Well, more rain and chilly weather for us Wisconsinites. Turning to Raoul Dufy’s (French, 1877-1953) vibrant florals, until Spring heads our way.
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Art in Bloom
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s annual event, Art in Bloom: A Tribute to Art and Flowers, April 11-14, 2013, features stunning floral arrangements, created by local designers, paired with works from the museum’s collection. This event has become a favorite of mine over the years, and is certainly a welcome breath of spring this year, after a full week of rain. I tend to gravitate toward the arrangements which subtly mirror their counterparts, and this year’s arrangements did not disappoint—many of the artfully arranged blooms, graceful studies of color and emotion, rather than direct imitations of composition. [all photos by Michael Brown]
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Countdown
Jasper Johns, printed by Robert Blackburn, published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955), 0 Through 9, 1960, Lithograph on cream wove paper
Happy New Year’s Eve! Whether you’ll be having a relaxing evening in, or a late night out, I hope you all enjoy the countdown to 2013 tonight!
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Holiday Tradition
Wayne Thiebaud, Untitled, 1963, Ink wash in blue and black
This year my mom & I revamped our usual Christmas cookies recipes, for a whole new selection of delectables, inspired by the recent purchase of The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, authored by the talented and eloquent creator of smittenkitchen.com. This year we undertook, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies, Gooey Cinnamon Squares, Brownie Roll-Out Cookies, and Alex’s Chocolate Raspberry Rugelach. The Smitten Kitchen even took over our Christmas Day meals this year, with Perelman’s genius New York Breakfast Casserole (the most perfect combination of bagel, cream cheese, onion, tomatoes and eggs you could ever imagine) and Bloody Mary’s for breakfast, and Sweet Peas and Shell Alfredo for a decadent Christmas dinner. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, filled with traditions both new and old!
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The Art of Giving
Christmas has snuck up as always! The husband and I both took Monday
off this week for some intensive holiday shopping, but there is still plenty
of wrapping and baking left to do before Christmas arrives. We have a
friend’s holiday party tonight, and are ready to get into the holiday spirit!
—Some last minute gift ideas for the artist or art lover in each of us—
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Collectors
Damien Hirst
I Want Love, 1999
Butterflies and household gloss on canvas
Damien Hirst
I Feel Love, 1994-1995
Butterflies and household gloss on canvas
Damien Hirst
Untitled, 1992
Screenprint on paper
Saturday marked the Milwaukee Public Museum’s annual Collector’s Day, where collectors from across the region exhibited their own anthologies for visitors to peruse. My own love of collecting started with my mother’s childhood collections of rocks and shells, neatly displayed in shoe boxes, which never cease to amaze me.
My urge to collect has continued, in the form of ticket stubs, charms, old sheet music, corks from special occasions—each of which I love to pull out of hiding, when in the mood to reminisce. As of late, I have undertaken the endeavor of freeing my collections from their boxes and closet shelves, quite determined to find spots for each where I can actually admire them. So far a few of the prized assemblages have found homes—our corks relocated to a lovely old mason jar I found at a local antique store, and my collection of old sheet music from my grandfather, now displayed in our bedroom using Magnart magnets (love these by the way, a fairly affordable display system for items you like to change out frequently).
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