Mar 04 2018
Art Show
I thought you might enjoy a look at some of Rob’s most recent ceramic works. He has been taking classes at the local college, and I think it has really kicked up his skills a notch. His work has always been beautiful and as unusual as Rob himself, but I think it has achieved a whole new level.
I am enchanted by this fish, which swims above Megan and Rob’s kitchen sink. The colors and details are remarkable. It’s hard to tell in the picture, but he hand-textured all the scales. I love how the tail is bent forward toward the viewer.
The clock is also in their kitchen. The hands glow in the dark. It has a sort of crackly glaze over the strongly geometric pattern and the numbers are hand-painted in a deep blue.
Rob surprised me with my own clock for Christmas:
As you can see, he like geometric shapes, and has always enjoyed the work of MC Escher*. But this tile was not made from a mold – he made all the shapes by hand:
These penguins are utterly adorable:
They are so cute that Megan refused to part with them. I can’t say I blame her!
*My friend Alice’s husband Claude, who is Dutch, has a letter from Escher. He was from the same village and Claude’s dad bought 4 originals when he was unknown for about 80 Euros. He sold them when they were worth 800 Euros, but should have kept them because they are worth a lot more now.
A YEAR AGO: A cold and windy day for the annual Polar Plunge, but our hearts were warm.
FIVE YEARS AGO: Experiencing a few technical difficulties.
TEN YEARS AGO: A recap of the Film Noir Festival in San Francisco.