Dear Jess, Darren & Girls:
Toller Cranston was an Olympic Ice Skater in the 1960's. When he moved to San Miguel, he began to use his artistic skills. His paintings and other works are very large and don't appeal to me, but I certainly appreciate his talent. Following are photos I took while visiting some friends who happened to be living in an apartment on his estate. (P.S. Toller passed away at the age of 69 in 2015.)
Toller Cranston's art studio - see paint tubes on table to right.
One of his wall-size masterpieces behind Grandpa. We were told that his work ranges from $3,000 for very small pieces, to upwards of $25,000 for wall size.
A bed that Toller designed. His artistry covered many venues, and we saw a lot of furniture that he designed. This headboard is an extremely conservative piece of his work.
Pat & Bob Johnson are the couple who are staying at the home of Toller Cranston for the months of February and March. They are the friends of the parents of a friend of mine from Cedar, MI, and were kind enough to invite us over for tea when we first arrived. We had no idea that we were going to the home of a famous artist and an Olympic figure skating champion. I was so overwhelmed by the floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall, every-horizontal-surface-covered vividly-colored art deco in the home that I didn't think to take photos until we got into Toller's studio - at the very end of our tour.
San Miguel is exciting. Wish you were here.
Love, Mom/Judy/Emmie
Love, Mom/Judy/Emmie
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