Kelli Maroney

Dear Kelli,

Let me first say that it was very nice of you to write back. I have informed a few of my friends of your site and I urged them to check it out. The problem is, your gracious return of my email has caused me some ill. I need to come clean and tell you that my name is not Conway Twitty. I apologize for hiding behind that thinly veiled mask of illusion. My real name is Baron Von Needlestein. Now don't get excited, I'm not a baron. It is just my name. I am an internationally renowned "Lawn Jockey" artist. Maybe you've heard of me? I really am a trailblazer in an unexplored realm of artistry. You see I understand that lawn jockeys have been around since the invention of lawns, but I add flair! Drama! I add a sense of being and purpose to the jockeys and make the owners feel as if they, the jockey and its owner, are kindred spirits. Have you ever heard of "The Down and Out Lawn Jockey?" That was a true reflection on the problems I faced during that particular time in my life, struggling artist. Or maybe you have heard of the creation that put me on an international level, "Jockeys Playing Poker." I have outfitted lawns from Tuscaloosa all the way to Belize, but enough about me.

Well, maybe a little more about me and my new direction. I am pushing the boundaries of my artistic intentions and have discovered what may turn out to be the new wave in what is really a blase culture of modern art. I am giving life and relationships to inanimate objects. My first work "Isolated String Reaches Out" encompasses the passion that I have for art as well as the passion inanimate objects have for relationships. It is a string tied to the rafters of my “showroom." The key is that when people come in the look for the art they see the string and question it, or look at it or maybe if they are bold, touch it. It is at that exact moment that a relation between the inanimate object, string, and various humans, animate life, has formed. Albeit a strange relation. Look for my newest creations "Leaning Trashcan Lid," and "Upright Plunger" coming to an art gallery nearest you.

Thanks again Kelli, I just had to come clean. I will be looking for you in your various productions and I am sure that you will have a little more traffic to the website because I have been talking you up.

Have a good one

B. Vn.

http://www.kellimaroney.com/