Neat Stuff

Yesterday at the Artisan Center, I saw some neat stuff. Faithful readers of this blog know I'm  a sucker for anything involving cats, so is this cat lamp neat, or what?

Actually, I like the dog lamp, too. Both made me smile when I saw them.

Where would I put them in my house? I haven't a clue. Some other things that made me smile were some assemblages by Pendred Wilson.

I loved the wordplay with some of her titles, like this one of "Ava Gardener":

Or Marie Antoinette's infamous words, "Let Them Eat Cake":

Below, the one on the left is "My Grandmother's Arms":

Here's a closer view:

I can't remember the title of this, but it's quite a collection:

These caught my eye, too: I like art that both surprises and delights me.

I like art that both surprises and delights me. According to the poet Robert Frost, "A poem should begin in delight and end in wisdom." Perhaps art should do that, too.

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