"No Two Snowflakes Alike"

Reverse side of escort ad stapled to cloth, 3.5 x 2.25 inches, Saturday evening, December 26th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Black Cross with Karmella on Cloth"

Painters' tape, escort ad, charred wood, glue, crayon and lipstick on cloth, 11.5 x 12.75 inches, Saturday evening, December 26th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Black Crucifix on Cloth"

Painters' tape on cloth, 11.25 x 11.25 inches, Saturday evening, December 26th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Black Cross on Cloth"

Painters' tape on cloth, 11.5 x 11.5 inches, Saturday evening, December 26th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Make the Most of Your Visit"

Torn museum program, escort ad, lipstick, glue, charred wood and pencil on cardboard, 5.75 x 3.25 inches, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"And the Sky Was All Violet - Looking East from 915 Franklin Street, San Francisco, Late 1990s"

Photograph with scoring and crayon, 6 x 4 inches, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Binion's Horseshoe"

Photograph of Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas by Geoff Bankowski.

Created and intended for Geoff and into the mail tomorrow - photograph with scoring, pencil, glue, charred wood, lipstick, cellophane tape and painters' tape, 6 x 4 inches, Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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In Which I Respond to a Request for Money from My Alma Mater, Don Bosco Technical Institute, Rosemead, California

In a piece in these very pages dated June 27th, 2020, I wrote about how my alma mater, Don Bosco Technical Institute, sent me a request for money, and in that post I outlined my response, which was to send them a piece of original art in lieu of money; a piece of art they could include in their alumni art gallery (there isn't one), or they could perhaps sell on the open market and take the proceeds for their fundraiser.  No word on how that played out.

And so but then once again they are asking me for money, and I decided to send them something a little different this time, a photo of Nance Pelosi standing up to Donald Trump.  Now, to be honest, Pelosi has never been one of my favorites, but the way she gets under Trump's skin, well, I like her a lot better now.  And, so, three photos, and I think they should be self explanatory -

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"Selfie with Pandemic"

An original IBL photograph taken Friday afternoon, December 18th, 2020, Ferry Terminal, San Francisco.

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"Like Strother Martin" (Collaboration with Danielle McArthur)

Painters' tape, pen, staples and lipstick on torn paper, 5.25 x 5.25 inches, Saturday and Sunday evenings, December 6th and 7th, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken Saturday afternoon, December 5th, 2020, southwest corner of Post Street at Polk Street, San Francisco.

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"Black Cross on Cloth"

Painters' tape, stickers, crayon, charred wood, lipstick and pencil on cloth, 10 x 11.5 inches, Wednesday evening, November 25th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Exodus 12:23 (Is It Enough Blood)"

Photograph with scoring, charred wood, lipstick and glue, 4 x 6 inches, Saturday, November 21st, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Upper Peninsula Iron Mine Disaster"

Postcard with scoring, charred wood and glue, 4 x 6 inches, Saturday, November 21st, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

I received this card in the mail from Kyra DeBiaso a few months ago, and she agreed I could make some modifications.

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"Crystal Light" (intended for Dave Kuehn)

Photograph with scoring, charred wood, torn paper, cellophane tape and glue, 4 x 6 inches, Saturday, November 21st, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

Created for Dave Kuehn after he selected the photograph from my collection and suggested the title, which I believe is from a UFO song.

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"Five Photographs, Great Cuisine of India, Olympia, Washington"

Five original IBL photographs.  These, I believe, should be hung side by side (in fact that is how they are hung in our place), but my technical proficiency is not up to the task of displaying them that way in this space.  These were taken Friday evening, April 14th, 2017, when we were still living in Seattle, and about to start a trip out to the Olympic Peninsula.  Why I did not put them out into the world sooner is a mystery to me.

Also, if you ARE in Olympia, the food here was the best Indian food we had in Washington.  We bought SO MUCH FOOD and ate it over the next several days out on the peninsula.  Also the people who own it are lovely.

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"Baby Twins with Negated Blankets"

  

Two original IBL photos that, to my mind, would rest side by side if they were hung on a wall, say.  Though I guess I don't mind them this way, either.  They are photographs of the piece "Baby with Negated Blanket", which appears in these pages on October 17th, if you care to go back and look at that.  Saturday, October 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"View of Bay Bridge from Treasure Island, Spring of 1997"

Photograph with scoring, charred wood, lipstick, cellophane tape and glue, 6 x 4 inches, Sunday, November 8th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"A Day at the Races (Stormbringer Coming)"

Photograph with scoring, charred wood, and glue, 4 x 4 inches, Sunday, November 8th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"View from the Deck at Mission Rock, with Nick Jorgensen, Spring of 1997, San Francisco"

Photograph with scoring, charred wood, and glue, 6 x 4 inches, Sunday, November 8th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Stage Fright"

An original IBL photograph taken Monday evening, October 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"I Need a Truck"

Pen, pencil, stickers, glue, charred wood PLUS scoring on photograph, 4 x 6 inches, Monday, October 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.  Created and intended for Trip Allen, Green Lake, Seattle, WA.

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"Meteor Shower"

Torn paper bits, pen, glue and charred wood on torn paper, 2.25 x 2.5 inches, Saturday, October 10th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Happy Easter War Is Over"

Photograph with modifications plus charred wood and cellophane tape, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, Saturday, October 10th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Baby with Negated Blanket"

Photograph with modifications, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, Saturday, October 10th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.  Created and intended for Jan Iannuzzi, Manhattan New York, who currently has it in her possession.

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"Baby with Negated Diaper and Booties"

Photograph with modifications, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.  Created and intended for Jan Iannuzzi, Manhattan New York, who currently has it in her possession.

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"Cross"

Pen, cellophane tape and charred wood on torn cardboard (Pabst packaging), 2 x 1.5 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"A Day at the Races"

Glue, photo scrapings and charred wood on photograph, 3.5 x 3.5 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Baby with Negated (Collection of the Artist)"

Photograph with modifications, 3.75 x 3.75 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Negated"

Photo album page, 9.25 x 11 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Friends and Family of the Artist (Including But Not Limited to The Feet of Christ, The Priest He Was Named After, and His First Chihuahua Terrier - Misses That Dog Desperately)"

Photographs and photo album page, 9.5 x 12.75 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Friends of the Artist"

 

Photographs, photo album page and blue tape, 9 x 13.75 inches, Saturday, October 3rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Clockwise From Upper Left: Baby with Negated Father, Face, Wheels, Feet of Christ, Hands; Baby Negated (Ashes to Ashes)"

Photographs with modifications - plus glue and charred wood and scraped off bits of modified photos - on photo album page, 9.25 x 12.75 inches, Saturday, September 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"A Day at the Races"

Glue and charred wood on photograph, 4 x 4 inches, Saturday, September 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Peeping Savannah: Domestic, 100% Real"

Torn escort ads, staples, glue and charred wood on Joss paper, 10 x 14.25 inches, Saturday, September 12th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Annunciation in Black"

Pencil, crayon, lipstick, charred wood and glue on cardboard glued to more cardboard, 12 x 14.25 inches, Saturday, September 5th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Send Me a Postcard, Darling" (Front and Back)

Pencil, pen, crayon, lipstick, postage stamp, glue, torn page from religious tract and note from Reverend Don Spitz on torn cardboard, 5 x 7 inches, Saturday, September 5th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Call Me the Breeze"

Pencil, charred wood, glue, plus escort ads and other torn ephemera on childhood report card envelope,  6 3/8 x 4 inches, Saturday, August 29th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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In Which I Send a Christmas Card to Michael Fox Around Easter Time, and He Makes Some Modifications and Returns It To Me

In March of this year I sent a Christmas card to my friend Michael Fox in Beacon, New York.  Let's call it "belated".

In April, Michael made some modifications to said card and returned it to me.  Just thought I would share that here.

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The Other One

I worked at Pacific Gas and Electric Company in San Francisco for about 11 years, from the late 90s until 2007.  Our department had a fair amount of people, let’s say fifty (though I don’t remember the exact number), and there were two Caucasian men who were gay and out.  I will call them Dennis and Marshall.  There was also a Filipina woman who worked there, and for a time we shared an office, and I liked her very much.  She was nothing but kind and generous to me always.  I will call her Maria.  One day Dennis approached me and told me this brief story – 

He was walking down the hall and bumped into Maria, and she greeted him and said, "Hello, Marshall."

"Oh, I'm Dennis," he responded.

"That's right," Maria said.  "You're the other one." 

"Cross" (Detail)

Lipstick on paper, a rubbing done by Danielle McArthur (transferred from my chest, see previous post for photograph), 23.5 x 13.25 inches, Friday, August 28th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken Friday, August 28th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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