Lara Blanchard 魏嘉麗
@larablan.bsky.social
Art historian (Chinese pictorial arts/women artists/texts+images), Professor, Art & Architecture Dept., Hobart & William Smith Colleges; Chair, Asian Studies. Outside of class: baking, mending, sketching, knitting, and (occasionally) handbuilding. She/her.
—the last two nights have been very cloudy in the Finger Lakes, so the Northern Lights were very faint in my backyard. Of course if I had gotten to a darker place I might have had better views! The first three photos are from Tuesday and the last is from Wednesday.
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
—the last two nights have been very cloudy in the Finger Lakes, so the Northern Lights were very faint in my backyard. Of course if I had gotten to a darker place I might have had better views! The first three photos are from Tuesday and the last is from Wednesday.
—I’ve mended my #glittens! The thumb of one just needed a loose stitch secured, but the pinkie on the other had a hole that took me an hour to fix. #Noro #Kureyon #wool and a #darning needle. Ready for winter! They are really warm.
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair #handknitting
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair #handknitting
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
—I’ve mended my #glittens! The thumb of one just needed a loose stitch secured, but the pinkie on the other had a hole that took me an hour to fix. #Noro #Kureyon #wool and a #darning needle. Ready for winter! They are really warm.
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair #handknitting
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair #handknitting
—late last night it snowed and I spent some time #darning this cardigan with a remnant of yarn and an embroidery needle. It had a hole in the sleeve and a very ragged cuff. I’ve been missing this one as the weather has turned colder.
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
—late last night it snowed and I spent some time #darning this cardigan with a remnant of yarn and an embroidery needle. It had a hole in the sleeve and a very ragged cuff. I’ve been missing this one as the weather has turned colder.
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair
#visiblemending #reducereuserepair
—ridiculously pleased with the appearance of this #homemade #no-knead #bread, fresh from the oven! And already calculating: it must last through Tuesday because I can’t #bake again until Tuesday evening.
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall #busybusybusy
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall #busybusybusy
November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
—ridiculously pleased with the appearance of this #homemade #no-knead #bread, fresh from the oven! And already calculating: it must last through Tuesday because I can’t #bake again until Tuesday evening.
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall #busybusybusy
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall #busybusybusy
—a view similar to the one from two days ago, but sketched outside! Still a little chilly but sunny and dry. Promised myself I would use the daylight to enjoy myself and do my work in the evening.
#urbansketching #pleinair #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
#urbansketching #pleinair #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
November 4, 2025 at 10:49 PM
—a view similar to the one from two days ago, but sketched outside! Still a little chilly but sunny and dry. Promised myself I would use the daylight to enjoy myself and do my work in the evening.
#urbansketching #pleinair #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
#urbansketching #pleinair #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
—took a break from grading to #sketch the view from my window. Watercolor pencil + watercolor + ink.
#urbansketching #academicfall #textandimage #inkandwatercolor
#urbansketching #academicfall #textandimage #inkandwatercolor
November 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
—took a break from grading to #sketch the view from my window. Watercolor pencil + watercolor + ink.
#urbansketching #academicfall #textandimage #inkandwatercolor
#urbansketching #academicfall #textandimage #inkandwatercolor
—the easiest #bread, I make it once or twice every week, no matter how busy I am.
#no-knead #illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #sketching #academicfall
#no-knead #illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #sketching #academicfall
November 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
—the easiest #bread, I make it once or twice every week, no matter how busy I am.
#no-knead #illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #sketching #academicfall
#no-knead #illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #sketching #academicfall
—I don’t know why it took years for me to #mend three holes in this sweater, except that my workload in the fall means that I have very little free time. I’m glad I can wear this again! Embroidery thread on cotton.
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #handstitching #freeformembroidery #academicfall
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #handstitching #freeformembroidery #academicfall
October 31, 2025 at 9:57 PM
—I don’t know why it took years for me to #mend three holes in this sweater, except that my workload in the fall means that I have very little free time. I’m glad I can wear this again! Embroidery thread on cotton.
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #handstitching #freeformembroidery #academicfall
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #handstitching #freeformembroidery #academicfall
—finally finished my big stack of grading, and I was just thinking this morning that it’s time to get these #oldjeans back into rotation. Here’s the latest round of #mending.
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #academicfall #reducereuserecyclerepair #handstitching
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #academicfall #reducereuserecyclerepair #handstitching
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 PM
—finally finished my big stack of grading, and I was just thinking this morning that it’s time to get these #oldjeans back into rotation. Here’s the latest round of #mending.
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #academicfall #reducereuserecyclerepair #handstitching
#neverendingmending #visiblemending #academicfall #reducereuserecyclerepair #handstitching
—I was in a space with an inspiring street view today but only had about five minutes to work on a #sketch, so I photographed it and finished it at home. I rushed to rough out the composition on site and the original drawing is quite wonky.
Maybe I’ll grade later?
#inkandwatercolor #academicfall
Maybe I’ll grade later?
#inkandwatercolor #academicfall
October 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
—I was in a space with an inspiring street view today but only had about five minutes to work on a #sketch, so I photographed it and finished it at home. I rushed to rough out the composition on site and the original drawing is quite wonky.
Maybe I’ll grade later?
#inkandwatercolor #academicfall
Maybe I’ll grade later?
#inkandwatercolor #academicfall
—it’s been a wonderful few days of rest and mending and cooking and #baking and spending time with family. Yesterday I finally baked a #plum #torte, from the recipe I posted last week. Back to prepping classes now. Halfway to winter break and sabbatical!
#academicfall
#academicfall
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
—it’s been a wonderful few days of rest and mending and cooking and #baking and spending time with family. Yesterday I finally baked a #plum #torte, from the recipe I posted last week. Back to prepping classes now. Halfway to winter break and sabbatical!
#academicfall
#academicfall
—three years ago I #knitted a 52 x 78 inch #blanket for my daughter. (Don’t try this—it doesn’t want to be this big!) Since then we’ve had to collaboratively #mend it four times—I #duplicatestitch over a hole, and then she adds more colors of yarn over it. The latest #repair is shown below.
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
—three years ago I #knitted a 52 x 78 inch #blanket for my daughter. (Don’t try this—it doesn’t want to be this big!) Since then we’ve had to collaboratively #mend it four times—I #duplicatestitch over a hole, and then she adds more colors of yarn over it. The latest #repair is shown below.
—this morning I had breakfast with a view. I undoubtedly should have been grading but was thinking that I needed to #sketch this gorgeous sugar maple before the rain returns this weekend and it drops its leaves. It was a great way to start the day!
#inkandwatercolor #urbansketching #academicfall
#inkandwatercolor #urbansketching #academicfall
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
—this morning I had breakfast with a view. I undoubtedly should have been grading but was thinking that I needed to #sketch this gorgeous sugar maple before the rain returns this weekend and it drops its leaves. It was a great way to start the day!
#inkandwatercolor #urbansketching #academicfall
#inkandwatercolor #urbansketching #academicfall
—I don’t see how I’m supposed to focus on grading when the trees outside are doing this. The dog also strongly preferred to be outdoors. All #watercolor (except for the writing) because I didn’t have my favorite pen, at least not until I came back indoors.
#pleinair #sketching #academicfall
#pleinair #sketching #academicfall
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
—I don’t see how I’m supposed to focus on grading when the trees outside are doing this. The dog also strongly preferred to be outdoors. All #watercolor (except for the writing) because I didn’t have my favorite pen, at least not until I came back indoors.
#pleinair #sketching #academicfall
#pleinair #sketching #academicfall
—I received over two pounds of #plums from a friend earlier this week. They’ve been in the refrigerator until today, when I finally had time to process them. I made a #sketch, halved them and froze them. Next weekend: #torte!
#illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
#illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
—I received over two pounds of #plums from a friend earlier this week. They’ve been in the refrigerator until today, when I finally had time to process them. I made a #sketch, halved them and froze them. Next weekend: #torte!
#illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
#illustratedcookbook #inkandwatercolor #textandimage #academicfall
—this morning’s #no-knead #bread has an ear! I’m still doing the stretch-and-fold technique on it.
#homebaking #amateurbaking #academicfall
#homebaking #amateurbaking #academicfall
October 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
—this morning’s #no-knead #bread has an ear! I’m still doing the stretch-and-fold technique on it.
#homebaking #amateurbaking #academicfall
#homebaking #amateurbaking #academicfall
—two photos of tonight’s harvest moon. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋節快樂！
October 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
—two photos of tonight’s harvest moon. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋節快樂！
—at 1:00am I completed my first batch of 72 #homemade #mooncakes. I forgot how much a double recipe of mung bean filling yields, so later today I need to make more dough and wrap more of the chestnut cakes! #Midautumnfestival is Monday.
#harvestmoon #amateurbaking #academicfall
#harvestmoon #amateurbaking #academicfall
October 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
—at 1:00am I completed my first batch of 72 #homemade #mooncakes. I forgot how much a double recipe of mung bean filling yields, so later today I need to make more dough and wrap more of the chestnut cakes! #Midautumnfestival is Monday.
#harvestmoon #amateurbaking #academicfall
#harvestmoon #amateurbaking #academicfall
—quick #sketch (for me) in an inspiring #architectural interior, in a light gray marker with #penandink over that. No time to paint it. You can see where I got confused about a reference point and also the unfortunate bit where the person I was #drawing started changing position.
#academicfall
#academicfall
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
—quick #sketch (for me) in an inspiring #architectural interior, in a light gray marker with #penandink over that. No time to paint it. You can see where I got confused about a reference point and also the unfortunate bit where the person I was #drawing started changing position.
#academicfall
#academicfall
—just started on this year’s batch of #mooncakes! I’ll also be prepping classes, of course.
#amateurbaking #midautumnfestival #harvestmoon #academicfall #fromscratch #illustratedcookbook #textandimage #sketching #inkandwatercolor
#amateurbaking #midautumnfestival #harvestmoon #academicfall #fromscratch #illustratedcookbook #textandimage #sketching #inkandwatercolor
October 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
—just started on this year’s batch of #mooncakes! I’ll also be prepping classes, of course.
#amateurbaking #midautumnfestival #harvestmoon #academicfall #fromscratch #illustratedcookbook #textandimage #sketching #inkandwatercolor
#amateurbaking #midautumnfestival #harvestmoon #academicfall #fromscratch #illustratedcookbook #textandimage #sketching #inkandwatercolor
—I’ve been #mending this shirt off and on for weeks. It had so many holes! Button craft thread on cotton.
#visiblemending #handstitched #reducereuserepair #academicfall
#visiblemending #handstitched #reducereuserepair #academicfall
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
—I’ve been #mending this shirt off and on for weeks. It had so many holes! Button craft thread on cotton.
#visiblemending #handstitched #reducereuserepair #academicfall
#visiblemending #handstitched #reducereuserepair #academicfall
— #homemade #pizza with spinach, olives, and basil to celebrate the weekend!
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall
September 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
— #homemade #pizza with spinach, olives, and basil to celebrate the weekend!
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall
#fromscratch #amateurbaking #academicfall
—trees are starting to turn red! I had a hour-long window between the end of office hours and my next appointment, and for 45 minutes of that time it wasn’t raining. Thank goodness for paper towels.
#USkSeptemberPrompts
25. Open space
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #academicfall
#USkSeptemberPrompts
25. Open space
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #academicfall
September 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
—trees are starting to turn red! I had a hour-long window between the end of office hours and my next appointment, and for 45 minutes of that time it wasn’t raining. Thank goodness for paper towels.
#USkSeptemberPrompts
25. Open space
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #academicfall
#USkSeptemberPrompts
25. Open space
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #urbansketching #academicfall
—having time to do a #sketch was today’s reward for catching up with my grading.
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #textandimage #academicfall
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #textandimage #academicfall
September 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
—having time to do a #sketch was today’s reward for catching up with my grading.
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #textandimage #academicfall
#inkandwatercolor #pleinair #textandimage #academicfall
—I’ve been doing a version of the #stretch-and-fold technique on my #no-knead artisanal #bread dough, even though the recipe doesn’t call for it. I think it’s rising more.
It’s getting difficult to #bake during the week.
#amateurbaking #academicfall
It’s getting difficult to #bake during the week.
#amateurbaking #academicfall
September 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
—I’ve been doing a version of the #stretch-and-fold technique on my #no-knead artisanal #bread dough, even though the recipe doesn’t call for it. I think it’s rising more.
It’s getting difficult to #bake during the week.
#amateurbaking #academicfall
It’s getting difficult to #bake during the week.
#amateurbaking #academicfall