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Back to Books – part I With summer vacation in the home stretch, I turn my attention to the Fall—back-to-school, books, and bookends. I love collecting bookends.  Perhaps it’s because I love books so much. Anyway, I’ve just purchased several nice pairs of vintage bookends, mostly from the 1920’s and 1930’s.  Over the next few days I’ll share a few of them with you. Shown above,...
Countdown to Christmas - IV     When I was a kid, I was a member of the 4-H "Horsemanship Project" on Kauai.  I had a horse, "Chiquita,"  who required daily care.  I hadn't even heard of "stabling"—and my family would certainly not have paid for it.  Instead, every day after school, I'd head for the pasture, feed and groom Chiquita, and fill her bathtub...
Kauai-Bound - VI Shown above, taro fields in Haena, Kauai, Hawaii.  They are part of a restoration project to demonstrate Ancient Hawaiian farming methods. Taro—known as "Kalo" in Hawaii—is a tropical bulbous tuber that was a staple food source for the Ancient Hawaiians.  The fleshy tuber is not a root; it is a "corm," a thickened part of the underground stem which holds stored...
New Bookends Now In-Store We’ve recently purchased a nice collection of vintage bookends which can now be seen in-store.  Over the next few days we’ll show some of them here in the journal.  They’ll also be added to the on-line shop as we are able to clean, price, and photograph them. The pair above, cast in bronze, show an African elephant—a bit riled-up, it...
A New Shipment of Bookends I’ve just received a collection of new (vintage) bookends:  elephants, horses, and dogs—like the cast iron Terriers, pictured above.  Made in the late 1920’s, they capture nicely the square muzzle, wiry coat, and the alert stance of the popular sporting dog.  They stand atop an Art Deco base and stand ready to hold-up your collection of favorite books.  Please peruse...
Angels on High With Christmas three weeks away, perhaps it’s time to think about trimming the tree.  Over the next few days I’ll share with you some of my in-store ornaments—new finds and old favorites. Shown above, little angels carved of tagua nuts.  Also called “vegetable ivory,” tagua nuts grow on a variety of palm tree found in Central and South America.  The...
Party Animal   The Donkey long has been the mascot of the Democratic Party.  It began during the U. S. presidential campaign on 1828.  Democrat Andrew Jackson—called a "Jackass" by his opponents—decided to lean-in to the sobriquet.  He embraced the Donkey as part of his brand: stubborn, steadfast, determined and willful. But it wasn't until the 1870's when the Donkey really took-off...
An Italian Sculptural Pilgrimage - part XXIII Join me on my summer holiday as I travel (mostly) through Italy—as always, in search of beautiful sites, sculpture and all things sculpture-ish.  There are thirteen ancient obelisks decorating Rome—eight Egyptian, five Roman. Procuring them was quite a feat, no doubt. First they had to be taken (Looted? Purchased? Spoils of war?). Then they had to me moved up river on barges...
Countdown to LEO - 3   Most lions featured in art and culture focus on the males—regal specimens with lithe, muscled bodies and glorious manes.  Yet, 75% (or more) of adult lions in the wild are female!  Certainly, we should give the lady lions a little more attention.  Especially since the lionesses do most of the hunting and raising of the young.  But, regrettably, this...