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by Bob Ortiz
As I write this blog entry I’m wearing a tee shirt that has a drawing of a very large fish, with its mouth open. It is getting ready to make a meal out of a medium size fish which is getting ready to eat a small fish. The caption next to the largest fish says, “The world is just.” Beside the medium size fish it says, “There is some justice in the world.” And finally the one next to the smallest fish says, “There is no justice in the world.” If you are an exhibitor at a furniture and craft show, as I was this weekend at the
The show, in its second year, put on by Karla Hall who also produces shows in Providence and Milwaukee, featured exquisite hand made furniture and home accessories from approximately 30
I thought I would try something different this year so rather than showing my own furniture (www.ortizstudios.com [2] ; facebook: Robert Ortiz Studios [3]) I thought I’d invite several of my artist friends to exhibit their work with mine in an attempt to create a more homelike setting. We were Rob Glebe [4], metal; Alice Pickett-Lewis [5] fiber and Manick Burton, ceramics. Two of the awards presented at the show went to Rob – First Place Home Accessories and Alice for Best Body of Work. Needless to say, I am proud to have invited them to the show and thankful that Karla Little, the show’s director, was willing to let me bring them along. My present studio is in Historic Chestertown [6], but I spent my first 10 years making furniture in
So…which fish am I? Throughout the course of the weekend I kept thinking of the people who live and have businesses along the