Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. ~Jonathan Swift I just got my reading glasses fixed and returned so I am excited to report you will be seeing more blog articles from me this month. The past few weeks I have been struggling to keep up with the 14 hour+ computer […]
“Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I adore Sundays! Why you ask? It is the day of the week where I feel content with doing nothing [at all] but end up doing something quite random. On Sundays I don’t care when I awake, leave the house or […]
Man were there ever dark clouds in the sky this past weekend… but I felt like the sun was shining down on me. I headed out Saturday morning on the search for some mint vintage and antique finds. The morning left me slightly empty handed after only finding a good deal on a BBQ set and giant wicker rooster and chicken. […]
“I collect these objects to learn from them. In some moment these things are going to teach me something. For me, this is like a library. These are my books.” – Jose Bedia in ARTNews, Summer 2000 It took me quite some time to wiggle my way around the antique scene and try and find […]
Every now and my jaw drops at the sight and sound of a news story that shares what a certain special something went for at auction. Yesterday I found out you could be the proud owner of a tiny Chinese Chicken Cup for only HK$281.24 million/ US$36.3 million/ £21.7 million. A Shanghai man and esteemed art collector by the name of Liu Yigian bought this […]