Nearly every piece of art in my house was either made by someone I know or else given to me by someone I know. I love being surrounded by the art of people who matter to me. Here’s a tour of the Jason Crane Museum Of Art.
Ceramic Buddha made by Alamaba potter Po Wiese
Poem on a piece of wallpaper by Hannah Inglesby
Drawing by Lindsey Bieda
Painting of the Canandaigua Lake boat houses, given to me by my parents
Print of a work by Michelangelo DYarumal
John Coltrane postcard from Josh Ferko; Buddha from the Upper West Side of NYC; acorn from my kids’ house in State College; pine cones from PA and AL; feather from Lindsay Tan; my grandfather’s high school ring from 1929.
Buddha image from Nancy Hamilton
Turtle from Nancy Hamilton; photo by Reuben Radding; crane from Irene Jaglowski; chicken from Gina Thompson; Buddhist precepts framed by me.
Mounted newspaper article given to me by my parents
Walt Whitman poster by Mitchell Santine Gould; cross-stitch of a Norman Rockwell painting by my grandpa, Bernie Flanders; John Coltrane poster, given to me by my former wife
Ostrich Beanie Baby from Nancy Hamilton; bonsai tree image by Abby Massaro
Self-portrait by Gregg Lion-Hands Symons; mug and candle from Jenn Weinzerl-Binus
Rochester skyline photo given to me by my parents
Sketch by Amanda Jo Pulcine
Photo of my kids given to me by my parents
Mask from Seoul, Korea
George and Martha, originally in my parents’ house, now in mine
Kannon from Sarah in Auburn, AL
Jar of marbles from Kate Hoffman; photo from my parents
Collage of baby/childhood photos, originally hung in my parents’ house
Poster from the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh
Framed postcard from the Jules Collins Smith Museum of Art in Auburn, AL, given to me by Hal Smith
