As you'll read in this week's travel entry, one of the joys of the massive flea market at Brimfield is the strange and wonderful things that catch your eye and seem to be there just for you to discover.
Our magical moment came when Jim nudged me and asked, “Do you see that mug with the demon and the naked lady?” We zeroed in on this Jim Henson-gone-dirty artifact and knew it was coming home with us. To our surprise, we also learned from the vendor that it was somewhat of an investment as the artist Jim Rumph is actually quite well known for his wild creations.
At home I found this extensive website dedicated to him, his art, and the many, many people who count themselves as devoted fans. The site was built because:
“There was virtually NOTHING on the internet that had any information about Jim Rumph or his interesting pieces of art. In fact, there is very little printed material about Rumph or his creations. As a new Rumph collector, I wanted to know as much about Rumph as possible and found almost nothing. Everything about Rumph and his work is extremely hard to find and seems to be kept hush-hush. I figured that the best way to get information about Rumph is to get it from those who share an interest in his work – you, the collector.”
Truly, the man is not lying. Rumph is a mysterious figure but one that has inspired almost fevered excitement among collectors. His humorous and far our creations are pretty hard to resist.
But what do you think?
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Just found a mug or vase or whatever by Jim Rumph. It’s a monster sitting on top of another monster’s head looking down a tree stump and smiling. Inside, at the bottom is a girl that is smiling also, yet looks a little worried. This is some what like the old trick beer mugs, were a frog was on the bottom, now put in a very twisted way.
Your web site is very helpful with info about this Artist…Thanks.
Sounds like a pretty awesome mug!