Public art can often fall flat. This work by the 90+ year old French born artist Louis Bourgeois has a eerie presence that truly resonates. Resting at the corner of Lafayette Square in the Central Business District (CBD) of New Read more…
Life in miniature
Although this technique is a bit of a gimmick it’s intriguing to see the world from a different perspective.
A Tourist in ones own Town
In an effort to keep a fresh view on what is familiar. I am trying to look at the city of New Orleans with an outsiders eye but I have the advantage of the insiders knowledge. Many sections of the Read more…
Arrived Home Safely and On Time
The 36 hour return trip home was quite painless and uneventful especially given my bad luck with travel in the past. I left for the Kolkata airport around noon on Sunday. The most anxiety surrounding the trip was when my Read more…
It takes a village
It takes a village to hang a show. We had teams of carpenders, painters, tailors, electricians, and technicians some more efficent than others. The show is up it is hung and I am off back to the US today. This Read more…
too busy
Sorry to have fallen behind, Between the crazy installation schedule and my bout of illness I have had difficulty posting as often as I would like. The end of last week I completed curling all the prints backed with fabric Read more…
Visiting the Tigers
Last Weds. I traveled across the river with Michele Elliot one of the other artists in the exhibition to view her tiger sculptures in progress. The young sculptor creating the work makes goddesses for a living but is studying to be Read more…
National Republic Day
Tuesday was yet again another holiday, but both Michele and I were able to work in the morning and then treated ourselves to a big mean of traditional Bengali Food at a restaurant around the corner. Spicy fish Banana flower Read more…
Ganesha the Hindu God of Wisdom and Literature
Know as the elephant god, a man’s body with an elephant head is almost always depicted with a bit of a potbelly (a paunch). He is a sated character and I was too after my South Indian style lunch of Read more…
Always a Celebration
It appears yesterday (Sunday) was a good day for weddings and receptions as is evidenced by this building being decorated for some event? My quiet morning was rudely interrupted by the loudest music imaginable. This fellow with a traveling shrine Read more…
