One From Danielle McArthur, One From Infection By Light

On the left, "Easter Island" by Your Humble Narrator.  On the right, "The History of the World" by Danielle McArthur. Both from Tuesday, May 31st, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.  For Danielle's piece, I suggested she put it in the matchbox, as I have done with things in the past (and, of course, right here, too).  I also suggested the title.  They aren't very big, no more than 2.5 x 2 inches, and mostly it's tape - cellophane, painters', masking.  And that's all I got, and now you know.

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"The Accordion Writhes Between His Stumps Like a Sack of Snakes"

Torn page from Tropic of Cancer and felt pen, 7 7/8 x 5.25 inches, Saturday, May 28th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"The Rue Lafayette and Fifth Avenue"

Torn page from Tropic of Cancer and felt pen, 7 7/8 x 5.25 inches, Wednesday, June 8th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"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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