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.

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.