If you know
of any musician figurines I could use at a reasonable price, I would
appreciate it.

Iris: In Tijuana you can get little frogs playing musical instruments for
dirt cheap. And they're real, dead frogs! Wearing sombreros!



-Nina, who loves Klezmer music.

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Iris Cohen wrote:

In one case I have the figurine and I am trying to get a tree to go with it.
Here is a case with no particular tree, but I need a figurine (I'll find the
right tree).

snip

I am grooming trees & getting ready, but the Kitschomatic
went off. I am looking for a miniature musician.

snip

If you know of any musician
figurines I could use at a reasonable price, I would appreciate it.

snip


In the course of my searches, I have run across some interesting 21st Century
mudmen. There is one group called Homies (very small) which represent all the
denizens of a Los Angeles Chicano neighborhood. There is another group, about 6
inches tall, called Reflexions, which are various characters you might find on
the Manhattan or Boston subway, like a poet, a skateboarder, or a rap singer.
But so far, no fiddlers.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

In a series of displays I am doing for the annual meeting of our denomination's
state conference, I found a passage in Isaiah (55:12) about the mountains and trees
singing. So, I would have to do a display to represent music. I thought I'd do a
shohin display to illustrate that passage. I built a shohin shelf and a shorter
one for the side. A small suiseki will be at the top, and three trees on the
shelves, and a mud figure of a man holding what looks like a zither of some sort.
I have seen other mud figures with a musical instrument that almost looks like a
dulcimer. No fiddlers, unfortunately. The lower, seondary shelf will have an
accent pot with grass, and a brass figure of a frog standing up on his hind legs,
mouth wide open, and "arms" stretched out, singing his heart out. I hope I can get
pics. I'm getting down to the wire, so I may just end up taking pics at the
meeting.

This might be kinda tacky, but have you considered a Hummel figurine? There must
be at least one with a fiddle. Don't forget a clarinet player too!

Craig Cowing
NY
Zone 5b/6a

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Iris Cohen"
I am grooming trees & getting ready, but the Kitschomatic
went off. I am looking for a miniature musician. Of course a 3 piece band
would
be nice, but I'll settle for a country fiddler (preferably with a beard &
a
hat, something like Tevye). I've looked high & low, but I can't find any.

Iris:

I have a recollection of seeing musical figurines (about the size of those
marching toy soldiers from England) in Austria. My only warning is that, as
I recall, they all looked like 19th century classical composers. I doubt
that's the end of the world for you, as I'm sure that doesn't disqualify
them (I'm sure the klezmer bands got dressed up for occasions) but
definitely NOT Tevye.

Rob (who often posts on the lamented Gallery) Kempinski's brother makes
really exquisite miniature military panoramas with miniature soldiers.
Perhaps you might explain your need to him and catch his interest. I am
sending a copy of this to Rob so that he will know what's up.

Regards,

Bart

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And they're real, dead frogs! Wearing sombreros!

Oh, good grief!
Actually, somebody spotted a klezmer fiddler on eBay for me. I have a bid
going, & I hope to get it in a few days.
I finally got a donkey, but it broke. However, I found another one & just
ordered it. Now I need a lion.

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

(Iris Cohen) wrote:

Actually, somebody spotted a klezmer fiddler on eBay for me. I have a bid
going, & I hope to get it in a few days.

I saw a maple, roots grown over a golem statue last year by Nick Lenz at a
local show. The roots were slowly pulling the pottery apart. Very cool,
my precioussss!


Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G

I saw a maple, roots grown over a golem statue last year by Nick Lenz at a
local show.

Omigod, this I gotta see. Do you have a picture?
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)

I believe that this piece and several others along the same line were
featured in an article in either the ABS Journal or International Bonsai (I
think ABS) about 2, maybe three years ago.

Marty


I saw a maple, roots grown over a golem statue last year by Nick Lenz at
a
local show.

Omigod, this I gotta see. Do you have a picture?

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In a message dated 5/23/03 10:08:19 AM, writes:
I believe that this piece and several others along the same line were
featured in an article in either the ABS Journal or International Bonsai (I think
ABS) about 2, maybe three years ago.
Marty
I saw a maple, roots grown over a golem statue last year by Nick Lenz at
a local show.

If it had been in International Bonsai, I would have seen it. Besides, I
don't think Bill would ever print anything that radical. I'll have to look in ABS.
Iris


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