Category: Decorating

June 27, 2011

Telling time by sundial

Posted in Decorating, Figurines, and Gardening

I was waiting outside the auction house killing time while my auction buddy Janet paid for her purchases. It was hot, about 80+, but I wanted to breathe in fresh air rather than stand inside…

June 23, 2011

sherry

Decorating with the unusual

Posted in Decorating, and Home

I always look forward to the Decorative Arts sale at one of my usual auction houses. Not so I can buy stuff but because the merchandise can be so funky and unusual. The prices are…

“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.

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