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My grandfather is a carpenter, among other handy skills. He has a workshop filled with "toys." His saws, drills, sanders, paintbrushes (etc.) are all contained there. The night I shot photographs there, he had a lone worklight shining onto his tools. This cast such a dramatic glow onto his worktable that I had to snap the shot. Turns out, this one is my favorite.
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 5:00-7:00pm
The Stacks at 224 is an exhibition by Forrest Sincoff Gard, 2023-2024 Artist In Residence at the Office for the Arts Ceramics Program. The exhibition features all new work by Forrest that was conceptualized and made during his residency.
The Stacks is the newest addition to his Built to Play body of work, which highlights the importance of play throughout our entire lives. In the Built to Play series, Forrest focuses on the mundane parts of life, such as toasting a waffle, folding socks, or putting a book on a shelf. He turns those moments into ceramic art objects as well as risk-and-reward games that are specific for the gallery, often challenging expectations for that space.
Sincoff Gard drew inspiration for The Stacks from the bookshelves in his South End apartment as well as from Boston Public Library, Harvard’s Widener Library, and MassArt’s Morton R. Godine Library, which is where the artist collected discarded books that he used to make plaster molds. These molds were used to create the ceramic books on display. The Stacks also features other objects one might find inside a library—a large hand-built globe, a playable board game, and a wheel-thrown wall clock. Forrest’s decision to include an open plaster mold was inspired by the worktable seen on display as part of the Glass Flowers exhibition at Harvard’s Natural History Museum. He desires to share how the work was made and to remind viewers that these books were made out of clay.
During the reception, visitors had the chance to interact with the work by playing a stacking game. The player who made the tallest stack won a prize: their choice of book from the stack. There was no penalty for smashing a book.
31091 A “Considerable Force” – George Mason’s Gunston Hall Plantation, 10709 Gunston Road, Mason Neck, Fairfax, Virginia. April 24, 2026. Decimal degrees: 38.6677611, -77.169326, GPS: N 38 40.066, W 77 10.160
“A ‘Considerable Force”
“Gunston Hall in the Masons’ time included many structures, roads, gardens, and far-off landscapes built or tended by the Masons’ enslaved workers. Today, the mansion house remains the largest surviving physical site of their labor. What John Mason called a ‘considerable Force’ of house workers could be passed into service at any time, day or night. Notable individuals included George Mason’s trusted manservant James, housemaids Poll and Nell. Dick (probably a footman or butler), and the courier Joe. Laboring amidst the Masons and visitors, enslaved house staff served meals, provided childcare, and cleaned the home. In the course of their day, enslaved workers observed Mason family intimacies. They also overheard talk of current events on the plantation and in the world beyond.
The ideals of freedom sparked by the American Revolution inspired some Chesapeake slave owners to manumit (free) the people they owned. George Mason described slavery as a ‘slow poison,’ but he never freed the people he enslaved. Instead, at his death in 1792, he willed all of the men, women, and children to his own nine offspring. Of the twenty enslaved siblings listed, fourteen were separated from their families.”
“Working behind-the-scenes”
“Enslaved domestic staff were also busy in several outbuildings in the nearby kitchen yard.”
“Placed within sight and sound of the mansion, these structures included the kitchen, dairy, poultry houses, and laundry. Many times a day, workers crisscrossed the yard, which was a crowded and lively area enclosed by a tall fence.
We do not know what the original kitchen yard looked like. These reconstructed buildings show our conjecture, base on written accounts, archaeology, and original buildings from other mid-18th-century Chesapeake plantations.”
“A cook’s experience”
“Cooking required physical strength and stamina, sharp sense, the ability to multi-task, and good judgment.”
“Enslaved cooks knelt and crouched at open hearths They stood and paced for hours on hard surfaces, moving between worktables and fireplace, as well as out to the smokehouse, dairy, and mansion.
Cooks used expensive and exotic ingredients imported from abroad including sugar, tea, and chocolate. They also soured local provisions raised on the Masons’ plantations, such as fruits and vegetables, meat, grains, fish, and eggs.
Ann Mason instructed her staff on what food to prepare, and many of her recipes followed English traditions. But the enslaved cook’s knowledge of African flavors and cooking styles likely made meals at Gunston Hall uniquely Virginian.”
The Sweet Potatoes Stewed”
“Wash and wipe them, and if they be large, cut them in two lengths; put them at the bottom of a stew-pan, lay over some slices of boiled ham, and on that, one or two chickens cut up with pepper, salt and a bundle of herbs; pour in some water and stew them ‘til done, the take out the herbs, serve the stew in a deep dish-thicken the gravy, and pour over it.”
Below recipe:
“Mary Randolph, The Virginia Housewife, ‘Sweet Potatoes Stewed,’ 1828”
“Recipes collected and published by Mary Randolph reflected-established Virginia cooking practices. This dish was likely a familiar one to 18th-century resident of Gunston Hall.”
Beside artifact:
“Fork, c.1750”
“Board of Regents, Gunston Hall”
“Archaeologists rarely discover whole items. Imagine their surprise when they uncovered this iron and bone fork in the kitchen yard. An enslaved person such as Nell or Poll may have carried it from the kitchen to the mansion while working.”
Under photograph:
“Reproduction Kitchen, 2017”
Saturday, February 1, 2025, 5:00-7:00pm
The Stacks at 224 is an exhibition by Forrest Sincoff Gard, 2023-2024 Artist In Residence at the Office for the Arts Ceramics Program. The exhibition features all new work by Forrest that was conceptualized and made during his residency.
The Stacks is the newest addition to his Built to Play body of work, which highlights the importance of play throughout our entire lives. In the Built to Play series, Forrest focuses on the mundane parts of life, such as toasting a waffle, folding socks, or putting a book on a shelf. He turns those moments into ceramic art objects as well as risk-and-reward games that are specific for the gallery, often challenging expectations for that space.
Sincoff Gard drew inspiration for The Stacks from the bookshelves in his South End apartment as well as from Boston Public Library, Harvard’s Widener Library, and MassArt’s Morton R. Godine Library, which is where the artist collected discarded books that he used to make plaster molds. These molds were used to create the ceramic books on display. The Stacks also features other objects one might find inside a library—a large hand-built globe, a playable board game, and a wheel-thrown wall clock. Forrest’s decision to include an open plaster mold was inspired by the worktable seen on display as part of the Glass Flowers exhibition at Harvard’s Natural History Museum. He desires to share how the work was made and to remind viewers that these books were made out of clay.
During the reception, visitors had the chance to interact with the work by playing a stacking game. The player who made the tallest stack won a prize: their choice of book from the stack. There was no penalty for smashing a book.
I had brought a bunch of stuff and she showed me a bunch of stuff and here it is all mashed up on the table where we had lots of tea, TONS of chocolate, three meals, and lots of handling goodies.
This pair of reliquaries was so fun! I loved Kelly's use of the images from Izabella, the lichen AND the German Glass glitter
1952 KOM-PAK SPORTSMAN
Sold $1,100.00
[This is brilliant. I love the integrated rooftop boat too! No clue why a sold price was listed for this item given at it was sold as a pair with Lot #392]
Lot #392.1 - This custom fiberglass 1952 Kom-Pak Sportsman trailer with a fiberglass boat on top weighs approximately 1,180 pounds. The trailer is equipped with a built-in worktable, cabinets, a 5.4-foot ice refrigerator and an 8.4-gallon water tank. There is a convenient roll-off for one-man boat removal. This trailer benefited from inside storage in its early years and then went into a California Camper Trails Museum. When the museum was disbanded, the 1952 Ford Mainline Ranch Wagon (Lot #392) and Kom-Pak Trailer were sold to a couple in Fishkill, NY. That owner outfitted the trailer for use by him and his wife. The trailer has since been further enhanced for shows with a period-correct sleeping bag, Lava soap, fishing gear, life preservers, flashlights, stove, cookware, coffee pot, first-aid kit and a portable radio. **SOLD AS PAIR WITH LOT #392**
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Today we're back at Barrett-Jackson for our third and last visit there this week to catch some of today's auction.
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It's Scottsdale Car Week! I flew here and Fred drove with Harriet for some warmer weather, friend visits, and cars!