The Remarkable Dorothy Blomberg

March 1924 to January 2015

We had the honor of caring for the wonderful Dorothy Riley Blomberg for the final few months of her life.

She died peacefully in her bed at home. Her time there was spent with her family who read aloud to her, sang to her, kept her company and kept her happy. And free of pain. Many thanks to our colleagues at Vitas for their amazing care.

Dorothy lived in Wolcott with the support of her daughter Erica Bingham, a talented potter and her daughter Heather, an accomplished chef.

Dorothy lived a creative, industrious, colorful and adventurous life.She attended the Philadelphia College of Art on a full scholarship in 1942. Her range of artistic endeavors included Metalsmithing, enameling, harness weaving, glass flameworkkng and work as a master silversmith.

Her career spanned the fields of medical drawing advertising design, and publishing.

She married in 1949, and after raising her two children concentrated on oil painting, acrylics, and watercolors. She later added precious metal jewelry, weaving women’s clothing and tapestry.

She held leadership positions in community organizations in Delaware, Philadelphia, and Vermont. Her art was displayed in several galleries and she won several juried awards.

Her life and pursuits took her to North Carolina, Vermont, and Mexico. Dorothy’s following statement aptly describes her considerable artistic talents

“Watercolor has always been my first love In Vermont there is scenery to paint every fifty feet, charming villages, big rocks, coverd bridges that steal mu interest. Watercolor has magic in its color, technique, and transparency. Once a paining I begun, it can take you down a journey thorough the e artist’s eyes. Vermont seems to have it all, and I am enjoying my painting more here that anywhere else I have lived.”