Pearle Northrop

Artist Statement
It wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I started taking what I do seriously and it took even longer to consider myself an artist. I love to paint whatever I can get my hands on from things as small as a Scrabble® piece to as big as a dresser and hopefully even bigger someday. Whatever it is I will paint it. I love transforming trash into treasure literally. Imagine that a chair that came from a dumpster (2006) made it into a museum (2009). It blows me away to think that something I did creates a sense of awe in a viewer’s eye.
I was talking to a friend a few years back about my love for furniture, my relationship with chairs in particular. There was a chair that I found discarded and ultimately forgotten. I came upon this chair accidentally. I wasn't looking for a relationship. Anyway, the chair was a very handsome chair with so many things to look at. His back was decorative; his arms were long and lean. His legs...I have never seen such beautiful legs. But he was beaten down. His self-esteem had long been worn out. His seat, which was repeatedly upholstered over years, was torn and faded. His stuffing was busting out revealing his age and loss of pride. Me, being a care taker and rescuer of sorts....picked up the chair and brought it home. He sat at the top of the stairs for a few weeks in a corner. My friends however saw this chair and commented on how ugly he was. They wondered why I had him in my home commenting on how dirty he was and how unattractive he was due to the years of neglect. I ignored them and kept him around. Finally one day I decided to put him on my coffee table and take the layers of cloth and wool stuffing off of his seat. Then I cleaned him, primed him and painted him black. Three months later I sat back and looked at him and this is what I saw.....A chair, a man restored...but not only restored but given a whole new purpose. He was beautiful again. He was unique and wonderful....The same chair that my friends were grossed out by....is now a chair that they ask permission to touch. Amazing.....One thing is for certain...NOTHING STAYS THE SAME! Change is inevitable and what is ugly or dirty or discarded as trash can be saved, can be rescued and can be made shinier than new!
Taking discarded forgotten pieces and giving them their self-esteem back is a passion for me. Living in a world where we discard things so easily I’d like to think I am making an itty bitty difference.
Pearle Northrop

Monday, April 26, 2010

Things I have painted recently and random

I have started painting new barrettes and I am thinking they will be pretty cute. I am also working on some other little things. These will be available soon at the Five Crows Natick at $20.00










This wonderful moon is such a groovy thing to hang in a child's room or anywhere actually.



And then....there was a purple Pepper/salt mill. I really dig this one!

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4 comments:

  1. LJApril 26, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    How big is that moon and how much would you sell it for? My oldest niece is expecting the first of that next generation and that would be a lovely gift. Please email me if you can give me details. On a side note - I think my comment speaks for itself - I always love your stuff.

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  2. PearleApril 26, 2010 at 2:02 PM

    This moon sells for $97.00
    It is around the size of a dinner plate. It is made of ceramic.

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  3. LJApril 27, 2010 at 12:13 PM

    What would shipping/handling to Canada cost me?

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  4. PearleApril 28, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    I will get back to you on shipping costs. Email me your address to Pearlespainting@gmail.com.

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