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  1. From the technical standpoint, Ira Frost is a WOW! The top, a kestrel, merits his 15K price. Just don’t ever bump it!

  2. Frog:

    The prices are through the roof, but the work is just amazing. He is a master craftsman par excellence.

  3. Lovely.

    Fairs of all sizes are wonderful, even the failed ones, if they are earnest.

  4. I like the Matt Brown woodblock prints, and he sells them at bargain rates. At first I thought they might be from an out-of-date price list. My walls are full, or I’d have seriously considered buying a print — maybe the trestle one, or the ice fishing one.

    P.S. Nice change of pace from the politics.

  5. Cornflour:

    As I said, they’re even nicer in the flesh, as it were.

    And I don’t even get a commission 🙂 .

  6. Sgt. Mom – that was my reaction as well – Until I read what Neo wrote that is what I thought they were – Japanese wood block prints. And, actually, it sort of makes sense since he is using the traditional Japanese method of printing them.

    And, wow! Those Ira Frost carvings of the birds are fantastic. I followed the links to some of his pieces – ouch! While they are fantastic, and a lot of work goes into them, they are way out of my price range. I guess I will have to stick with my cheap art from East Asia that I purchased 30 years ago. Some wooden carvings and painted scrolls. I never get tired of the paintings since I have more than I can hang; every so often – usually whenever the mood hits me – I’ll take down the ones hanging, roll them up, and get others out. Kind of like “redecorating” on a budget.

    Neo, you’ve now added another thing to my “bucket list” or, at least another stop on my next trip to Acadia National Park. Thank you!

  7. Decades ago, SF writer Poul Anderson had an space age James Bond character who was operating in the twilight of the Terran Empire. Dominic Flandry. At one point, he’s reduced to a sword fight with a villain. The guy, beaten by Flandry and forced to surrender, gasps his surprise. He’d figured to fake Flandry into swords and, having studied the art, win.
    Flandry remarked that in days of decadence, anachronism becomes important to people as hobbies. Includes fencing.
    I think I’ll go to youtube and listen to some sacred harp singing.

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