Tugs and Kisses mixed media piece by North Dakota artist Micah Bloom.
- Micah Bloom
- Tugs and Kisses, 2008
- Mixed media, photograph, thread, wood
- Framed: 8 x 6 in
- Signature: Bloom, LR. Dated 2008, LL
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Installed
Micah Bloom (American, b. North Dakota)
Tugs and Kisses, 2008
Mixed media: vintage photograph, popsicle stick, red thread, glass bead, black mat board, wood frame
Approximately 5 × 7 in. (framed)
Signed lower right: Bloom. Dated LL, 2008.
Tugs and Kisses captures both the mechanics of the piece and its emotional register simultaneously. The tug is literal (the stick, the thread) and the kisses are implied but absent, which is what gives it its quiet ache.
Exhibition History
Group Exhibition -
January 30, 2026 - February 22, 2026
The Heart Show: Call Me!
, The Rourke Art Gallery and Museum, Moorhead, MN
