Fendi Recycles!

Inspiration strikes here in the studio today by IIaria Fendi - her new collection of handbags & accessories titled "Carmina Campus," are constructed completely out of recycled materials that would have otherwise been discarded by the fashion industry. Now that the frontier of repurposed materials has extended to luxury goods--could we see a marriage of all arts on this environmental effort?

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I wonder if she barters. How about "Herman" & "Rudolph" on Madison Avenue...?

Bounty

Sunk off the shores of North Carolina amidst hurricane "Sandy," the Bounty will be dearly missed. A beautiful example of craftsmanship has been lost. Before the hurricane hit our coast, I started working on a painting series that included the Bounty. Here are a couple of shots Rob Dmitrieff took when she was hauled out in Boothbay Harbor in Maine just before her last voyage. It is with great sadness that I report that  one crew member has died & the captain is still missing - it could have been any one of us who spend our lives in part on the sea. Stay posted for the paintings that will be inspired by this wonderful ship...