More art mysteries at the HouseinProgress: Ida Bagus Rai
Grace had a playdate with her friend, Mia, last Friday and Mia's family came over to enjoy some pizza at the end of a long week.
Mia's dad, Mark, hadn't been to the house before, so I gave him the tour which included pointing out some of the things that we had found in the house and kept since moving in almost seven (7!!) years ago. And he asked the question that many folks ask when we explain what we were confronted with back then, "Do you think there is anything else you haven't found yet?" "There probably is," I laughed, not knowing how much I believed that, but anything can happen in this crazy house.Then I was looking for something in a closet that we rarely use on Saturday and pulled out this plastic Dominick's bag from decades ago (the graphic design on the bag places it between the 50's and 70s.) Inside were rolled up canvases and scrolls. Because I had a few minutes I glanced over them, then put them back. Two of the scrolls looked very pretty so I pulled them out on Sunday night and snapped some quick photos, showed them to Aaron, rolled them back up, and went to bed. This morning during a Google search, I found out that they pristine art works from the Bali/Indonesian artist, Ida Bagus Rai. In a Dominick's bag. In our closet. The colors are so vibrant that it is hard to convey them in photos. Especially photos taken in a dark room, on the dining room table, before we went to bed.Dang it. Part of me is excited, because...wow. And part of me is freaked out because OMG I cannot move through this house sometimes without being terrified that I will accidentally destroy something important and valuable. What on earth????
