Five Minutes with Colby's Jacqueline Terrassa
Sarah Stebbins, Down East, August 23, 2023
a gorgeous guipure lace skirt suit sewn by my grandmother [in my native Puerto Rico] in the 1940s. My mother passed it on to me and, surprisingly, it fit me perfectly. I wear it on special occasions, like the 2021 Colby College Museum of Art Summer Luncheon, my first as museum director.
Faith Ringgold, for persistently speaking truth to power with her art. In 2021, the museum acquired one of her story quilts* depicting people making their way out of slavery through the Underground Railroad. It’s also inspired by the racism she experienced after moving to suburban New Jersey.
plates from Georgetown Pottery. I mostly have boring white plates, and I wanted to have more fun with what I eat and serve. I love the color, the shimmery effect of the glazing, and the variation between the plates.
listening to, and reading parts of, this epic book about the life and death of [Russian revolutionary] Leon Trotsky. It’s challenging to find time to read, so I listen to audiobooks on drives or while exercising. This is an incredible human story.
demitasse cups my mother started giving me in high school and one I purchased in Portugal. Every morning, I make a version of cortadito [espresso and steamed milk] and use these little cups. It gives this feeling of being centered in a family tradition.
A shawl my brother got for me in Argentina. We aren’t like, we have to get something for each other’s birthdays. We’d rather wait to find something meaningful. Although I don’t feel great about not getting him a birthday gift in February.