A Different Kind of Home on Show in Sag Harbor

House of The Whale, by Scott Bluedorn.

By Mara Certic

A house is a walled structure with a roof and a floor and a number of other features. A home, however, is typically defined in a more abstract manner: where the heart is, where one starts from or, according to Emily Dickinson, where thou art. This ambiguity and flexibility is mirrored in A Different Kind of Home/ Show on view at Dodds & Eder in Sag Harbor.

Curator Kathy Zeiger, who is also the founder and director of ArtWalk Hamptons, was inspired to put on the exhibition after seeing House of the Whale, an ink drawing by local artist Scott Bluedorn.

I just thought thats so interesting, she said of the drawing. There are a lot of home shows that go on in the Hamptons. Im going to do a different kind of home show. And so the project was born.

I have always been inspired by nautical things, Mr. Bluedorn said in an interview on Monday. The initial inspiration for the entire series was photographs that I took on a trip to Nova Scotia last year, and a lot of the old fishing houses, which are similar to the ones we have, said the artist, who grew up in East Hampton.

His intricate drawings show a hybridization of nature and architecture. Ive always been very involved with detail in my drawings; Ive always used texture, he said. Thats why shingles are such a big part of the series.

Ms. Zeiger was determined to make this not just your typical kind of home show, but still wanted a homey and cozy element, which is why she chose to include textiles artist Casey Dalene. Ms. Dalene, a native of North Carolina who has lived full-time in East Hampton for the past decade, has decorated the front nook of the Dodds & Eder showroom for the exhibition. I thought she would be great as home sweet home, Ms. Zeiger said.

I want this space to feel really warm and inviting and thats why I chose to use drapery frames, said Ms. Dalene who also has decorated the area with hand-painted pillows and six acrylic paintings on paper. Ms. Dalene loves showing the artists hand in the work, she said, explaining her use of obvious paintbrush strokes.

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A Different Kind of Home on Show in Sag Harbor