Whilst vacationing at Small Point this summer, we bought a used “Jonboat” with a killer engine. Supposedly makes it go 25 knots (we’ve only taken it as fast as 15, but didn’t open up the throttle all the way yet).
It’s an awesome little boat, suitable for ocean harbours and freshwater lakes. It was a little bouncy when we tried to take it out into unprotected waters, though.
Awhile back, we added two new Goldfish to the tank as summer friends for the Black Moor (which we didn’t want to put in the lagoon). Always ones for variety, this time out we chose Orandas, a type of goldfish with their brains on the outside of their skulls. (more…)
This carved wooden “Payback Dagger,” (approx. 12″ long) is from Tambanum Village, Papua New Guinea, and was found at a store in SoHo (Manhattan) called Evolution. It’s a neat little store, with fossils, skeletons, rocks, insects and more. We also have some bones from there, along with a piece of fossilized dinosaur dung (which is very pretty).
If you’ve ever seen the movie The Associate, starring Whoopi Goldberg as a fat, white rich guy, then you’ve seen the store. In the film, she buys a life-size cast of a Rhino Head. That cast can be found in the window of Evolution.
Mr. Tree is an Oil Pastel on art board which Danny did a few years back while on vacation out at Small Point. It really has no meaning, but is one of the few pieces of his own that he actually likes.
Mr. Tree gets his name because he started as a study of an old tree in front of the house we stay at out there each year, but quickly evolved into nothingness. The braces were added as a reminder of Tommy’s childhood.
This multi-colour woodblock print was made by Rik Skibinski, a friend of Danny’s from his college days. It’s one of many by Rik in our collection, which were all acquired by Danny in about 1993 as a sort of “patronage.” Rik was trying to raise money to go to Vietnam to study the art and culture a bit. And Danny was working full-time, so did his best to help by buying a few pieces. It was actually Rik that gave Danny the only “education” he’s had in printmaking.
Sorry if the photo is a little blurry. Glass sometimes gets in the way.
