I blogged recently about my collection of Filipino wooden fork and spoon decorations. This is my favorite pair of all. This lovely pair is about 3 feet long, maybe a tiny bit more. I got it for $8 at a thrift store 8 years ago. It is hanging in our kitchen, next to my poster of the Philippine Basketry Exhibit from UCLA's Fowler Museum (1998), and above our rice dispenser, one of our favorite wedding gifts. This is near our patio door by the way. Superman painted this for me several years ago. I just love the colors...Red, yellow, orange and gold...
This is the fork. In fact, you could see a bit of it behind me in my profile photos. I love how Superman incorporated the limbs of the figure (demon) into the tines of the fork...
The counterpart spoon...For those of you that know Supe's drawing style, this is CLASSIC Superman. With more vibrant colors.
This pair is a great conversation piece, especially among the non Filipinos. "What the hell is that!" they're proably thinking. Kidding. Why are they so big anyways? As a kid, I used to be kind of embarassed about these types of decorations, now I see it as a welcoming sight in our house. I've embraced our culture's love of these gargantuan decorations and see it as a sign of hospitality. The kitchen is the center of all activity and it's only appropriate that I hung this here. 
Aren't the arrows a Prince-like touch?
Detail of face on the spoon:
I'm happy to have a piece of Supe's original art work in our home. Thankgs again man, I know it took a long time to sand all that down too!
This is the fork. In fact, you could see a bit of it behind me in my profile photos. I love how Superman incorporated the limbs of the figure (demon) into the tines of the fork...
The counterpart spoon...For those of you that know Supe's drawing style, this is CLASSIC Superman. With more vibrant colors.
This pair is a great conversation piece, especially among the non Filipinos. "What the hell is that!" they're proably thinking. Kidding. Why are they so big anyways? As a kid, I used to be kind of embarassed about these types of decorations, now I see it as a welcoming sight in our house. I've embraced our culture's love of these gargantuan decorations and see it as a sign of hospitality. The kitchen is the center of all activity and it's only appropriate that I hung this here. 
Aren't the arrows a Prince-like touch?
Detail of face on the spoon:
I'm happy to have a piece of Supe's original art work in our home. Thankgs again man, I know it took a long time to sand all that down too! I'll be posting more pics of the other forks and spoons in my collection from time to time.
3 comments:
those are really cool, with demons and stuff.:)
i really like them too! i don't know if those are demons or not, but with the color scheme...
If you have time, check out my artist friend's art page at www.kilatzin.com. he's the one who did the fork and spoon.
I have his painting "Every Good Relation" hanging in our library. (click 'art', then gallery 4). that's also a conversation piece!
The giant forks and spoons are awesome! Love them!!! Plus, they give the house such character!
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