Mix It Up with Primitives

Mix it Up --with primitives. Some of you have asked that we find good American primitive antiques for the show, as part of the diversity of styles---Pilgrim century to Mid-Century Modern. (Pilgrim Century is hard to find, but we have had it!)

Welcome aboard to Horsefeathers Antiques of KS and Good Finds (Alison Beckham) of TX and Fluff of KS and Jo Rader of TX. Glenn Lewis from Iowa will be back. Also Steve Farr, Janet Romine, Ann Williams, Cabin on the Hill, A Wilder Place in Time, Andrew's Antiques and more. All of these exhibitors offer versatile American survivors: primitives.

  

I define a primitive in this way: something that was most likely made by the original user, most likely in the place where it was originally used. Bench-made furniture with joinery and nails, baskets, some tools, woven coverlets and quilts, trunks, benches, small tool boxes and much more. Great tables.

 

An item made commercially, even in 1776, is not really a primitive. Nor necessarily is something that is chipped up, shabby, and possibly chic. If it is home-made, it's a primitive and that is true for antiques from all over the world. There are primitive Chinese antiques. 

Many of these primitives show great craftsmanship --or in many cases, craftswomanship.

Also, by their nature, most primitives are functional, especially for storage. Use them to organize and de-clutter your home. What's exciting about primitives is that they mix well with other styles, such as modern, French, industrial, western. The primitive is secure enough not to scream. It plays well with other primitives, but also with completely different styles. 

 

Sometimes you need a solid, quiet piece to give authenticity to a trendier space. Look for a primitive. (Andy Warhol would. In fact, many of the great modernist artists collected American primitives. You can often see the clean lines of modernism in the hand-wrought.)

One of my favorite buys at the Fort Worth Show a few years ago was from Jo Rader, who buys primitives from TX, OK and beyond. Jo brings lots of small primitives -- little cupboards, stools, boxes. But that year she had a huge wooden trophy case with sliding glass doors from a Texas panhandle school--early old glass. It was painted institutional gray and appeared to have been made in the school woodshop. Once it held team trophies, but I wisked it off to re-sell at the Marburger Farm Antique Show in Round Top. That school-made storage case was fresh, functional, serene and I'm sure it's a trophy for whoever has it now.  

Farm tables, cupboards (boards for cups), textiles, furniture painted and unpainted (oh, that original paint!). Look for them and mix them with your look. All at the Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art, which will soon be here!

 

Thurs, Fri, Sat March 3,4,5, 2016
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Adele Coming to the Fort Worth Show!

The Fort Worth Show has its own Adele. 

 

Adele of Adele Kerr & Company Antique Market in New Braunfels, TX.

This former Dallas antiques dealer moved to New Braunfels in 2012 to create a design and antiques venue in a historic downtown building. 

Now she has moved the entire 20 dealer group into new digs in a 1912 Arts & Crafts house, right next to the New Braunfels Post Office and expanded the offerings into the adjacent annex building, built in the 1930s to market local produce. The courtyard between the two buildings has plenty of room for architectural and oversize industrial antiques.  

The produce of Adele Kerr & Company today includes functional and beautiful antiques furniture, art, lighting, industrial and garden style. Eclectic. Fresh. Comfort. Home.

  

In addition to Adele's own inventory, the venue welcomes a carefully selected community of dealers, including Andrew Church, Janet Romine of Rubbish and Hector Vasquez of Fundustrial, who will all make the trek to the Fort Worth Show as exhibitors in their own booths... not too far from Adele's booth smack dab in the center aisle  of the show.

Shop with Adele Kerr March 3,4,5 at the Fort Worth Show....
or....
A 3 Day Party!
On Jan. 8, 9, 10 Adele Kerr & Co. 
Open House - Mimosas and other treats, plus store-wide discounts and holiday markdowns. Make the trip to New Braunfels, just off I-35 between Austin and San Antonio.

                                                                                           

Store Location and Hours:

Adele Kerr & Company Antique Market 
650 S. Seguin Ave
Historic New Braunfels, TX, next to the Post Office.
Open 7 Days, 10 am -5 pm

Exhibitor News - Andrew Church

    Meet Fort Worth Show exhibitor Andrew Church. 

      When I first took over the Fort Worth Show, Andrew Church was the very first dealer I called to invite to join the show. It took some convincing to get him to take a gamble on Fort Worth and Dallas, but he came. His booth is amazing. Even the pile of merchandise when he first drops it off is amazing. 

   Andrew is a cutting edge dealer.                                                                                          He creates trends for antiques and art.

 

 He is credited with helping to launch industrial antiques and early metal furniture stripped back to its factory steel. You can pay thousands of dollars to companies that make new "antique" reproductions to buy the styles that Andrew has pioneered. 

    Or you can come March 3,4,5 and buy the real thing. 

                                                                                                             

                                     Metal, art, industrial, modern, old, fun, cool.                                                                                    

   We are proud to have Andrew Church in the Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art, which will soon be here. Enjoy these views of merchandise he is bringing March 3,4,5, 2016.

1911 Galveston, TX Brewing Co. Trophy Cup

 

Wood and Steel

Function and Design

 

Antique & Vintage Art

 

Mid-Century Studio Pottery from Texas and Italy. 

                                    What will Andrew find next? 

                                Come find out at the

                                    Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art!      

                        March 3,4,5, 2016 Fort Worth Show                                                                                              Tickets on Sale now at

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Artist Susan Fuquay - "The joy of all art is quite simply a collaboration between spirits"

On a dreary North Texas winter day, we share some of the joyful artwork coming to the Fort Worth Show with Texas artist Susan Fuquay. This will be Susan's second year to exhibit in the show's "Art Dept." The Art Dept. will offer 22 gallery booths for antique & contemporary art. 
   Susan's work features traditional subjects, mostly landscapes and still lifes, but with a modern hand, almost "plein art" technique that reminds me of the great California painters, painting out in the open. Scenes include New Mexico and other places where Susan has lived and travelled.  

 

As she puts it:
     "Painting is so much more than what is seen on the canvas. It is an emotional connection between artist and viewer. A good work of art conveys the artist's thoughts, ideas and visions in a pleasing fashion connecting on some level with the viewer. Thus each work is unique to not only the artist's vision and brushwork, but also to you the viewer — because of your own unique experiences. The joy of all art is quite simply a collaboration between spirits.... I joyfully paint what I see — whatever inspires an idea or message — whether it be a landscape or still life. Hopefully what I see and express in my art will inspire and therefore bring you joy as well."


See Susan Fuquay at the Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art, which will soon be here!
www.susanfuquay.com

 

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With all our hearts holding France,
the Fort Worth Show salutes and welcomes
The French Corner
as a new exhibitor in the March 3,4,5, 2016 show. 
    Owners and French natives Yves and Armand Donckier de Donceel buy antiques from life-long contacts in France and across Europe. From their California base, they travel to top shows in the US to sell antique furniture, lighting, art, pottery, textiles, hand-milled soaps and vintage accessories, all with a spirited combination of beauty, age and function. The French Corner also offers interior design services and sponsors shopping trips to Europe.
   As we welcome them to the Fort Worth Show, enjoy these photos of their merchandise and follow Yves and Armand at #thefrenchcornerdecor 

Vive la France

 

See you at the
Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art 
New Dates: Thurs, Fri, Sat, March 3,4,5, 2016

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2016 Save the Date! March 3,4,5 Fort Worth Show

Yes, we have 2016 dates--save 'em! 
Thurs, Fri, Sat March 3,4,5
The Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art will kick up its heels for the 53rd year.

Stay tuned for news here and at  Facebook for sneak peeks of the dealers that we visit between now and March. 
The first dealer recruiting trip was Massachusetts.
Next up: California!
In the meantime, Happy Trails
and please save the dates, March 3,4,5, 2016. 

Did you see our cover story this year with the fabulous magazine 360West?

Or the photos from the show by Della Orr-Harter?
Enjoy, see you March 3,4,5, 2016!