Art in the Home

[Thumpalumpacus]

I've got a woodcut marquetry of Oberhofen Castle in Switzerland, and a hopi-style depiction of two shamans dancing around a bear.

[Picture from the internet]



Mine is slightly different.

Everything else on the walls is family pics.

[The Valkyrie]

[Fireball]

Crafts, not art. My wife makes quilts, so we have them hanging on the walls in various places around the house. I have a coffee table book of Escher prints. Brewer reminded me. I may make some frames and hang them. We'll see.

There’s no reason that crafts can’t qualify as art.

Boru

True. Here's a pic of a tool chest I built out of black walnut to hold some of my nice carving tools. Sadly, I soon outgrew it. The hardware is from a company named Gerstner and Sons, which builds chests for machinists, mostly.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have swords from 22 countries on display. (Including one from Gryffindor.) Various other instruments of war/death/mayhem. I also have several handmade (by me) leather hats, mostly top hats.

[The Valkyrie]

I have swords from 22 countries on display. (Including one from Gryffindor.) Various other instruments of war/death/mayhem. I also have several handmade (by me) leather hats, mostly top hats.

I have three katanas, including a replica from Highlander.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I have swords from 22 countries on display. (Including one from Gryffindor.) Various other instruments of war/death/mayhem. I also have several handmade (by me) leather hats, mostly top hats.

I have three katanas, including a replica from Highlander.

I have the sword of Gryffindor and Lucius Malfoy's wand/staff as well as the Elder Wand and Voldemort's left testicle.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I have a pair of stuffed owls, which have become part of the dialogue of our marriage.

Me: ‘Hon, I’m thinking of buying you a [insert name of ridiculous item].’

Her: ‘Pfft. I need that like I need a pair of stuffed owls.’

Boru

[Belacqua]

What art do you have, or desire to have, in your home?

Lots and lots of 19th century ukiyo-e prints. About half by Toyokuni III, and the others by anonymous illustrators. 

Last month I bought one just like this:

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/477512

Same print run, exactly the same colors, not quite as good condition as the one at the link. It's a lot of fun to get one that you've seen in books and museums. 

The only modern guy I collect is Munakata Shiko:

munakata shiko

Quite a few of his, especially the Buddhist figures and garden scenes. 

All of the above are on paper and can't be exposed to the light too much, so they all get rotated about once a month. 

Also there are about two dozen of my own paintings that I like too much to sell.