This summer I purchased a framed print by the artist Erna Kasabach (1906-1989) from Hidden Treasures Thrift Store in NE Minneapolis. The image depicts a young caucasian child kneeling in prayer in front of an illuminated background, gazing upwardly to his left. The phrase ‘Now I lay me down to sleep,’ is written below in a decorative freehand font - 17.25 x 13.25”
I couldn’t find much information on this particular artist, other than that she was an ‘Accomplished pastel artist active in Hackensack, NJ; well known for her artwork depicting children praying or with animals.’ Her artwork was also primarily ‘printed from Edward Gross & Co, a NYC printer operating from the early 1900s-1950s.’
Purchase price: $6.00
I painted a yellow rubber duck reading a book (or maybe singing a hymn?) on the child’s head and returned this “new” artwork back to the same thrift store on 09/27/2025, around 5:03pm.
Another successful collaboration!
Thank you Erna for your contribution to the work!
I painted a yellow rubber duck reading a book (or maybe singing a hymn?) on the child’s head.
The model I used for the painting; yellow rubber duck holding a blue book.
Detail of the signatures on the print; located in the bottom left corner.
The painting was left at Hidden Treasures Thrift Store on 09/27/2025; 5:03pm.
Artist Seamus Liam O’Brien holding the finished painting before returning it back to the thrift store.