semi-productive day

I had a semi-productive day: woke up a bit late due to sleeping in from a night out at the Makeout Room last night (no, it's not an orgy spot, it's a bar, OK?) where I saw Kurt's band Condor play as well as Experimental Dental School, which was all very great. Today was supposed to be about churning out the Anti-Factory goods in the studio, but since it was a late start it was hard to get going fast enough. That and it seems like I work better when I sew for a few days straight, as opposed to just a day here or there. It's all about getting in the groove, I guess, sort of going zen with it all. My first day back to sewing is always sort of halting and I wind up second-guessing myself with the materials and patterns, etc. So today I only made about 4 things, boo hoo. But I have more time tomorrow, plus a few items that are hanging around from not being posted before.

As I keep saying, I'm aiming to post new goods by the end of the month, so check back!

I think tonight I'm going to the Independent School of Art's Black Market Auction. Now THAT promises to be another super crowded art show with all the local scenesters coming out of the woodwork to be a part of it...do I really want to surrender myself to this? I know I'll regret it if I don't go, but the couch and TV are looking oh-so-good right now...hmmmmm....

(later that night)
OK, so I went to the auction. But not after driving around and around Hayes Valley looking for parking for about half an hour. It was ridiculous! The overcrowding of SF can really suck sometimes. Finally, I pull into a little alley and say to myself "if there's nothing here, I'm heading home." Just my luck, there was a tiny spot to squeeze into.

The event itself was pretty interesting, but I didn't stay long. Actually, it was really weird seeing all the "fake" artwork on the walls because not all of it was very good. Being that the items for auction were all fake great works of art, it made me distressed to see a Piet Mondrian done in what looked like acrylics (eegads!). I mean, if you're going to make a fake Mondrian, puh-leaze use oils! There were several Richard Princes (easy Marlboro man rephotographs), a Cindy Sherman, and even Nauman--yes, all the big guns were there, and going for awful cheap ($50-$100 starting bids). But I'm such an anal retentive viewer that I got hung up on any little bit that seemed shoddy to me--like inappropriate frames, bad mounting on mats, wrong material usage. The Frida Kahlo should never have been there, as goes the Meret Oppenheim teacup--not good. There were, however, 2 excellent Bruce Conner inkblot drawings, some really great Wangechi Mutu collage drawings, one good On Kawara (and a few not good ones) and a nice little Marcel Dzama. Now that I think of it I'm kicking myself for not going for one of the Mutus. Oh well.

Anyhow, I'm back home now and looking forward to ye olde couch!