Cool Ed's International House Art and Stuff

10/30/2021

Dreary day, going through Vieques photos…

Jesus' Sweet Ride - Vieques

I would not have thought he rode English. I think the emblem on the blanket is a 'C' for Christ. That's how I knew.

10/30/2021

It’s been a lovely fall…

Bay Road Shack, Durham, NH

The color has finally popped, after a very slow start. You’d think that after sixty-six New England autumns I’d be used to it by now, but it shocks and knocks me out every year. I’m grateful...

01/03/2021

Another horseshoe crab timeless timepiece. Click for whole image.

01/03/2021

Hot off the table, meet “Jonah and the Blubber Lips”

A lobster pot buoy from a beach in Stonington, Maine; a gooseneck lamp and dorsal fin from my own personal Mecca, The Stonington Town Dump; cute button eyes; arms of a very dead starfish for those little side fins, and those blubber lips from a bit of pipe insulation. Click for whole images.

A cutie patutie if ever there was one!

10/15/2019

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’ve been documenting my cat’s victims for awhile now. My heart is crushed every time I discover one of Ted’s kills at the door. What to do, what to do? Well, say a prayer and dress them up. It takes the edge off my pain and makes their totally unnecessary and untimely deaths have a particle of meaning.

This little chippy is Nigel. He fancies himself a dancer and those clod hoppers, go-go boots. A for effort, Nigel...

10/14/2019

Ok, Cool Ed fans....I’m about to share a weird little secret with you. I photograph dead animals. Stage them, pose them, photograph them. It’s gross. I started doing this a few years ago when my cat, Ted—a prolific hunter—would bring his tiny trophies to the door. I HATED finding the crumpled/chewed/mangled bodies of chipmunks, mice, moles, voles, catfish, birds, and flying squirrels. It crushed my heart every single time. I would say a little prayer for them before dispatching their remains to the river. What could I do to alleviate some of my pain? See their deaths as an opportunity for creativity, of course! Talk about some weird lemonade...

This one is called, “Should have worn a helmet.“

08/10/2019

A new piece hot off the kitchen table! Inspired by the nests of our local great blue herons, meet Stork.

Driftwood, feathers from something the cat dragged in, a bit of Stonington, Maine lobster pot rope, a candle holder rescued from a thrift shop, a little rodent skull, plastic babies (with remarkably odd hair), and last—but not least—a piece of a copper and brass tube from a boatswain’s whistle...how does all that happen?? It was definitely fun watching him evolve...

04/08/2019

~ Vieques Chicks ~

Vieques is absolutely crawling with chickens! Everywhere! This year we carried a bucket of cracked corn in the car to hurl at them...it was fantastically fun to watch them come running. A real Foghorn Leghorn experience, lol! The folks who live in this house must adore the chickens, seeing as they’ve immortalized some...a very Eastery scene...

04/02/2019

~ Tres Pelicanos ~
Gay Beach, Vieques

The third pelican is visible in this one. We enjoyed each other’s company for a few quiet, peaceful moments before I slipped back under the water...it was lovely.

04/02/2019

~ Dos Pelicanos ~
Gay Beach, Vieques, PR

I noticed these chaps while I was snorkeling. There is actually a third guy there but only a little bit of his noggin is visible. They appeared to be having a pretty relaxing time of it and didn’t seem to mind me passing by...