Polyptych of Kittens
Several weeks ago, I placed a work of art on The Unintended Curator gallery walls that can be best described as enigmatic. I describe this as a single work, though it is comprised of many […]
A Wrought Iron Meditation
Occasionally……. it helps to remember our humanness. It helps to recognize the fragile nature of our shared need to simply breathe. The healthy bluster of team spirit aside, it helps, at times, to lay down […]
The Mermaid Messenger Speaks
One of the defining characteristics of the artistic persona is curiosity; curious to a fault some would say. J. M. W. Turner strapped to a mast, sailing into the experience of a storm at sea; […]
The Problem with the Saint
Given the degree of focus required in building exhibitions during the school year, research into artworks not germane to the “art of the day” is often suspended due to lack of time. However, with activity […]
The Humble Woodbury Takes a Bow
Yesterday, while finishing the installation of our first exhibition since Covid-19, a small collection of French portraits printed in the woodburytype process, a student asked me if the images on the wall were “original.” As […]
Vernacular Photography and the Best Wedding Photograph Ever!
One of the most interesting and accessible portals to collecting art is Vernacular Photography. All it takes is an eye for well-composed images, a bit of luck, and a willingness to preserve quality work through […]
Curiously Collecting Art II: Kill the Sofa
Jumping from the tracks, we scrambled up the shale hillside into the blue shadow of an open-grate steel bridge just in time to witness the approaching locomotive flatten the first of five copper pennies Timmy […]
The Visual Voice
Transcending culture, spoken language, and time, all visual artists command a common visual vocabulary. Though universal, this visual language breaks into many dialects as artists evolve means of communicating that becomes their voice. Some common […]
The Color of Snow
On the moonlit evening of August 5, 1851, Henry David Thoreau recorded despair over the contents of the current Annual of Scientific Discovery. Comparing an unnamed astronomer’s dry writing to a woodcutter protecting his eyes […]
Hear Now the Roll Call, Gold Star Men of Culver, World War One
When Leigh Gignilliat prepared to sail home from Europe in July 1919, any enthusiasm for the Allied victory he had participated in was most likely tempered by a growing awareness of the loss of so […]
The Unintended Curator 