There are two memories, a tapdancing saxophone player, and a coincidence at work here. Memory #1 involves the blue glass candy jar my Grandpa always kept filled with colorful, beribboned hard candies…the kind you don’t see much of any more. Memory #2 involves being taken by a friend on my first trip, years back, to NE Alberta, spotting a little glass dish that knocked my socks off, and months later receiving said dish as a gift from said dear friend.
The dish was unfortunately broken and I’d forgotten about it until…I saw the CD cover of Michael “Shoehorn” Conley’s latest release. Turns out the glass artist who made the dish that reminded me of the candies in Grandpa’s jar (This Is the House That Jack Built), is Conley’s beautiful Japanese wife, Kurumi Conley, whose work is available at Guardino Gallery (NE Alberta & 30th). Her modern work with its super- fresh palette is at its best in these striped and tiled pieces. It’s a wonder these little treasures aren’t in the window of every home shop in town.
–radon
updated Friday December 09 2005 13:46
Tags: art