"Senses Working Overtime"

It doesn't happen often for me but it does happen, where I have to live with something for awhile to determine if I think it's done or not.  On the back of this was a first stab at the idea; then I turned it over and tried again.  And there it languished for two months or so.  I came back to it on occasion and, this last time, a couple of days ago, I decided I could make the call for inclusion.  I may well do more of these.  And so -

Pen, pencil and lipstick on paper, 8.5 x 5.5 inches, Wednesday, March 16th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"I've Got You in the Sights of My Gun"

Sticker on torn envelope stapled and cellophane taped to torn photograph, PLUS portion of dismantled cassette tape (Transformer, Lou Reed) also stapled to photograph, 4 3/8 x 3.75 inches, Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, R Bar, San Francisco.

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"Jesus Fish"

Torn newspaper cellophane taped to a torn fish market advertisement inserted into a photo envelope, with staples and felt pen, 4.5 x 7 inches, Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, R Bar, San Francisco.

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"The Crucified Christ Pirouettes On A Kinder Egg Waterfall"

Kinder egg waterfall stapled to photograph, 5 7/8 x 4 inches, Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, R Bar, San Francisco.

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"Bethlehem"

Hospital congratulations stapled to postcard, with torn scrap from photo envelope and cellophane tape, 6.5 x 6.75 inches, Friday, May 20th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Mistress"

Painter's tape on torn photograph, 4 5/8 x 3.5 inches, Friday, May 20th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Cross in the Snow"

Scoring, post-scoring detritus, masking tape, cellophane tape and glue stick on photograph, 6 x 4 inches, Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Black Rose"

Pen, masking tape, cellophane tape and charcoal on postcard, 6 x 4.25 inches, Saturday, May 14th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Nativity in Black"

Painter's tape and charcoal on postcard, 3.75 x 5 5/8 inches, Saturday, May 14th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Her Breasts Lifted and Rode the Air Like Porpoises"

Torn page from Going Places by Leonard Michaels with pen, stapled to cardboard along with a found photograph and photo envelope.  Also painter's tape, masking tape, cellophane tape and more pen.  9 x 5 5/8 inches, Friday, May 13th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"The Hall Was Clogged with Bodies"

Torn page from Going Places by Leonard Michaels WITH - pen, charcoal, masking tape, cellophane tape and torn photo envelope, 7 x 4.25 inches, Friday, May 13th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Tumescent"

Masking tape (on the back), scoring and match on torn postcard, 5.75 x 3 inches, Sunday, April 17th, 2022, Plough and Stars, Inner Richmond, San Francisco.

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"Turn That Frown Upside Down"

Pen on masking tape; torn postcards stapled together.  7.75 x 5.5 inches, Sunday, April 17th, 2022, Plough and Stars, Inner Richmond, San Francisco.

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"Madame Zilensky and the King of Finland"

Pen on Carson McCullers' pages stapled to cardboard, with masking tape, painter's tape and charcoal, 13.75 x 5.25 inches, Saturday, April 9th, 2022, R Bar, San Francisco.

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"Happy Easter War Is Over"

Negatives stapled to torn Easter card, 7.75 x 6 inches, Saturday, April 9th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Remember the Day in Pictures"

Negative and escort ad stapled to negative sleeve, 8 1/8 x 3 7/8 inches, Saturday, April 9th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Madonna and Child"

Portion of photography advertisement, glue and painter's tape in matchbook, 2.25 x 1.5 x 3/8  inches.  Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Wicker Basket with Madonna and Child"

Torn piece of religious pamphlet in wicker basket, 2 x 3.25 x 2 inches.  Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Gazatte in a Broken Basket"

Torn escort ad stapled to wicker basket, 3 x 4 x 2.5 inches.  Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Wicker Basket with Holy Family"

Torn piece of religious pamphlet in wicker basket, 2.5 x 1.75 x 2 inches.  Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Wicker Basket with Matchbook"

Matchbook in wicker basket, 3.5 x 2 x 2.25 inches.  Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Jesus Falls Under the Weight of the Cross, Twice"

Scoring, masking tape and painter's tape on postcard, 5 and 5/8 by 3.75 inches, Saturday, March 26th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

Ready to mail.

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"Tomorrow's Memories"

Photo envelope stapled to postcard, 5 5/8 by 10.25 inches, Sunday, March 27th, 2022,Plough and Stars, Inner Richmond, San Francisco.

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"Cathedrale"

Scoring, masking tape, painter's tape, staples and lipstick on postcard, 5.75 by 4 1/8 inches, Friday, March 25th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

(Accent on the first "e" in Cathedral, please.)

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"Hope You Like Chow Mein, Motherfucker"

Scoring, masking tape, cellophane tape, staples, pen, partial Chinese food receipt, lipstick, charcoal and fragment from Carson McCullers' story on postcard, 5.75 by 3.75 inches, Friday, March 25th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Cancel Culture"

Scoring, painter's tape and staples on postcard, 5.75 by 4 1/8 inches, Friday, March 25th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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