A giant tiki god towers with its arms outstretched, bearing flowers for anyone who might sit upon its lap. An elegant carved music stand by Masako Nitz is placed next to a rough wood beam with a doll inset by Billy Craven. Goldstein couldn't say what piece of furniture this represented. Honestly, I was hanging my coat on it, so I guess you could call it a coat rack. All of art crosses over into different areas.
Furniture can be functional and decorative.
Paintings don't have to be hung on a wall. A painting can be wonderful and you can enjoy it for many years. But I think it's interesting to have a painting you can sit on or drink from. The small tables, he finds, work well in Asian and local interiors where there may be small spaces and low chairs or zabutons. A swimming pool theme spills into two of Walker's pieces, a wall sconce and another low coffee table.