I collect very old Chinese porcelain. I used to have a lot more of it, but in the name of de-cluttering, I divided my collection and gave the other half to my best friend who I knew would appreciate it…. Read More ›
Asian art
OLD BRONZES – SACRED ART FROM ASIA – MONOCHROME
CEE’S BLACK & WHITE PHOTO CHALLENGE: SCULPTURES, STATUES, CARVINGS Photographing small, antique bronze sculpture turned out to be a lot more difficult than I expected. I’m sure setting up some lights would have helped, but I put away my lights… Read More ›
SAVING SOME THINGS OF VALUE
Antique Antics What’s the oldest thing you own? (Toys, clothing, Twinkies, Grecian urns: anything’s fair game.) Recount its history — from the object’s point of view. Collecting is a beautiful disease. Insidious with no known cure. You acquire a thing. You love it. You… Read More ›
TIME AND HISTORY IN YOUR HAND
I collect very old Chinese porcelain. I used to have a lot more of it, but in the name of de-cluttering, I divided my collection and gave the other half to my best friend who I knew would appreciate it…. Read More ›
THE WORLD IN YOUR HANDS: ANCIENT CHINESE PORCELAIN
I collect very old Chinese porcelain. I used to have a lot more of it, but in the name of de-cluttering, I divided my collection and gave the other half to my best friend who I knew would appreciate it…. Read More ›
A few of my favorite things …
Collecting is a beautiful disease. It’s insidious and there’s no known cure. You get a thing. You love it. You get another thing … similar, but not the same. One day, you look around and you have a collection. Chinese… Read More ›