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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Vintage Japanese Book Covers
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Big-Eyed Art
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Nick Cave, Visual Artist
Soundsuit by Nick Cave
Soundsuit by Nick Cave
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Posada - Yes!
Monday, June 01, 2009
David Lynch's Interview Project Starts Today
Here's the link to the video interview:
DAVID LYNCH INTERVIEW PROJECT
David Lynch also just opened a show of photographs at Michael Kohn Gallery in L.A. over the weekend called Dark Night of the Soul (a visual interpretation of the album by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse).
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Dorthea Tanning's Long, Creative Life
Beyond the Esplanade 1940
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Doctor Jesus
Monday, May 25, 2009
John King -Spanish Fandango
The late John King demos the Spanish Fandango in June 2008 for his students at the Portland Ukulele Festival held at Reed College in Portland, OR. (Thanks silvacox YouTube)
He was only 55 - gone too soon. Read about him: NYTIMES link
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
J J Grandville in Black and White
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Musical Saw Engraved with Your Name
The Art and Music of Amy Crehore
Thursday, May 14, 2009
New Encyclopedia of Surreal Art, German Edition
It's an international encyclopedia of fantastic & surrealistic & symbolist & visionary artists (living and dead). The German language edition has just been released. I am honored that Mr. Habarta selected my biography, plus an additional reproduction in colour of "The Caged Wonder" painting.
There are 1122 artist biographies from 69 countries, 462 pages, 950 b/w + 458 colour reproductions. ISBN: ISBN: 9 783837 084276
www.lexikon-surreal.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
2 Cool Blogs
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Frantisek Drtikol, Photographer
Strange and beautiful.
Read more about this photographer
on Confetta's squidoo lense:
http://www.squidoo.com/FrantisekDrtikol
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Ukulele is in the Lead...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Special Deal: 2 New Crehore Prints-a Ukulele and a Guitar
"Deja Vu Waltz" by Amy Crehore
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Knitters Sell Off Whole Town
Friday, April 24, 2009
Steve Lodefink's Cigar Box Guitar
Which reminds me, my Tickler Uke #2 is actually done now, except for the tuner buttons which are being hand-carved out of blackwood.
For Steve's home-made telecaster go to http://www.finkbuilt.com/blog/
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
WWI Flag Flower Postcards
Rare Crehore Piano for Sale
Here's the Globe article.
Friday, April 17, 2009
San Francisco Gets to See These
Thursday, April 16, 2009
My Newest Work in Slideshow Format
In case anyone missed my show in L.A. last month, here it is in mini slideshow format.
LINK on flickr if you want to see larger images.
Contact amy@amycrehore.com for information about acquiring my original art.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
March Hares
Vintage Cigarette Cards
Girls-with-animals-and-things-on-top-of-their-heads. It's all the rage. I can't count the number of contemporary painters who have followed this fad. Is this where it all started? Here are just a few cigarette cards from the NYPL collection of over 700 hundred series (totaling thousands) from before 1900 to mid-20th century. You won't believe this collection.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Woman with Flowers and more
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Crehore Tickler Uke #2 Coming...
Here's a glimpse of my design for my fine art Tickler Ukulele #2. As you can see, it is a pineapple shaped uke. I am all finished painting it now, so it is almost there! Built from scratch by a luthier, it has beautiful ivoroid binding around all sides, neck and headstock! Sweet. The top is spruce, the back and sides are mahogany. The neck is carved walnut. The wood is aged to perfection. Gold tuners with amber-colored buttons (I think), mother-of-toilet-seat fingerboard (pearloid), two rings of B&W rossette around sound hole, a thin strip of persimmon down the back of the neck. There is an end graft triangle of B&W ebony with an ivory border, plus an ivory "cloud" inlay on the bottom of the front (made from an old piano key). The bridge is ebony and there is an ebony cap on heel. It won't be long now (I know I promised it over a year ago, but who's counting). It just needs a few finishing touches and then I can photograph it and present it to you. I call it my hybrid Hawaiian/1920's Jazz design - featuring my trademark pierrot and a banana-skirted hula girl. My monkey in a sailor hat makes an appearance on the headstock.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Jean Dupas (1882-1964)
Friday, April 03, 2009
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
MAKE and the Maker Movement on Nightline tonight
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
The Cloudy Collection Letterpress Prints Go on Sale at 9am PST, 3/31/2009
The Art of Amy Crehore
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Louise Brooks and Ruth St. Denis on da beach
Read about Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, what inspired their dance companies, and see more photos on bobster1985's flickr.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Mean Kitty
Okay...over 18 million views, but I hadn't seen this before.
This cat looks like my cat! I enjoyed this!