Wednesday, February 28, 2018

"The Easter Miracle"
















Las Vegas postcards, ink on cocktail napkin, masking tape, lipstick, pencil, crayon and glue on torn cardboard, 12 x 22.5 inches, Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"Lester Ballard"





















Charred wood, lipstick, pencil, torn page from Twice-Told Tales, torn book spine, and glue on cardboard, 11.25 x 24.75 inches, Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"For Warren"




















Lipstick, crayon, charred wood, pencil and glue on cardboard, 15.25 x 11.5 inches, Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"How Is This Even A Thing?"




















Pen and lipstick on four cocktail napkins (Fall 2017, likely at the bar at Molly's Shebeen, Manhattan) glued to torn cardboard, 11 x 11 inches, Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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Monday, February 26, 2018

"I Don't Need My Name in the Marquee Lights"




















Crayon on guest check, 4  5/8 x 3  3/8 inches, Saturday, February 24th, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"Three Swans"




















Pen, cellophane tape, and typescript from elsewhere in the same story, on torn page from Twice-Told Tales, 6.5 x 4.25 inches, Friday, February 23rd, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"Oh, Sage Puss, Make Room For Me Beside You, and Remind Us of His Ding-Dong-Bell"




















Pen on torn page from Twice-Told Tales, 6.5 x 4.25 inches, Friday, February 23rd, 2018, Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

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"Two Men Walking"




















An original IBL photograph taken Thursday, February 22nd, 2018, Court Square Subway Station, Long Island City, Queens.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

"Easter Novena"
















4 parts - prayer card from my mother smudged with lipstick and glued to cardboard; pencil, crayon and lipstick on three strips of cardboard.  Ideally proposed for arrangement at 13 x 19 inches but your mileage may vary.  Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, home of Michael Fox, Long Island City, Queens.

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"(In Which Our Messiah ...)"




















Four cocktail napkins completed at Molly's Sheebeen, Manhattan, on Saturday, July 15th, 2017 - pen, pencil, felt pen, lipstick and tape; mounted on cardboard with staples (4.5 x 18.5 inches) Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, home of Michael Fox, Long Island City, Queens.

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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

"Capucin Monk with Safety Pin Through Head"
















Torn prayer card from my mother, glue, safety pin and matchbox, 2 x 2.25 x .25 inches, Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, home of Michael Fox, Long Island City, Queens.

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"Dolly"




















Torn page from Lolita, torn portion of New York Public Library guide, glue and lipstick on cardboard, 8 x 7 inches, Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, home of Michael Fox, Long Island City, Queens.

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Monday, February 12, 2018

In Which I Fix Famous Poems - UPDATE

Yeah things got a little hectic around here and I missed installments 2, 3 AND 4 (out of a total of 6 (!)).  I promise to make it up to you.  I PROMISE.

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"Linden Track A"
















An original IBL photograph taken Sunday, February 11th, 2018, New Jersey Transit Line, Linden Station, Linden, New Jersey.

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"Cross"




















An original IBL photograph taken Saturday, February 10th, 2018, West 144th Street and Convent Avenue, Harlem.

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