Artist Talk with Ashley V. Blalock

Dive into the creative world of Ashley V. Blalock and get a final look at her work, Keeping Up Appearances, before its deinstallation!

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 Says Blalock about this work: "If there ever was a word that evoked thoughts of outdated, old, and grandma, that word is 'doily.'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."