Best Rescued Art

Thanks to Bridget Bailey and David Hellams, I have two unique sculptures on my work desk. “The Dog” and “The Chicken” only slightly resemble actual animals — it’s as if they’ve been pulled out of nightmares. I bought them for a pittance at the Commission to Rescue Surplus Ceramics From Middle School Art Class at The Crappy Magic Showroom in Wedgewood-Houston’s The Packing Plant. Bailey salvaged dozens of treasures from her middle school art classes — each abandoned by a budding artist with a too-heavy backpack who made the choice to leave their ceramic doodle behind. The duo also commissioned small mixed-media scenes from local artists, and all of the proceeds benefited the immigrant-rights group RAICES Texas and the continuation of all things weird and good at The Crappy Magic Showroom. Bailey and Hellams both skew weird on the local art-o-meter, and I love them for it. ERICA CICCARONE

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