Photos by Angela Shoemaker
Complements All Around
Retired Brown-Forman Corp. chemist Elmer Lucille Allen, who earned her master of fine arts degree from the University of Louisville in 2002, likes to work in dual mediums — textiles and ceramics in shades of blue and black. Her textiles are created through the Japanese technique of shibori, which involves folding, crumpling and binding cloth before dyeing. The resulting pattern gives it a look that complements her ceramic sculptures of alternating textured and smooth surfaces. This wall hanging is 45 by 32? inches and costs $300; the ceramic is 7? inches tall and 6? wide and sells for $100. Contact Allen at elmer_lucille_allen@yahoo.com or 773-0806. The price range for all of her work is $75-$1,000.
A License to Fill
The World of Swirl, the shop in Lynn’s Paradise Cafe, 984 Barret Ave.(583-3447, www.lynnsparadisecafe.com), is full of peculiar objects. This CD case and snapshot album, whose covers are made from expired Kentuckylicense plates, make recycling fun and fashionable. The former holds 20 CDs; the latter has space for 36 photos. They sell for $25 each (there’s also a purse for $200).
Twin Palettes
E&S Gallery, 108 S. 10th St.(568-2005, www.eandsgallery.com), features limited-edition serigraph prints by identical-twin brothers Jerry and Terry Lynn, better known by the moniker Twin. While each brother also creates his own individual art, they have learned to work together on the same piece at the same time. Big Easy’s Set is from an edition of 175. It is 33 by 39? inches and sells for $1,880. The price range for the brothers’ prints is $1,200-$3,500 (E & S frequently carries Twin acrylic-on-canvas paintings that range from $1,200-$20,000).
Framing a Friend
Nature’s Magic Herb and Gift Shop at 2908 Brownsboro Road(895-5848) carries 4?-inch-square resin astrology frames with space for a two-inch-square photograph of your favorite Gemini. Each frame comes with a zodiac profile, stone and symbol (the green Gemini frame has a ryolite stone and the Twins metal symbol). They sell for $10, with the price range for all of the store’s zodiac items at $7.50-$14.
Bottle Double
Blacksmith/sculptor Craig Kaviar has come up with a wonderful way to store and display your wine. This grapevine-inspired, hand-forged iron double wine holder, whose dimensions are 20 by 9? inches (by five inches deep), is $95. Prices range from $45 for a single-bottle holder in tabletop or wall-mounted designs up to $145 for a triple. Kaviar Forge & Gallery is at 1718 Frankfort Ave.(561-0377, www.kaviarforge.com). The racks are also sold at Blue Mountain Coffee House, 400 E. Main St.; The Wine Rack, 2716 Frankfort Ave.; and the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, 715 W. Main St.
True Togetherness
You won’t misplace the salt or pepper if you get this pair by Muzeum. The colorful ceramic shakers zig and zag to fit together like three-dimensional puzzle pieces. They can be found at the gift shop in the SpeedArt Museum, 2035 S. Third St.(634-2700, www.speedmuseum.org). The shakers are five inches high, 1? inches deep and 3? inches wide together, and are a steal at $15.
