"Sarape and Sombrero with Snowman"

Charcoal, sticker, torn escort ad, torn portion of guest check, excerpt from Ikea instructions and cellophane tape on child's pre-crayoned snowman (paper), 10.5 x 7 inches, Thursday, January 20th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Guest Check with Sarape and Sombrero and Divine Praises, with Charcoal"

Torn page from religious pamphlet, cellophane tape, charcoal and staples on guest check, 6.5 x 3 5/8 inches, Thursday, January 20th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Guest Check with Sarape and Sombrero and Kinder Egg Waterfall Plus Torn Matchbook"

Portion of torn matchbook, cellophane tape, charcoal and a waterfall image included in a Kinder Egg (gift of Kasey Ochs) on guest check, 6.5 x 3 3/8 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Guest Check with Sarape, Sombrero and S.F. MOMA Admission"

SF MOMA admission stub on guest check, 6.5 x 3 3/8 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Guest Check with Sarape, Sombrero and Cross" (for Danielle)

Portion of torn matchbook and cellophane tape on guest check, 6.5 x 3 3/8 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

Danielle said, "Make me a simple cross."  And so I did.  It was super helpful to me as I was feeling uninspired and, from here, I thought, well, what else can I do with these guest checks that Will Presley so generously gifted me? (I think 3 or 4 more will likely follow this post.)

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"It Is Finished"

Found timecard and found photograph - with torn envelope, painters' tape, glue and staples, 8.75 x 7 inches, Thursday, January 27th, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Advertisement for Better Homes and Garden Baby Book, Annotated"

Line from religious pamphlet and glue on advertisement, 9.25 x 7 1/8 inches, Sunday, January 23rd, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Beach Closed"

Scoring and charred wood on photograph, 3.5 x 4 7/8 inches, Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Las Jovencitas"

Escort ads, torn bits from religious pamphlets/papers on book cover ("The Novels of Dashiell Hammett" - it was so olde it fell apart in my hands last time I read it), 6.25 x 8.5 inches, Thursday, January 27th, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Pink Magnificat"

Escort ad, staples and bits of birthday card on partial birthday card, 7.5 x 3 7/8 inches, Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Baby's First Birthday"

Escort ad, cancelled stamps and staples on partial birthday card, 6.75 x 3 7/8 inches, Sunday, February 6th, 2022, Springville, California.

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"Bake Sale Sara"

Escort ad, glue, stickers on torn paper (rescued from a previous project), fragments from religious pamphlet, portion of matchbook, cellophane tape and pen on envelope, 5 x 5.5 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Kassidy Has the Answers"

Escort ads, excerpts from religious pamphlets and glue on envelope, 7 x 6.5 inches, Thursday, January 27th, 2022, Oceano, California.

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"Answers to Difficulties About Prayer"

Cover of religious pamphlet and pamphlet excerpts, staples on paper with glue (rescued from a previous project), dime, cellophane tape and glue on torn book cover glued together ("Twelfth Night"), 5.75 x 7 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Wandering Thoughts"

Escort ad, staples, and page/fragment from religious pamphlet on 5th grade report card envelope, 6.25 x 4 inches, Monday, January 17th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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"Unwanted Thoughts"

Escort ad and staples on page from religious pamphlet, 5.25 x 3 3/8 inches, Friday, January 14th, 2022, Cathedral Hill, San Francisco.

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