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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(Untitled)

An original IBL photograph taken Sunday, August 9th, 2020, on Geary Street between Polk and Larkin, Tenderloin, San Francisco.

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"Baby with Negated Legs, Belly, Plastic Ball, Clock, Table Legs and Laundry Basket"

Photograph with modifications, 3.75 x 3.75 inches, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.  Intended and created for Renee Sedliar, who took possession the next day.

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"Cross"

An original IBL photograph taken Sunday evening, August 23rd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Negated Baby on Porch with Twin"

Two photographs, one with modifications, both 3.75 x 3.75 inches, and meant to be displayed next to each other.  Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Baby with Negated Arm, Hand and Door Knob"

Photograph with modifications, 3.75 x 3.75 inches, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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JW Gacy Airport

 I bet if that was the name of the airport they would have changed it by now.

(John Wayne was a hero to some but he never meant shit to me.)

All Four Capucin Monks in One Place

 

Photograph taken today, August 9th, 2020, just inside our front door.  From top to bottom see them in their original isolated state on blog posts from 8/9/20,  1/5/19, 8/24/18 and 2/13/18.

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"Capucin Monk with Nail Through Head"

 

Torn Mass card and nail, 1.25 x 1.75 inches, Sunday, August 9th, 2020, Myrtle Street, San Francisco.  

(Check out the other three in this series dated 2/13/18 and 8/24/18 and 1/5/19.)

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"The Visual Language of the Amtrak"

From awhile back.  As it happens to me sometimes, I carry things around thinking I might expand on them down the road.  And then, one day, I look at an item again for the millionth time and think, "No, that's actually it."  This one from nearly seven years ago when I was doing so many of these crosses.  Title by Danielle McArthur, pen and lipstick on torn paper, 4.5 x 6.5 inches, Thursday, November 21st, 2013, Little Red Hen, Green Lake.

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" 'Black Sheets of Rain' Postage Stamp (Date of Issue August, 8th, 2020) "

A fragment of recycled art from back in the Seattle days, I would think - pencil and felt pen and crayon on paper, then inserted into a torn photo album sleeve.  3.5 x 3.75 inches, Saturday, August 8th, 2020, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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