“You should have seen it.
It was a sight.
Mama, I mean it,
all color and light…”
“Children and Art” from Sunday In The Park With George
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; book by James Lapine
This week found me at the home of a dear woman who happens to be an art lover. As I received the grand tour, I was quite taken with how she lives with her collection.
Later, at home, I was thinking about the day and realized I’m slightly obsessed with how others live with art. Growing up, there was no art in our multiple houses (we moved a lot). And to this day, I know quite a few folks who simply don’t live with art. And that’s okay, of course. But I have chosen to live with art. And having received no training or experience on that front, I am in awe of how others manage to pull it off.
Mister and I adore art. But that doesn’t mean we have a ton of it or anything. Most of what we live with comes from our own hands. In some cases, pieces were created for specific placement. Those items are danged handy and easy to display, as their entire purpose/placement was pre-planned. Other pieces, well, they just have to find homes in our home. Sometimes we get lucky and a piece fits perfectly. Other times we don’t end up with the best arrangements and the art ends up feeling awkward. But it’s art. It can be moved around. So we don’t flip over it or anything.
Anyhoo – back to my obsession. I will probably continue marveling at how people live with art. It inspires me and sets gears a-turning. And if you live with art, I’d love to hear how and where. For reals!