Montclair Magazine Back To School 2016 | Page 54

HOME ART-FILLED EAT-IN KITCHEN Kass’ cheery kitchen is highlighted by souvenirs both domestic and foreign. The blue mason jars were decorations at her elder son’s wedding, while the little blue boat dish is African, and made of papiermâché. Kass, a painter herself, studied with a woman who created the two works on the wall to the right of the table by treating the canvases with sand, then applying oil paint over them; together, they depict the woman’s rooftop, before and after a party. The painting to the left of the table comes from a show at the hotel where she was staying, and was done on newsprint; the same artist made the images above the blue chairs in her bedroom. The light fixture over the kitchen table reminds Kass of the style of director Tim Burton, and was purchased somewhere in the U.S. ➤ 52 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE BACK TO SCHOOL 2016