Little Hokum Rag

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Cat tricks

Cat with a hula hoop.

(Thanks, Gisele Metten FB)

Bottom photo: I captured my own cat standing on my porch. Isn't she cute?

She kind of resembles the cat with the hula hoop

don't you think? I will have to get her a hula hoop!

You can see how inspirational my own cat is.

(Photo by Amy Crehore)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Watch Bootsy show you how to play funk

Thanks go to Benjamin Phillips on twitter

Saturday, April 20, 2013

A Rauch with Guitar

Neo Rauch, Rauch, 2005,

Privatsammlung, courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig/Berlin und David Zwirner,

New York/London - Photo: Uwe Walter, Berlin

This is one of my favorite paintings by Neo Rauch.

It is a small self-portrait with a guitar.

There is an exhibit in Brussels at the BOZAR of

his work thru May 19th, 2013. Here's a link with a video of the show:

BOZAR

I heard that his birthday was April 18th.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Tickler #3 - A Concert Ukulele (Crehore)

Tickler # 3 is getting near the point where I will soon be painting the top and headstock. This is a photo of the bridge being set up. As you can see, the bridge is made of carved ebony (lovingly carved by luthier Lou Reimuller) - it is my original design, as is the uke itself. There will be bridge pins and a saddle, so this is just a glimpse of what it will look like. There are also many other great features that this photo doesn't even begin to show. I will reveal them a little later on. Stay tuned!

The Art of Amy Crehore

Photos of Lou Reimuller's work bench (luthier).
Lou has worked so hard on this and his craftsmanship is near perfection.
Here's the link to a couple more photos of this # 3 uke in progress on flickr.

Also, Link to Tickler #2 which is a soprano pineapple model (that I designed and Lou built).