As I write this, I am sitting in the car parked a stones’ throw from the Los Angeles outpost of my beloved Heath Ceramics. I sit here because one of my sons is fast asleep in the backseat and the other is off scootering around the park with my husband. It’s quite often I find myself semi-stalking Heath from across Beverly Blvd, at a playground that is a favorite spot, and although I’m always longing to go in and look around, today it’s even more painful to watch from afar as I have yet to check out the Marfa Amigos exhibit which showcases several artists by way of, well, Marfa, Texas. So today I sit and admire the signage and dream of what life in Marfa would be like…
I first read about the Texan, high-desert design-mecca some years back in Dwell Magazine, so my interest was peaked when I learned of this new showing at Heath. Marfa is rumored to be named for the housekeeper in Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov (another favorite of mine) and offers what I imagine to be lots of wide open space, never-ending blue skies, dust, succulents, quiet and inspiration. A place where you can throw on a pair of good fitting jeans and grab your tools and get to work. My image of Marfa is a reality for many artists who have flocked there over the past 30 somewhat years in search of community, inspiration, and a break from concrete and urban saturation. How lucky we are to have a place to view the fruits of their labor…Thanks Heath!
Here’s what you’ll see at Heath this month…I’m especially excited about the drool-worthy textiles from Constance Holt and must start saving my pennies to take one of those amazing pillows home with me. The show runs through May 6 featuring Jamey Garza furniture, Constance Holt textiles, Pat Keesey wood, El Cosmico posters and Marfa Brands glass and soap. See you at Heath Amigos!
All photos courtesy of Heath Ceramics
Read a recent NY Times piece about Marfa here. Check our an insider Marfa blog here.
