Janus with geisha in porcelain
Photo Theme: TWO.
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and to read my caption.
This Saturday’s theme is TWO. I found this post card at a junk store in a barrel full of postcards. The postcards were all in mint condition. The clerk said the entire lot had come from the dark recesses of some printer’s storeroom and were sold as an entire lot to the art junk store.
In the entire barrel of postcards, this was the only unique one. The image hit me smack dab in the face. At first I couldn’t figure out why the image should be so familiar. When I turned over the postcard, the printing read:
Geisha Wish: Porcelain.
46 cm. X 33 cm. and 44 cm. X 25 cm.
1988
Jerry McBride
Terra Cotta Gallery
Jerry McBride is a local artist who I know through friends. She did an entire series of porcelain plates with male and female faces like the ones in this photo. We had purchased one of the plates way back in 1988 but somehow it got passed along.
It was kind of a weird experience to chance upon this postcard after all these years. The serendipity of finding this lone postcard of two pieces of artwork was exactly right for this week’s theme.
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August 18th, 2007 at 10:46:47 AM
I like your choice for this weeks two theme. Very interesting.
August 18th, 2007 at 10:47:21 AM
Neat story and even neater than you know the artist. =)
August 18th, 2007 at 10:59:56 AM
that’s so cool! their eyes are a bit serpentine for me, but i love the concept. and to think that you ran across a postcard of hers like that. there are no coincidences.
August 18th, 2007 at 11:04:11 AM
Wow….the per chance of finding this is surreal!!
Great story behind the “TWO” theme this week. You always do it up right!! High 5.
See you next week. [if the hurricane doesn't hit our area, that is]
August 18th, 2007 at 11:46:57 AM
That is a cool thing! Nice theme use.
August 18th, 2007 at 7:39:18 PM
Interesting pictures for the theme!
August 19th, 2007 at 2:49:42 AM
I didnt participate this week but this is pretty cool Larry!
August 19th, 2007 at 5:48:20 PM
Cool story and awesome artwork of two faces!
August 19th, 2007 at 8:08:58 PM
It’s nice to know the story behind the pictures
August 20th, 2007 at 5:06:14 AM
I love it when photos have “a story” , especially when connected to the photographer in some way.
Come and see mine.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:11:30 PM
I am sorry, I seemed to have missed a couple of your entries. You found those at an ART JUNK store? Didn’t know they had such a store, let alone it be somebody’s art.
I was looking for Melanie on here, didn’t find it to check out your fondant cake. I honestly don’t know why anyone would want a cake with fondant on it anyways,…… have you tasted it? It definitely lacks TASTE! lol. Going to check out your other entry on “row”. Have a great week.