Today was a sad day at the auction house. I'm always on the look out for printer's cabinets. When I first saw the cabinet (over a year ago) it was in mint condition. Someone bid on it but never picked it up. They didn't pay for it either so I guess they didn't feel the need to come get it. The auction house moved it outside and forgot about it. It's been sitting outside getting rained on and sun damage. I spotted it under some torn tarps during the preview and asked why it was outside. I made an offer on it so I could bring it home to see how bad it really is. I hope to be able to save most of it but if I can't I will sell off the drawers. People have asked why they can't find whole cabinets like the ones I have in my studio. Well this is why.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
Today was a sad day at the auction house. I'm always on the look out for printer's cabinets. When I first saw the cabinet (over a year ago) it was in mint condition. Someone bid on it but never picked it up. They didn't pay for it either so I guess they didn't feel the need to come get it. The auction house moved it outside and forgot about it. It's been sitting outside getting rained on and sun damage. I spotted it under some torn tarps during the preview and asked why it was outside. I made an offer on it so I could bring it home to see how bad it really is. I hope to be able to save most of it but if I can't I will sell off the drawers. People have asked why they can't find whole cabinets like the ones I have in my studio. Well this is why.
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