About this Event
Please join the MAH for a special artist talk with San Diego-based textile artist Ashley V. Blalock. Blalock's monumental crocheted work "Keeping Up Appearances" has been on public view at the MAH since November 2025 and is part of Craft in America's nationwide "HANDWORK" initiative. Says Blalock about this work: "If there ever was a word that evoked thoughts of outdated, old, and grandma, that word is 'doily.' The doily forms I use are echoes of a time past; a not too distant past that is, at the same time, accelerating away from collective memory at warp speed. This slow, meditative process is a remedy to a world increasingly composed of virtual connections, quick transitions, planned obsolescence, and instant gratification."
Free for MAH Members, $10 general admssion
About the Artist
Ashley V. Blalock holds an MFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute, an MA in Art History from the University of California, and a PA in Painting and Printmaking from San Diego State University. Her large-scale installations have been on display at Franconia Sculpture Park, Hunter Museum of American Art, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Nevada Museum of Art, and the Oceanside Museum of Art to name a few.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, United States
USD 10.00
