Friday, June 19, 2015

Luna Parc, Montauge, NJ



I've been wanting to visit this house (Luna Parc) ever since I read about it in an issue of Weird NJ many years ago (still have the issue in our bathroom). Last night very randomly, someone sent me a notice that the owner, Ricky Boscarino, was having his open house this weekend! Cleared all my plans and set out on the 2 hour drive this morning. 

here is a brief description from the website Atlas Obscura: 

"Since 1989, when Ricky Boscarino stumbled upon the cabin in the woods and began transforming it into Luna Parc, it has been a massive work in progress.
Filled with mosaics influenced by Klimt, Gaudí and Hundertwasser, the house looks as if it had been plucked from some colorful dreamscape and deposited in the backwoods of New Jersey. Artist, designer and "King-o-Luna," Ricky Boscarino, has transformed the house both inside and out, with the interior of the house covered in his collections of homemade lamps, bottle caps, Buddhas, taxidermy, miniatures, stringed instruments, stained glass and religious icons. Currently Boscarino is collecting Mrs. Butterworth bottles and blue glass for new outdoor sculptures.
A skilled artist in many mediums, among other projects, Boscarino created a four panel stained-glass mural for his bathroom depicting the journey of life from spermatozoa to skeleton. When not working on his house, Boscarino makes and sells art and jewelry (much of it miniature versions of everyday objects, though you can get a miniature fetus and enema bag in gold and silver) and throws two large parties a year in fall and spring."


my review:

 So much beauty, art and creativity to behold. LOVE LOVE LOVE the bathroom. The clear banister upstairs housing NESTS was exquisite. Wanted to sit in the ballroom with a cool drink, some music and a book. By far, my fav was the chapel- hands down, so cool, peaceful and special. I appreciate the recycling, upcycling and Ricky's dedication to non mainstream traditional home decor. The influence from his travels is apparent and his lovely collections (Asian baby shoes- yum!). I hope to return to take a workshop


let my pictures tell the rest:



























































13 comments:

  1. So'fabulous!! Thanks for sharing your photos!!

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  2. LOVE! My favorite is the bread closures in the giant glass vessels. If you want any company for a workshop....let me know when. I would love to join you.

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  3. WOW! what an amazing place........thanks for sharing your trip with us.......would love to visit as well......I would also love to join in on a workshop.....

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  4. This is awesome Kecia! I so wish that I could see this one day. Your pics are fab!

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  5. Thank you for sharing the photos from your visit - truly amazing! Artists like that with never ending creativity and vision are fascinating.

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  6. Wowza! This place just oozes creativity-thanks so much for sharing your pix! And ditto on what Geralyn said about the bread closures in the glass vessels-so colorful (I thought no one else shared my liking for those little plastic bits)! ❤️💕

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  7. That is SO COOL! I'm with you about the bathroom...I could live in it alone.

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  8. This is amazing and there are so many details to discover. Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed the tour very much.

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  9. This house is a great example of "more is more". Love it!

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  10. I've been wanting to visit this for many years. Just haven't gotten around to it. Your pics are great - thank you for sharing!

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  11. What a delight this collection of photos is, Kecia! I just love everything about the house and garden, and it was lovely to see glimpses of you there too. Thank you for sharing; certainly a place I'd want to visit if I ever make it back to the States.

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  12. Really enjoyed your pictures Kecia ;) Thanks!

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