Gordo, AL: masks, miscellanea & moveable type
This morning we visited StoryCorps participant Glenn House and his wife Kathleen at their gallery and studio in Gordo, Alabama. It was once a Napa Auto Parts shop and they’ve kept the old sign up, simply painting over everything but "A-R-T" in the word "Parts". Among many other things, Glenn makes clay masks which he claims are self portraits. Above, he demonstrates the likeness.
Glenn’s mother ran a curious establishment in Gordo called Ma ‘Cille’s Museum of Miscellanea. A compulsive collector, she exhibited a variety of unusual things including taxidermist road-kill, a whiskey still operated by Manequins and a jar containing her chewed gum collection. Ma ‘Cille has passed and the museum is no more but Glenn still has remnants of his mother’s collection lying around his studio including these doll parts which she used to dig up.
Across the street is a building that Glenn and Kathleen are currently setting up to be a type-shop, paper making facility and community book arts center. Above Facilitator Nick Yulman receives a lesson on operating one of their antique letter presses.
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Hi Mr. House,
I’m going to be teaching on the history of printing and I’m checking around to see if anyone could be so kind as to donate an old vintage letterpress, even the hand letterpress, or, if they know of someone who has one in storage that they can donate to me. I would be so appreciative in this endeavor as I am a huge fan of your work and I especially like your Prayer Flags concept and the many works you’ve done.
Any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated and I thank you for your time.
Have a blessed day!
- Pamella Gasteratos
Hi Mr. House,
I’m going to be teaching on the history of printing and I’m checking around to see if anyone could be so kind as to donate an old vintage letterpress, even the hand letterpress, or, if they know of someone who has one in storage that they can donate to me. I would be so appreciative in this endeavor as I am a huge fan of your work and I especially like your Prayer Flags concept and the many works you’ve done.
Any assistance you can offer is greatly appreciated and I thank you for your time.
Have a blessed day!
- Pamella Gasteratos
dear glen, 1947 is still vivid in my memory how about yours? email me your phone#.i would like to give you a call. clyde
dear glen, 1947 is still vivid in my memory how about yours? email me your phone#.i would like to give you a call. clyde
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