Disney, Mary BlairMarch 2, 2006 1:06 am
Let’s take a little break from paintings today to celebrate other aspects of Mary Blair’s talents. First, here are some Blair-designed handkerchiefs posted by our friend Dan Goodsell at the Mister Toast blog. And below is a never-before-published set of four 4″x4″ tiles designed, painted, glazed, and fired by Blair as a personal project. These tiles were submitted yesterday by a reader so it’s new to my eyes as well. The contributor prefers to remain anonymous, but I can assure you that he’s a terrific artist whose work we all know and love.
Thank you for sharing all of these wonderful images and information!!!
I will leep coming back here to catch up on what I’ve missed so far, and to see what is new!
Thank you!
Comment by Ann — March 2, 2006 @ 7:53 am
wow wow wow.
that’s really nice.
the colours are unusual, but they make it all the more striking–the texture too, which seems somewhat specific to the medium here, adds appeal and energy to the piece–is this kind of work or this kind of handling atypical of Mary Blair? It’s really beautiful. Thanks for posting!
Comment by nick sung — March 2, 2006 @ 10:33 am
I’ll bet I know who that artist is. Lucky, lucky man!
That’s an amazing piece. A real treasure.
Comment by Jenny — March 2, 2006 @ 1:52 pm
Man, I LOVE this! What is especially appealing for me is the way Mary went beyond her typical look to create some very unique characters and color here — but still very “Blair-ish.” This is wonderful. I want to make a guess to who owns it, but if he/she wants to remain anonymous, I’ll respect that.
Comment by Ward — March 2, 2006 @ 2:07 pm