Category: Weapons

April 2, 2018

The endearing pocket knife

Posted in collectibles, Military, Personal items, and Weapons

When I was growing up, men fought with switchblades. Too much drink mixed with a bump or a slight would draw out the switchblades on many a Saturday night at juke joints in the South.…

September 3, 2014

sherry

24-pounder mortar shell that quickly drew suitors

Posted in Weapons

You couldn’t miss the large metal ball with the black pockmarked surface speckled with shades of tan. Neither could you get past the three green stickers plastered on it. It was obvious to me as an auction regular…

January 24, 2013

sherry

Our love affair with weapons that kill us

Posted in Weapons

The gun crowd hadn’t arrived yet. They still had at least two hours to go before the firearms auction was to get started. The auction house opened the door to the gun room for the…

“ART WITH HEART: How I Built a Sweet Collection by Buying Cheap at Auction”

I collect art, but I’m not someone who has the means to pay $500,000 for a Charles White or $12 million for a Rembrandt. I’m one of the “rest of us” who want beautiful artwork in our homes but can’t afford to pay big bucks for it.

I found a novel way to build my collection – by buying art for very little money at mom-and-pop auction houses near where I live. I started out buying African American artists whose works spoke to me and were ignored by the mainstream art world. Then I discovered some other neglected artists who called out just as loud.

My book “ART WITH HEART” Is a selection of stories of how I found art that I loved, how I lost out on some, won others, learned some lessons that I share with you – and enjoyed every minute of it.

So, grab a seat next to me as I take you through the moments I spent building a collection that stirred my heart.

Watch the Book Trailer

Listen to and read an excerpt