Detroit Artist: Donald Calloway Jr. II

Olive fork. This is a repurposed cocktail fork, painted, and a papier mache painted olive impaled. I found the architectural element, and the gorgeous martini glass to display this piece. It's in the stairwell exiting The Artist's Dungeon, so that I can be sure to grab it in the event of an unexpected swift exit. Oh! I can feel the heat of the day we walked the art festival to find Donald Calloway Jr. sitting at his open air booth. Both Beckie and I were thrilled to discover this artist's work and to share the memories of that day.

Detroit Artist: Donald Calloway Jr.

I own two pieces of Donald Calloway's art. I collected these on the same day, at the close of an art festival Beckie and I attended. I didn't have enough money to buy the fish flopped over a cast iron frying pan, but I loved that, too. This is a carved wooden winged heart. It hangs from a ceiling tile joint, and reminds me to lift my spirits. Not much I can find about this remarkable artist, except that he perhaps teaches with The Stillman Foundation and there is a close-up photo on flickr, called stranger#41. Thank you Donald Calloway Jr., artist, for the joy you've shared.