Within a 24 hour period last summer, I spotted fine examples of peacock taxidermy at both artist Gail Potocki’s condo and artist Michele Stone’s house. Not more than a few months later, I marveled about seeing yet another peacock at stylish stylist Martha Muholland’s Wicker Park duplex. Shortly thereafter, I visited Geyer Morford at Schumacher in the Merchandise Mart, and he showed me a number of the company’s wall coverings, including one made of peacock feathers. Then things got weird. During a visit to Harbor Country, Michigan, my friend Janis and I stumbled upon a peacock farm located behind the curiously named Pops Noze, an antique mall / lawn ornament purveyor, which might be the most crazy and amazing place I’ve been since I first visited Zaps Props last winter. The colorful birds were fighting, beating their wings and jumping around. And while they’re quite beautiful in person, they appear less regal when they’re walking around, eating and getting on with the business of life. And that’s not all. When I booked the Jane Hotel in New York City recently, I had no idea there would be two stuffed peacocks hanging prominently in the lobby, one of them of the rare white variety. I told my friend Mike Hines about the peacock nuttiness when I visited him at his west side floral design business Epoch Floral last week; he chuckled and mentioned that he’d recently created a simple arrangement of peacock feathers in a vase. I responded that it would be strange if he still had them, and guess what? See photo below. Is seeing so many peacocks just a coincidence? Or am I a cutting edge trend forecaster who’s just realizing that peacocks are going to be the next big thing? Or is it something stranger – an omen of some sort? What do you think? Have a great weekend.
An arrangement at Epoch Floral.
Martha Muholland’s Wicker Park duplex.
Michele Stone’s North Shore home.
Schumacher’s opulent peacock feather wall covering.
A Michigan peacock farm.
The Jane Hotel in New York City.
The Jane Hotel in New York City.
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