Hi,
This morning it was dark at 6am. There was no fog, at least I couldn’t see any. In simplest terms, it was an art day.
So far, the ‘Zany Day’ song is a stumper. I didn’t mean for that to happen, but I guess I went too deep. Here’s more: “I got a black cat bone, I got a mojo too, I got John the Conqueror, I’m gonna mess with you. I’m gonna make you, pretty girl, lead me by the hand, then the world will know, the __-__ __.” Hint: Title almost sounds like baby talk, but it’s not.
The first thing on our list for today was to load 34 works of art into the van. We enlisted Boot’s brother, Nu, to help us. The plan worked perfectly and all of the art went into the van without any problem. We were due at the gallery at 9am. After running the dogs we hit the road. It’s a short trip to Art Bridge and when we arrived we got to see what happens an hour before it normally opens. The staff was preparing the lunch menu in the kitchen, the waiters were counting things, arranging tables, and workers were putting finishing touches on the new gallery.
Three young men unloaded the van and we discussed the next steps with the manager, Poy. It was determined that more clean up was necessary before we took the work upstairs so we went home.
Blue joined us and we went to Work@Home for coffee, tea and conversation. The air was cool and the sky was clear. It was a beautiful morning. After coffee we made a few more stops at shops where posters could be hung. One of the places we stopped was Browney’s pet supply. We didn’t expect them to put up a poster, but the owner was eager to hang it and said she’d be at the opening. Wow. It’s looking more and more like we’re going to have a big crowd on Saturday night.
We had a nice lunch at Art Bridge since we were to hang the work at 1pm. While we ate, we watched a scene unfold at the table next to us. Two by two, older couples arrived and greeted each other with big smiles. It was some kind of club or organization and there was a genuine bond between them. When we finished lunch we had another meeting with Poy and decided to mount the show tomorrow morning.
This evening we went to an opening at 9 Art Gallery. It was like a reunion of the old guard. They used to have an opening on the first Saturday of each month and that’s how we got to know most of the local artists. They stopped having the monthly openings and people were missing them. You might say they were back by popular demand. The exhibit featured 8 artists and their work represented various styles. We had good conversations with some of the senior artists from Art Bridge and also with some old friends.
Today’s photo was taken on the Super Highway. It might look like an ordinary delivery truck until you realize that it’s carrying ‘Ize & Pure Drinking Water’. I couldn’t resist sharing another creative spelling of an English word. Hmm, maybe it’s colder.
Have a Thrilling Thursday.
Peace,
Danny
We no longer see each other.
We only see faces of monsters,
and that gives us courage to destroy
each other.”
~Thick Nhat Hanh
Gettin' Funky, Thai Style
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