Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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First Friday in Downtown Tehachapi
Therese Vogan and Robin Silva
Robin Silva
Therese Vogan
Robin Silva working on a stain glass
Therese Vogan working with Masaics
Robin Silva has been working with glass for about three years. On a trip to the Midwest she discovered that an aunt worked with fused glass and an uncle worked with stain glass. She loved their pieces and decided to learn herself. At the time she had just become an empty nester and was looking for something to keep her busy and creative. She went to visit a stained glass supply store in the LA area and enjoyed talking to the folks so much that she enrolled in classes. The rest is history.
As an Air Force dependent, Robin has lived the Antelope Valley since she was 4 years old.
She grew up on Edwards Air Force Base and later lived in Rosamond. She currently lives in Lancaster with her husband of 30 years. They have two grown children. Robin is a registered nurse but is presently unable to do heavy lifting and has taken early retirement.
Therese Vogan works with mosaics and stained glass. She got started when she went with Robin to the stained glass supply store three years ago. It did not take her long to get hooked. She started taking classes and loves working with the media.
Also an Air Force dependent, Therese was raised on Edwards Air Force Base. She has lived in Rosamond for the last 30 years. Her husband was also in the Air Force and they have lived briefly in Japan and Korea. She has one adult son. Therese has worked retail and food service and has traveled with her husband driving trucks.
Come join us, meet these two creative women and check out their unique art work. For additional information call (661) 822-6794 or visit face book at http://www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove. The Treasure Trove has 55 vendors on commission in addition to an extensive line of arts and craft supplies, artist services, Yarn, books, music related merchandise and more.
Part of the small bottle collection showcased at the museum.
For First Friday, Nov. 4, the Tehachapi Museum’s Textile Gallery will feature a collection of small bottles that belonged to Leatta “Tootie” Anderson. She and her husband, Lester “Hooks” Anderson, traveled extensively on the eastern side of the Sierras in California, Utah, and Nevada. They traveled the back roads in these areas searching out ghost towns and old mining areas. Some of these bottles were found in those places. Hooks would dig in old dump sites to find these “treasures.” The smaller bottles had a better chance of surviving intact. Tootie searched through junk and antique stores becoming familiar with the owners. They would contact her when they came across a bottle she might be interested in. Tootie was good friends with Herb and Ola Mae Force, long time Tehachapi residents and historians. Some of these small bottles were a gift to Tootie by her dear friends, Herb and Ola Mae. Tootie was a descendant of the Cuddebacks, early Tehachapi pioneers. She resided in Tehachapi from the early 1930s to her death in 2010.
Also found in the Textile Gallery is an exhibit of evening handbags, and fall hats and clothing. In the main gallery the Community Case displays scale models of wooden oil derricks constructed by Rufus Thomas, a longtime resident of Tehachapi. The Family case features an exhibit about community volunteer Del Troy.
The Tehachapi Museum is open each First Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. serving wine, champagne, and appetizers. The Museum is at 310 South Green Street, a short walk from Tehachapi Boulevard. For more information, call the museum at 822-8152.
