tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post4338635702387563046..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: Dorothy Ferry StrauserN E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-13892174879192646042013-09-26T23:20:49.690+01:002013-09-26T23:20:49.690+01:00Hello, I have a watercolor by Dorothy Strauser tha...Hello, I have a watercolor by Dorothy Strauser that depicts a Redcoat Soldier Drummer. It is signed and dated 1970. Can anyone give me more insight into this painting? Thank youKnoxJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339552439980543195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-91690794180899287682013-06-04T02:44:50.153+01:002013-06-04T02:44:50.153+01:00Funny, I thought all grandparents were like mine. ...Funny, I thought all grandparents were like mine. "Dot and Pop" were country people from farm families in Northern Pennsylvania with none of the airs you might expect from "the art community." Their home was a museum of outsider, folk and naive art, and as a young child I learned from my grandparents about the importance and brilliant vision of untrained artists. <br /><br />Also, Dot didn't dye the fabric she worked into her hooked rugs, as is often stated -- much of her fabric (especially during the 60s and 70s) was provided by folk artist Jack Savitsky's wife Mae, who brought her scraps from the textile mill where she worked. Dot preferred stretchy, synthetic fabric like pantyhose and nylon/polyester lingerie (much of the skin tones in her work is made up of nylon stockings and pantyhose). These new, "modern" fabrics (as opposed to cotton and wool) have retained their vivid color over time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748997048015723106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-29690664550461863202013-06-01T17:57:40.951+01:002013-06-01T17:57:40.951+01:00Dear Kathryn,
Thank you so much for getting in tou...Dear Kathryn,<br />Thank you so much for getting in touch and correcting the details of Dot and Sterling's marriage. What was it like having such creative grandparents?N E E D L E P R I N Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-55030894752972719412013-06-01T16:02:11.223+01:002013-06-01T16:02:11.223+01:00Hello, I'm Dorothy's granddaughter, Kathry...Hello, I'm Dorothy's granddaughter, Kathryn Zervos. You have done a beautiful job of introducing Dorothy to your site. She also was a highly talented painter, and worked in acrylics and watercolors. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like more information. One last thing -- Dot met Sterling in college, and they married after they graduated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748997048015723106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-72373407398219370562013-05-23T21:33:06.496+01:002013-05-23T21:33:06.496+01:00Wonderful works. Thank you for introducing Dorothy...Wonderful works. Thank you for introducing Dorothy to us.Doloreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00013261733996949731noreply@blogger.com