Rare Fairies Vase by Overbeck Sisters on Ebay

There were six Overbeck sisters. Four of them established Overbeck Pottery in their home in Cambridge City, Indiana. They won many awards from 1911 to 1955. (Elizabeth Overbeck made the vase shown above.) Read about the Overbeck sisters HERE on a site dedicated to artists of Wayne County, Indiana. More history HERE.

Follow this link to see Fairies Vase on ebay:

An Overbeck vase on Ebay depicting the Cottingley Fairies has reached $21,000. but the reserve has not been met. About 7 hours to go....

I wrote about the mysterious Cottingley Fairies photographs (1917) HERE

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Oskar Schlemmer's Triadisches Ballett, Stuttgart 1922

Oskar Schlemmer's Triadisches Ballett, Stuttgart 1922
Originally uploaded by kraftgenie

Photo of the day.

Devil Got My Woman, 1966, Skip James

At 99% Gallery, Brooklyn, Friday Aug 6

Detail of Hokum Hallelujah by Amy Crehore

I have a painting in the New Order Show. If you live nearby you can go to the closing reception on Friday, August 6, 2010. 7-10 pm. 99 N. 10th, Brooklyn, NY

 

New Letterpress Prints to be Released in Mid-August

Monkey with uke detail copyright Amy Crehore 2010

I will be releasing new 3-color letterpress prints in mid-August. Above is just a small detail of the design, but the colors will be completely different. Watch my blog for more news about this special artist-signed limited edition print....coming soon. (I'm sorry this project has taken so long, but we want it to be right.)

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"Let Me Play With Your Poodle" performed by the Hokum Scorchers

Someone was just saying on boingboing (in the comments section) that the song "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" is the dirtiest little ditty ever.

So, I changed the song on my website player to "Let Me Play With Your Poodle" by Hudson Woodbridge (a.k.a. Tampa Red) 1942. My band, The Hokum Scorchers, recorded this song in 1992 for our "Feed the Kitty" album. Lou plays the National guitar and we both sing. The poodle double entendre could go either way - male or female. In the old photo above, Lou seems to be sporting some sort of "poodle hair" (photo taken at Ken Kesey's house). Have a listen here:

Hokum Scorchers

(scroll down for music player)

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Current Inspiration, Another Dead Genius

I have a nice book on Robert Schwartz called "Dream Games" (published in 2004 by the San Jose Museum of Art). He has been a favorite of mine for quite a few years. Unfortunately, he died at age 53 of a rare protein disorder in the year 2000. His gouache paintings were very intricate, surreal and original. He packed a lot of soul into his tiny narratives. There is no one quite like him. I'd love to be able to see a few of these paintings when I visit San Francisco next month. (Hackett Mill Gallery: LINK to above images) Sadly, I can't find much about this GREAT painter on the internet. I'm glad that I own this awesome book to inspire me. You will find a few more images here: San Jose Museum of Art

The book has over 80 paintings and may be hard to find. There are a couple of copies on amazon: amazon.

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