I took a little look around the web the other day for "Artisan House" just after picking this up and found that this piece is still in production and that Artisan House and "Curtis Jere" are still going strong!
This piece is called "Pick Up Sticks" and is still available new from Artisan House. Also, BIG
NEWS (at least to me!): you can still buy the iconic Jere sculpture "Birds in Flight" or Seagulls
as it seems to actually be called by Artisan House BRAND NEW and for about Half what
you'd pay for an old one on eBay! You Are Welcome! I think I know What I'm getting for
Christmas!
I picked this Jere up off a craigslist ad that surfaced a little over a week ago. I didn't "score" a
great deal but at the time I didn't know it was a piece that was still avaiable! I wouldn't have had
too much negotiation room anyway. I paid a fair price. I was just hoping that this was going to
turn out to be some super rare piece and was going to be worth a bucket of dough! But I'm
happy as a clam in sand to have it! Color it added to the growing collection!
WOW!! Love this piece!! Great grab!!
ReplyDeleteHi Alli. I'm loving the industial / brutalist style.
DeleteI kind of like that one more than the birds, it's really fun!
ReplyDeleteTo think all the screwing around I did in weldng class in highschool, putting this and that together I could have sold as art. Instead of sticking with the curriculum and bulding car ramps or whatever the outlined project was.
ReplyDeleteHi David. ...you still can!
DeleteWow, thank you for this information! I've recently run across Jere pieces at estate/garage sales and am seeking information about more of the vintage pieces that were available. Do you or anyone reading this happen to know of an online resource featuring Curtis Jere work? Thank you! Pilot
ReplyDeletereach me at: pilot_dog@hotmail.com
Hi Pilot. I've not found an online database of Jere pieces. I wish there was an OCD Curtis Jere collector out there who could put one together! That goes for Witco too!
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