ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
FEB. 22nd - May 17TH
Reception March 6th 6-8pm 

Recipe Revivals
Fifteen years ago, an aging relative gave us a cookbook with beautiful images and unappealing recipes. Feeling a little sad that it sat unused in a kitchen drawer and not knowing what else to do with it, we stapled some of the pages into a collage on a cheap bulletin board and then hung it in our house. For over a decade, visiting friends commented on it, asking if we could make another they could have. When we stumbled upon a second copy of the book in early 2024, we decided to give it a shot.

 

We began crafting a few significantly more polished versions. We also started researching old cookbooks in general and discovered a rich history of food illustration from a hundred years ago that few remember. We fell in love with the gorgeous hand-drawn images and were inspired to give a much deserved second-life to this wonderful art from the beginning of modern American living. 

 

All our pieces are a collaboration between ourselves and an artist from the early to mid 20th century. We employ real pages (no copies. no reprints) from the books we use - that means each piece incorporates pages that have had a lengthy journey through time. Most of the food-related pages we work with are close to or over a hundred years in age, and, because of prohibition, our cocktail pieces are sourced from the 1940’s through the early 60’s. 

 

We are excited for this opportunity to share what we do with you. As you take it all in, we encourage you to experience all the beauty and history that these well-loved pages have carried with them through the decades.  

 

Thanks and Love.