One In The Hand

 

It is such a treat to see this pair of my earlier Doll House pieces as objects in California artist, Christopher Friedman's One In The Hand series. Christopher's Instagram feed, houseoffriedman, is full of images from this compelling series of object vs. hand. Thank you for sharing these Chris!

Landscape Stripes

We've been enjoying a new addition to our collection of art objects, Landscape Stripes, a delicate collage by the lovely artist Joy Patrice O'Brien. I'm loving every little detail about it--from it's geometric overtones to the pencil markings and (of course!) the tattered book page. For now, it's nestled on top of our front room bookshelves as I've quite used up my quota of allotted nail holes in our rental house. The whole 'leaning' look is growing on me as a result.

An Interview With Jo

I'd like to invite you to head over to The Cart Before The Horse. The lovely Jo James interviewed me for her Tuesday's Artist feature this week. Thank you Jo and a warm welcome to all of you new visitors!

Peter Blake: Homage

Museum of Black & White 8 (in homage to Mark Dion)

Thanks to a wonderful tip yesterday from Jane, one of my lovely blog readers, I have discovered a body of work that makes me swoon. Imagine my utter delight when I clicked on the link she sent me! Of course I had to share this discovery with all of you. The British pop artist Peter Blake did a show last month at the Waddington Galleries entitled, Homage 10x5: Blake's Artists. The galleries press release described the exhibit:

It is entitled Homage 10 x 5 - Blake's Artists and consists of fifty works that are a homage to ten artists who have interested and excited Blake during his career: Joseph Cornell, Sonia Delaunay, Mark Dion, Damien Hirst, Henri Matisse, Jack Pierson, Robert Rauschenberg, Kurt Schwitters, Saul Steinberg, and H.C. Westermann.

The entire exhibit is worth looking at but I chose my favorite six pieces which pay homage to three different artists. May I venture to say that Mr. Blake may have nearly rivaled those artists to whom he pays homage? Viva la inspiration!

Museum of Black & White 6 (in homage to Mark Dion)


To-night To-night (in homage to Kurt Schwitters)


10D per Pound (in homage to Kurt Schwitters)


Children's Games: Drafts (in homage to Robert Rauschenberg)


Children's Games: Puzzle Compendium (in homage to Robert Rauschenberg)