While accumulating trash on the seaside, Riley came across a broken deck brush that looked like a piece of bone. Conventional scrimshaw consisted of ink drawings etched into whale bone by sailors, ornate performs frequently designed aboard whaling ships. By the 20th century, whale oil and whale bone objects ended […]
Objects
If you’ve ever missing an item on the New York City subway—an Airpod, necklace, pencil, or keychain—and assumed it was just swallowed up by the large transit system, assume all over again. Since she was a child, New York-dependent artist Rose Salane has been fascinated by “objects that reflect the […]