I think it is only important to love the world,
not to despise it, not for us to hate each other,
but to be able to regard the world
and ourselves and all beings
with love, admiration and respect.

Hermann Hesse
"SIDDHARTHA"

Photography by Denise Blasor

OPEN DOOR

106 Jefferson Street, off Loiza Street

DOORS are necessary. They protect you.

But they may also trap you, confine you.

Doors open inward, outward. They lead into mystery, into
fun, into quiet, into home. Or they invite you to rush out
into the world, to partake of life.

Utilitarian though they be, doors can also be magic like the
one in the above picture.

Artist/photographer Abey Charrón and Simon Nigaglioni make
doors that beguile with the beauty of recycled wood blocks.
As they roam about San Juan, these two adventurous creators
pick up stray pieces of wood and later assemble them into a
marvelous, impromptu collage that transforms a simple door into
a piece of art, a conversation piece, a piece of magic.

This fantastic conjoining of squares and rectangles of all different sizes and colors is pleasing to the eye yet totally haphazard. In fact, not that much effort went into the grid's logistics.

According to Nigaglioni, this door pretty much came together in one manic burst of spontaneous creativity. "Need and lack of money" were the main sources of inspiration, joked Charrón.

Both men are ready to lend their talents to making other doors on commission. If you are interested in one, Charrón and
Nigaglioni will happily transform the door of your preference into a spectacular Mondrianesque wood collage that will add a sense of spectacle to entering or leaving a room, or your home.

For those who would like to see the door up close, you'll have a chance Aug. 17 when Charrón opens his Jefferson Street studio to the public for an exhibit of works by Puerto Rican artists in connection with the Loiza St. Fair. In celebration of the occasion and to make art accessible to everyone, artworks on sale will be priced at $40 and under.

ABEY CHARRÓN STUDIO
 #106 Jefferson St., corner Loiza St.
787.525.9645

He's He
She's She
Them's Them
and
That's That

Poem by Dale Wales

Lettering by Marvin Schwartz

   ☞ A SIMPLE TIP

Always carry along a plastic bag and a reusable cotton shopping
bag. The former will allow you to conveniently dispose of litter if a
waste bin is not close at hand; the latter will allow you to store
anything you buy in your own bag instead of having to rely on
plastic or paper.

Photography by Carl Pierre Blasor

It's a healthy thing to wait.
It gives you a sense of anticipation.
Ann Patchett
"Bel Canto"

Copyright  ⓒ 2014 Lorraine Blasor all rights reserved右

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