Fancy Mushroom Diorama
No matter how many orbits around the sun I might make in my lifetime, I never seem to be so old that I do not give over to the naïve childlike love of color, lots and LOTS of big color. Furthermore, I confess my sensibilities are tickled to the core by a wonderfully off-kilter element.
Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch)
Amores Perros (Love’s a Bitch)! Ain’t it the truth…whether you are referencing that head-bangin’ Quiet Riot song from the 80s or something more high brow like the neorealist Mexican film known as the “Mexican Pulp Fiction”—OR—let’s just say these are the very words you shout drunkenly in the streets after a relationship goes awry—you know, the ones when you lay your heart bare, vulnerable to the one you love, only to have it trampled by a pack of metaphorical dogs—perros. Oh, Amores Perros!
Where Is He Climbing?
This mixed media piece definitely evokes a sense of grittiness and the waxy encaustic finish brings to mind the outside touch of deeply glossed eggplant. The dark colors, primitive man and bones emerging from the ground suggest a gripping story as all good art, worthy to be looked upon, often should.
Inspired Art
“The Sheep Object” so masterfully painted by SCAD alumnus Russ Noto, sets my imagination running absolutely wild. I am utterly tickled by the notion that someone built this baby from scratch using an old oil barrel, some thick crumpled paper and bent metal rods. I guess the word “RED” emboldened in scarlet and slapped on the side of any such unexpected beast would give me pause, but this particular creature interests me on multi-levels.
Heritage Breed Terrariums
When Matthew Mead reached out to us to find a use for his favorite jelly jars, we told him it wouldn’t be something pedestrian like jelly, jam, preserves, conserves or whatever the heck Limeys are currently calling the stuff they spread on a crumpet each morning. These ridiculously cool jars (like so many things in this ever so talented man’s collection) needed some grass-fed, pasture-raised lovin’. Voila, Heritage Breed Terrariums. A jelly jar with a conscience.
