Tamis keefe biography books

My collection

I began to collect items by Tammis Keefe around when a sideline conversation among parents at a children’s soccer game turned to the subject of handkerchiefs. Hankies and other textiles are fun to collect – unbreakable, relatively easy to store, and, with a wide price range, there’s “truly something for everyone.”

In collecting, one thing often leads to another, and I now have literally hundreds of Keefe items, including furnishing fabrics, apparel, ceramics, and glassware, as well as domestic linens, such as placemats, tablecloths, runners and dishtowels.

My interest led to a well-received exhibit at my local library in , and another display the following year.

The text that accompanies my galleries is based on my essays from those exhibits.

This website

I had put a lot of effort into the library exhibits and it seemed a shame to relegate that material to the dark interior of a file cabinet. Moreover, as the collection grew, it becam