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Come Up and See My Artwork: Poet Laureate's Entry

IMG_2272.jpgJust back from Myanmar (Burma), I've been catching up on the See My Artwork! contest entries during the long nights of jet lag-induced insomnia. Next week I'll share some images of apartment living, Rangoon-style, but this week I thought I'd stay close to home.

By virtue of getting to live with an artist, the painter and illustrator Erica Harris, I get to live with a lot of art as well. In concession to my modernist aesthetic, our bedroom and living room are pretty spare, but we splash out a bit more in the den, mixing Erica's "pocket collages" with mounted vintage gameboards and art by Kelly Lynn Jones, Amy Ruppel, and others. Franklin the cat, who's a real piece of work himself, seems to like it.

 
 

And since Erica's studio is in our home, there's always a profusion of art there in various stages of completion:

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Erica's art even makes its way to our media and book shelves: her work appears on the cover of the excellent Ian Love's new disc and on Mark McAdam's upcoming cd "Calvacade"; her paintings appear on books by Carol Emshwiller and Kellie Wells.

Paintbrushes in the sink and turpentine in the air notwithstanding, living with art is one of my favorite parts of the art of living.

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Comments (7)

wonderful art- would like to see some close-up...Great cat too.

posted by coco on 2006-01-29 11:25:43

Illegal use of pet distraction! :) Cute cat. Looks like a fun space, too..but I wish I could get a better perspective on it and see some of the art closer up.

posted by Christine on 2006-01-29 13:33:45

I don't remember the source of this quote:

"A home with a cat has no need of sculpture."

posted by Jean on 2006-01-29 21:43:17

Yes, it would be nice to see the art closer up. Also, contrarywise, I would like to see how it works in the space too. I like what I see in the photos, just don't have a full picture from them.

posted by sg on 2006-01-29 22:43:04

Nice Art!

Nice living room! Do you actually use the IKEA LACK shelf for seating? I've been contemplating doing the same with my black LACK shelf, but worry it will collapse if used for seating.

posted by newportgal on 2006-01-29 23:07:01


Don't you think that sometimes some writers are extremely sneaky or peeky or disgustingly curious about what is the in the living room , asking to put more pictures.

The more "americans" say they want privacy the more they become itchy bitchy, rumour mongers.
Now wonder they feel threatened and threaten others.

posted by Sony on 2006-01-30 07:40:54

I really like the bold gray wall! Your apartment looks like a fun -- and interesting -- place to live. I particularly like the pieces in unexpected places.

posted by zia on 2006-01-31 12:31:00

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