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We found a remnant of this wonderful retro print at Joann's. Normally they have a lot of granny prints, but this was one we jumped on (probably still there because I don't think grannys get the whole retro tool thing). DFF: 1, grannys: 0.
I keep all my most used tools on this cart. Everything has its right place so I can easily find the correct tool when I need it. I've used all sorts of toolboxes and pegboards before, but this is the best system I've found so far.
The bluegrass band "No Tools Loaned" from Frankfort played Jim Bunning off the stage when he spoke too long
flic.kr/p/2jjUVD6. The image shows "Tools," a lithograph created in 1977 by the acclaimed twentieth-century American artist Jacob Lawrence.
Subject Matter:
The artwork depicts a figure, likely a builder or laborer, surrounded by various hand tools, emphasizing the themes of work, labor, and creation.
Artistic Style:
Lawrence is known for his bold, graphic style and use of vibrant colors to imbue his subjects with emotional depth, drawing on the legacies of Social Realism and Mexican muralism.
Symbolism:
Tools held significant symbolic meaning for Lawrence, who viewed them as extensions of the human hand and instruments of building a better world through hard work and persistence.
Social Commentary:
Created in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement, "Tools" offers social commentary from a marginalized perspective, reflecting the struggles and resilience of the Black urban community in America.
Artist's Background:
Lawrence, an African American artist, moved to Seattle in 1971 to accept a tenured position at the University of Washington after being raised in Harlem, New York City.
The crew is working on a deck just outside the office slider window and left a tool belt there while they ate lunch.
These are his original tools from pre 1940.
They are a wood chisel, Rabone folding carpenters rule and nail puller.
I still use them.
Original format chisel steel, wood & brass.
rule is wood & brass, nail puller is hardened steel.
Digital format jpeg 700kb
The whole thing measures 32 X19 cm, colorful center-piece is ~17cm tall.
I used traditional glass painting and fired it in a primiteve very cool little furnace ( www.flickr.com/photos/kaisaarepuu/2731409052/in/set-72157... ), some parts are also engraved. The chair is painted white ( it looks dark against the light) but i've used some black enamel aswell on this one.
A little commission for a little amateur film festival at Palamuse in Estonia.
The winners in four different categorys get each year a prize made of glass. So this time it's my stained glass pieces.
Vorbereitung für Lesung & Bandgig heute abend in Vöcklabruck! Danke, an meine Familie in Vorarlberg, für die schönste Kaffeetasse der Welt! Feeling loved.
This building is one of the three buildings at this country corner where I began this series. Notice the plants weaving themselves into the structure.
Handmade by me using new & vintage fabrics
Blogged about here
fededesigntextiles.blogspot.com/2008/06/blueanother-two.html