Sometimes when I’m at an auction, the color or shape of a thing stops me. Take cobalt blue, for example. There’s no color to match it for its bold beauty and striking complexity. What color blue is it?…
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Cartoonist Bo Brown’s ink drawings
Posted in Art
I had never heard of a cartoonist named Bo Brown. But when I came across some of his original pen drawings among some papers I picked up at one of my auctions, I knew I…
As one who goes to auctions often, I always check every item I buy to see what’s been left behind. At the bottom of the leather pouch of a Canon zoom lens (FD 100-200mm f5.6)…
Yesterday, Sept. 2, was the 64th anniversary of the end of World War II. Did you know that? I should’ve remembered. Not because I was around at the time but because I had read about…
Finding “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
Posted in Books
At a recent auction, I had shuffled through a table of books – big, heavy books on a range of subjects. I didn’t see anything among them that grabbed my eye. So I wandered off…
Tatting shuttles
Posted in Sewing
Kinda neat looking, don’t you think? These are bone, but I also have come across several made of metal. I’m amazed at the things I learn about the items I pick up at auctions. That’s…
Where were black women?
Posted in Uncategorized
I was separating out some knitting, crocheting and embroidery items I picked up at a local auction a couple weeks ago. For a minute, I couldn’t distinguish between the three. Knitting uses heavy yarn. Crocheting…
I’m always on the lookout for black music memorabilia, especially sheet music. I don’t buy the sheets with stereotypical images. I find them degrading and don’t want them. Time and again, I do come across…
An art discovery of MC “Five Cent” Jones
Posted in Art
As I strolled through a list of catalog items on the web for a Decorative Arts auction recently, I wandered onto some watercolors that were interesting. The first piece was an African American woman. Next to…