Monday, April 16, 2012

Be bold !

This Saturday, myself and I a handful of other local artists will be part of Absolutely Art's,  'pop-up' gallery at the ISTHMUS Green Day fair. What a perfect time to debut the Spring line of the slide carousel mirrors.  
You know, I rarely like doing the same thing twice, but the first round of these got such a good response, I thought why not.  But to make it a little different, a fun array of colors.
So, a dozen or so of these
along with with more rackets

and I am sure a few more of my tacky paintings turned tackier art .

The Green Fair is FREE this year (thanks to MG & E) and along with lots of green vendors, a vintage fashion show & the recycled art gallery, NY Times columnist and author Mark Bittman will be the keynote speaker.  Hope to see you there.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Proof is in the pouf

Its true I finally have an answer to the mystery of the thrift store footstool. You remember, the mod rattan number I picked up for $7 at a Minnesota thrift store.

After hearing numerous speculations,  I decided to go to a reliable source and get it appraised.  So, I contacted one of my favorite magazines, Country Living to get the real story.  They have a this great column called "What's it worth?" where readers send in questions about the origins & history of their treasures.


So.....just guess what made it into the May issue.  My FOOTSTOOL, or should I say pouf.


Turns out it is not an Ico Parisi, it is a Franco Albini, an Italian architect who created these iconic furniture pieces in the 50's.  My divine pouf was originally part of a set as a companion to the Margherita chair.

And the kicker......my little thrift store find is worth $700.  If I had the matching chair, it would go for about $3000, but I am not complaining.  Just thrilled that I finally know, & of course, that I have legit bragging rights on being able to spot a treasure amongst the trash.