Tuesday Edition: Martha Rich
Stay Icy by Martha Rich
8"x10" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 16"x20" ($200)
Chocolate Electric by Martha Rich
8"x10" ($20) | 11"x14" ($50) | 16"x20" ($200)
Let-them-eat-cake Tuesday greetings, collectors! I trust that you're all warm and dry, cool and collected—whatever temperament and temperature you want to be. As for me, well... I'm planning a party in honor of the dearest of friends, preparing for a week-long business trip that comes uncomfortably hot on that soiree's heels, and marginally anxious about NYC's impending blizzard. In other words, I could really stand to steady my nerves a bit! For lots of people a stiff drink (or two) would do the trick. For me? I find nothing more calming and comforting than a sweet treat, which means that this week's trio of delectable editions hold a special appeal.
On today's menu we've got Stay Icy and Chocolate Electric, two little slices of heaven from the wry, witty and prolific Martha Rich. Like me, Martha derives comfort from confections, but wisely chooses to channel her desires into creation rather than consumption, with dazzling results. Oozing with nostalgia and humor, Martha's drawings also have a kind-of barely contained mania about them, the force of their creation testing the limits of any rose-colored revisionism one might feel for a simpler time when a lady's grandest feats were achieved at home and hearth.
As I watched this video interview with Martha, I had a distinct urge to ring her on the phone so we could chat. An odd impulse for me, considering that a) I've never met her and b) I long ago eschewed telephones for the asynchronous-as-you-wanna-be pleasures of IM. Still and all, I'm sure that Martha and I could chat for hours—commiserating about life/work balance and the challenges of modern life—so often pitting feminism against femininity. I would point out to her that she is a badass and a role-model to artists everywhere—I'm almost sure she doesn't realize this, since even the most accomplished artists rarely ever do—and she'd mmmhmm in empathy as I describe my urge to look at baby animals on the interwebs, recognizing how their soothing powers make them kindred spirits to her pastel-hued panettones.
Better still, maybe I could have a little party for her, inviting all the 20x200 artists that she reminds me of to join us. She could compare notes with Austin Kleon on their obliterative* editing skills, and she might have a few choice words for Mike Monteiro about their shared hometown of Philly. Lisa Congdon and Kate Bingaman-Burt could trade war stories with her about the trials and tribulations of signing themselves up to make a new piece of artwork for all 365 days of a given year. She could trade cakes with Clare Grill. What fun we'd have!
And then, just as we were about to wind down, a brand new artist bearing the bizarrest of baked goods would arrive. Who is this mystery guest and what's that she's got in her hands? Tune in tomorrow and all will be revealed!
* Yes, I know that's not a word, but you know what I mean, right?
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