Year of the Ram, Sheep, or Goat

Happy New Year!

Since February 19, 2015 we have entered into the lunar new year of the ram, sheep or goat.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a compact exhibit – two display cases in the Asia Arts section – of sculptures and paintings on silk that Celebrate the Year of the Ram.

The wall card notes that the ram is a symbol of kindness, compassion, happiness, and good fortune, and that the Chinese word for ram sounds the same as the word for positive force and blessing, so its image is associated with vigor, vitality, and vivacious spirit.

We’re taking this to be an auspicious time to launch this blog and the new web pages of Hudson Valley Fiber Arts Network

 Here are a couple of the sculptures seen at the MET. The exhibit closes April 19, 2105.

Kneeling Ram, stoneware, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, exhibit, Celebration of the Year of the Ram.

Ram’s head, pottery, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, from exhibit Celebration of the Year of the Ram.