Tuesday, November 1, 2011
rescued art stories
The subtitle is "Saving Beauty From Dusty Places". Rather nice, n'est-ce pas?
Rodney Parrott is a man determined to search out the gems in garage sales, thrift stores, and estate sales. Not just any art - paintings, sketches, drawings. Why does he spend so much time doing this?
He believes "All people deserve art."
So, he rescues the artwork from their dusty graves, then posts the pieces for sale on his website, to share with the world. Many of the pieces have stories attached to them, stories which have garnered interest to the website and its galleries. Those stories are now to be collected and published.
I want in on that.
This find was in the "Ending Soon" category on kickstarter, so I acted quickly.
My reward will be a signed copy of the book, with its thirty stories of "prints, places, and people." Not that my funding was needed - it's already made goal - but because I want to be part of this sharing of art with the world.
And I want the book, with its promise of colorful tales.
That will be some nice late-night reading, my friends.
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Update #3
Nov 1, 2011
It's a Book!
Hello Backers,
You have all been so generous. Thank you for gathering up enough change found on sidewalks and in parking lots to complete our goal.
The fountain of my heart is sending its spray up to my eyes.
Rodney
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