Thad Markham
THAD MARKHAM — They're clever, cheerful and unique! The fifth major food group: FUN! With colorful hand-painted finishes, witty names and poses, they are
uniquely appropriate for kitchen and bar areas or any other area of your
home where you want a lighter touch. Designer Thad Markham is a
California native, born and raised in the mountains of Southern
California. His youth was spent skiing competitively every winter and
racing around
Big Bear Lake on jet skis and water skis all summer. Santa Barbara was
the next stop, as Thad pursued an engineering degree at UCSB.
He worked in his field for a mercifully brief time before striking
out for more exciting pastures as a business owner. Thad moved to
California's central coast in 1992.
Years of hard work and long hours later, his business a roaring
success, Thad's ever-active mind sought new challenges.It all started
with the bananas.
One bright sunny morning he was sitting at breakfast and his
glance fell on a bunch of bananas on the table. "That's funny," he said
to himself, "it almost looks like they're dancing."
Thus began his preoccupation with the secret lives of fruits and vegetables. Hundreds of sketches, prototypes and color samples later, the Out of the Bowl line of whimsical sculpture was born.
Title: Lemon Merengue
Size: 6 x 5.5 x 4.5
More Information: New from designer Thad Markham, this great lemon-lime piece celebrates
the Latin dance and the pie, all at the same time. Tart and sweet!
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From Our Blog
What Lenny Loves
The Art Shop’s Inc. owner and president, Lenny Dolin, is an avid cyclist, tennis player and art lover, but unlike a lot of people who are either left brain or right brain, Lenny is also adept at debits and credits and anything to do with accounting. What makes many people’s eyes glaze over comes easily to Lenny. “I just know enough to be dangerous,” he says. Modesty aside, thank heavens he’s good at it because a businesses can’t survive without someone in control of its finances. He pays all the bills and the salaries of our incredible staff and keeps The Art Shop on a steady financial keel.
Lenny has had three careers in his life:
