Color, Pencils

We love the whimsy of Jennifer Maestre's colored pencil sculptures--an exploration of form and function, sharp and smooth, and above all...color. We paired them sculpture of another kind found at the Chelsea Market this weekend.

Heat Wave

Asteridae

Aurora Detail

Chimera

Harrison Macintosh, Potter

Geometric design on bowl at Treadway Toomey Galleries (above), and striped charger with stoneware dish at Bonhams (below).

Blue vessel with incised design at Rago.

Black with cream tumbler at Treadway Toomey Galleries.

Sculpture courtesy of lienhp on Flickr.

Space Defined, 1983

Vessel grouping at Harrison Macintosh: A Timeless Legacy at AMOCA retrospective.

A primitive abstract motif on stoneware bowl (above) and a more refined geometric motif (below), both from the AMOCA retrospective.

Friendly Neighbors

We were introduced to some new neighbors this weekend during a short stroll through the Meat Packing District. We must admit, we're not experts on street art, but these images certainly captured our attention...

Window Shopping on the Hudson

A day trip to Hudson New York offered a great day of shops. We actually only had a enough time to cover a few blocks in this small, charming city. The shops are well merchandised, affordable and full of diverse, yet well curated offerings--modernist to neoclassical, deco to federal. We will return for Valentine's Day, but in the meantime...

Period Camelback sofa at Vincent Mulford.

Dramatic lighting and iron urns make a classical statement.

Cozy antiques for the any weekend getaway.

Neoclasscal statement pieces mix with pop art and mid century finds.

Ted Muehling candle sticks and walnut pedestals at Chris Lehrecke.

Burlap brings new life to a classic sette.

French hand carved cabinet, 19th century, at White Whale Limited.

Lavinia lamp at Skalar.

Tasty Palettes

A trip to the Chelsea Market this weekend got us thinking about warm taupes, creamy whites and soft grays. Here's some of our inspiration...

Oyster Mushrooms at Manhattan Fruit Exchange paired with Farrow & Ball Wimborne White, Green Ground and Stone White.

Bulbs of Garlic at Manhattan Fruit Exchange paired with Farrow & Ball Pointing, James White and Bone.

Fresh Mackerel at The Lobster Place paired with Farrow & Ball All White, Blackened and Blue Gray.

High Art, Low Places: Part I

We've been talking about the imaginative installations in the subway system for a while now and wanted to share some our favorites in a series. Part I shows Janet Zweig's "Carrying On" at the Prince Street station, NYC. Made of waterjet-cut steel, marble and slate, these lilliputian friezes are silhouettes of actual New Yorker's carrying everyday objects.

Ohno!

We've been aware of Japanese postwar painter Hidetaka Ohno (b.1922) for a while now...his non-representational works have a very organic quality. Whether he applied cement or jute bags to a canvas or painted in Sumi Ink and Chinese White, the imagery seems naturally occuring. We just purchased one mixed media piece from a California auction house & can't wait to receive it!  

 

Our recent acquisition. Mixed media on paper.

Sumi Ink on paper applied to canvas from Liveauctioneers

Sumi Ink on paper applied to canvas

Work 1961, mixed media on canvas via Ginza Art Center

Seven Forms, mixed media on canvas

Clocked Stone, poetry by Sid Corman with 10 collotype plates by Ohno

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Mixed Media on canvas

Athens, New York: Part II