State of the Antique Business (in Hawaii)
For the past score of years, I’ve made antiques and collectibles a significant part of how I pay for my family’s right to live. Obviously, if we don’t pay, we become homeless, we suffer disease and the elements, and we die – so, like almost all Americans not endowed...
Bravo! A Spectacular Performance by Hannah Roemhild – Operatic Virtuoso by Oscar Wallace
We would love to congratulate Hannah Roemhild on a spectacular operatic performance yesterday at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida (There is a marker on the Iwahai Map at Mar a Lago where you can hear a bit about this property). Ms. Roemhild showed great courage and a remarkable resilience...
Turkish Copperwork from the Ottoman Empire
These Ottoman Empire copper pieces were hand hammered by skilled craftsmen to tell stories and evoke emotion. Large and ornamental but made for use, this ewer, pitcher, and urn have stories to tell and speak loudly when you enter a room. ...
Marshland Meadow by L. Regalski – Oil on Canvas
This painting is both compelling and detailed and transports the viewer to the destination when one looks at it. This painting is masterful and relatively modern by L. Regalski. ...
Oil on Canvas Painting of Mill by R. Popping – 1942
This painting was done at the height of the Nazi regime during World War II, it’s stark industrial lines are in sharp contrast to the earth tones and pastoral imagery, and yet, when one looks at the long shadows of the trees and the orderly progression of the painting...
William Tell’s Dilemma by Gustav Hauser
Gustav Hauser was a little known artist and political conspirator in Switzerland who worked hard with the socialist party to bring about constitutional change and end the proto-fascist rule of the Radical Party in the 1870s and the obstructionist tearing apart of Swiss democracy prior to 1891. This painting,...
Buy My Art!
This is your chance to own an original oil painting by me. Chances are that I will never be a famous artist or famous anything else – but maybe you like my style, maybe you like my art. These are available for sale. One of my goals this year...
Selling My Special Finds Here
It’s funny that it’s taken me this long to come to this decision – but finally, here it is. I’ve decided to start selling those things I consider special finds – here – on my personal website. I’ve had an antique shop for years now and been selling on...
Japanese Statuary – Hakata Urasaki – Beautiful Japanese Life
One of the first items we’ve featured in our brick and mortar art and antique shop is a wonderful collection of Hakata Urasaki figures. These figures vary in size but most of the one’s we have are 8-10 inches tall. The porcelain figures are known for their exquisite...
Our New Venture – A Vagabond Antique and Art Shop – Brick and Mortar!
Coming back to the USA was difficult for me. I want the best opportunities for my daughter in terms of health and education and since I can’t move my family to Canada, France, or the UK – it made sense for us to move back to my home country....