arts night out: mia cabana and oliver scott snure: ex libris

we are very excited about this months arts night out opening here! our friends mia cabana and oliver scott snure create these truly magical sculptures out of books and found objects.


from the artists:

ex libris is literally translated from latin as “from the books.” books take on a life of their own when cut silhouettes and illustrations pop out of the pages to interact with 3-dimensional elements such as dollhouse furniture and vintage treasures. these miniature worlds, a collaboration between mia and oliver, are captured by oliver’s photography. books in this exhibit are primarily sourced from public library discards, giving what may become waste new form.

stop by this friday, august 13th from 5-8 to see the exhibit and mingle with us and the artists!

blue tin table

this great table came to us in some serious need of a makeover! (and yes - the before picture escaped us yet again!) it is likely it had some version of an enamel top originally, but when we found it, it was covered in 1970's linoleum. oh the horror!


we decided the best treatment would be to bring back the old tin top with a modern twist. add to that this fantastic blue and voila - what fun!

-jb

mod sideboard

i scooped up this sideboard last week. i had an idea to make this old fashion piece beam into the next century.


i went with a simple three color palette and did some striping, while leaving some of the natural wood exposed. my favorite part is the lone green leg!

in this shot, you can see the third stripe more clearly, running along both sides and along the top.



delicious if i do say so myself !

-jb

solid maple.

and by solid, i mean like 150lbs.


this top had been in a basement for some time and was needing some love. i pulled out the old wood pegs (note 3 holes) so i could tighten the bolts that hold the boards together, sanded the top and used a bit of wax and poly to finish the surface.

then i used 1/2" black iron pipe to make very sturdy legs for this hefty top & left the peg holes open for the final look. now for some coffee.