I did not know that Mary had a form of synesthesia, known as chromesthesia in the academic world, until after she had passed away. This fact explains her fascination with music and color – she loved classical music and played … Continue reading →
It is a fairly common misperception that the work of the Mary Blakley Studio was solely that of Mary Blakley. I had the wonderful fortune to establish contact with a collector in Miami who has a varied collection of Tom’s … Continue reading →
Tom was many things, but cartooning was the love of his life. When he found that the market for cartoons drawn on paper and published in magazines was declining in the early 1960s, he started cartooning in clay and his … Continue reading →
I’ve reached out to the larger community to try to find pieces made by Tom and Mary and I’ve met some wonderful people who have volunteered to let me take photographs of the pieces that they have. I’ve been busy … Continue reading →
In my recent post on the MB button, I ended on a note about the rarity of the “TB” button. Well, I found one – on a character plaque owned by a person here in Homestead. A close up of … Continue reading →