James Bone, "Stuck," Ink Drawing, 1970 lily of the valley pin super soft horsehair bristles

super soft horsehair bristles

the masterful textile artist who created this “Eyelash Scarf

This brass letter opener would feature in that spread

with wonderful little pointy ears and a really charming face detailed with black paint on the eyes

James Bone, "Stuck," Ink Drawing, 1970 lily of the valley pin super soft horsehair bristlesI think this is a fantastic drawing giving form to "stuck" ness in an explicitly literal (and very 1970s) way, but one which also feels super true and resonant. And what a beautifully drawn tangle of stretching limbs and grabbing hands, with these dense patches of fine hair like lines along the borders between bodies. I must say that since first seeing it, I have not been able to get this drawing out of my mind. What I know about James Bone is that he