SOFA

Chicago last weekend for SOFA. It’s awesome!

Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me on Thursday. Who wears a costume to a radio show? Paula Poundstone as a pilgrim.

Friday we SOFAed. Sculptural Objects and Fine Arts exposition. Head-spinning array of big time glass art. OK, also metal, stone, wood, baskets, furniture, craft and more. Best in the world, and all for sale. Galleries from Seattle, Denver, LA, Melbourne, London bringing their best.

• I knew one of the glass artists and one of the gallery workers, a start.

• We missed Lino Tagliapietra at his book signing with the Schantz Gallery. Safe to say they didn’t miss us. They sold over $600,000 of his works by days end.

• Dante Marioni and Preston Singletary came together for collaboration. Lifelong friends and each successful in their own right. A ton of their stuff sold through Blue Rain gallery in Santa Fe. 

• Dante and Preston took over the CMOG mobile hot shop to demo/make a piece together. We cozied up to Blue Rain and finagled passes into the demo. Front row, sushi, drinks and some awesome handiwork. Absolutely magical.