This past weekend I was in Asbury Park, and wandered into “Hot Sand,” which is a public access glassblowing studio located on Cookman Avenue. As I was looking around the […]
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Yarn bombing art installation at Asbury Park
I went down to the Jersey shore over the holiday weekend, and while walking the boardwalk at Asbury Park, happened upon this art installation of fiber arts, or – as […]
Thrift Store Surrealism with a nod to Salvador Dali
I saw this painting when I was visiting the Antique Emporium of Asbury Park, and was immediately attracted to it with its surrealist imagery. We’ve got a snake and a […]
Clouds and butterflies inside the Berkeley Hotel in Asbury Park
I paid a visit to The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park the other day, and found this interesting art installation in the hotel lobby, featuring illuminated clouds and butterflies. […]
Pizza and public health for Michelangelo’s David
I’ve traveled a little bit this summer and seem to keep running into Michelangelo’s David in the different cities where I’ve been. Below left – if you look carefully behind […]
Going back to buy the Arrigo Ghedini painting
I have an additional chapter to add to a story that began about a year ago, but first the backstory: during the summer of 2020, I went to the beach […]
A map that is much more than a map
On a recent visit to Asbury Park, I noticed this map/art work on the boardwalk, in the area under the cover of the old casino. At first glance, it’s just […]
Japanese baseball menko from the 1940s
I was down in Asbury Park over the weekend, and decided to stop by one of my favorite places, the Antique Emporium Asbury Park on Cookman Ave. For some reason […]
The search for Arrigo Ghedini
Last summer, on a trip to Asbury Park, I stopped in at one of my favorite antique stores, The Antique Emporium of Asbury Park, to take a look around. I […]
Ray Charles and Gene Simmons at Asbury Park
The last time I visited Asbury Park to enjoy the beach, I noticed these two concert posters on the side of the Asbury Park Convention Hall, from their “Classic Concerts” […]