James Bone Couple with Backs Turned on Wicker Table, Drawing on Collage James bone drawing of no real consequence

of no real consequence

There is one small split in the surface of the wood of the back leg visible on one side

I love this coffee pot

leaving a perfect opening to slip in a pillow or stuffing and then slip stitch it closed to make a stunning throw pillow

but overall looks great for her age and ready to fiercely guard whatever treasures one might store inside

James Bone Couple with Backs Turned on Wicker Table, Drawing on Collage James bone drawing of no real consequenceFrom a second batch of drawings by the prolific and endlessly inventive Chicago artist James Frederic Bone (1929 2015), two more collage drawings (the other listed separately) animating Victorian wicker furniture from an old catalog. To me, the best drawings seem effortless, like they always existed in the ether and were just waiting to be put to paper like this one, where this couple with backs turned to one another seem as if they were destined for