event listed under "Arts and Culture": Uncommon Quilts: Textile Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum.

Well! I had to check it out. According to the ad, this display, "is an exhibit of classic 19th century American quilts that the museum showcased to hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic fans at the Tokyo Dome in 2003 as the centerpiece of the International Quilt Festival. The exhibition includes thirteen of the best quilts in the collection. It will be displayed on BOTH floors of Folk Art New England."

I stepped inside the Folk Art New England museum and was surrounded by lovely Christmas decorations and even lovelier quilts. Each one was for sale for 400 Lindens (less than $2.00 USD). Touching a photo of the Fenimore Art Museum gave me the following information:

Welcome to Folk Art New England!

This museum is a project of the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York, the repository of one of America's greatest collections of American folk art. All of the items included in this SL museum hail from New England, and represent one of the finest assemblages of the region's heritage anywhere. Make sure you see both floors.

For information about the Fenimore Art Museum, please see www.fenimoreartmuseum.org.

The exhibit features whole-cloth, pieced, and appliqued quilts from the 18th and 19th centuries and will be on display until January 31.

To get there you'll need a Second Life account. You can sign up for free at Second Life. Once logged in and acclimated to the (admittiedly sometimes overwhelming) environment visit the Mystic sim (52,60,24) or do a search under "all" for Fenimore Art Museum to teleport directly there.

While you're in Mystic, check out the rest of the sim. It's a very pretty area! They have shops, galleries, live performances and even have a rotating bridge over the river.

In  my next column I will have an interview with Nicolo Anthony, the Second Life avatar of Paul D'Ambrosio, Vice President and Chief Curator for the Fenimore Art Museum.

Cheers!

Kelly