On my wall hangs some local art.....

by Pinch Fingers dated 10-99. we bought from ourselves at Rampart, 2nd floor. in 99. we hung local art, we displayed local art back then...
and m. just hung a huge net in front of John Clinton's masterpiece.....in our entry.....at amocat/funkoma. Because our perennial theme in the foyer is.....Nautical.....seems quite fitting...don't ya know....

I have pulled out several Sailor/ships Nautical type-theme clothes to wear this week....I seem to have a lot of it...I'll be sporting a 1920's middy with my favorite nautical theme pin made by Gertrude....from flotsam and jetsam and alphabet noodles......
several of my blouses have big ships, sailor's knots.....the kind of blouses that grannies wear on their cruise ships to Alaska.....

I have a T shirt from Tacoma's first Tall Ships....hanging in the store right now...also a 60s Stadium Letter Sweater cardy........

I am a sucker for novelty prints.....and I have tons more nautical than I thought....
hmmm....Today's choice is a silk screened slip with a .....
Tall Ship.....hey that's a poem!
It was done by teresa.....who is celticteresa on ebay and she's one of my top friends on my myspace page.....she helped me get started with html and is a clever clever girl.....
and topping that is a silk blouse with tiny tattoos and medals...that say Sailors Grave....I really started ramping up the collection a few years ago because my FIL is a ferry boat captain....This.....in addition to my Most Beloved Theme of
Edwardian Pirate.....or slinky 70s boho chic.......
And I'm a West Coast Girl.....I've never lived, and never will live more than a few miles from salt water....I'm ...oh about 2 blocks from the salty brine.
I live a charmed life!



So support the arts.....support your local artists.....buy from local artists......it's the cool thing.
I'll post a pic when I find my camera again......I have another piece.....
by Pinch Fingers.....it's a weird moody face that reflects my often-state of mind..bemused confused bewilderment over mass stupidity....
and there is more local art around here... I have found lots of stuff I had hidden...and July will be Redecorate Chez MNT.
Yes, murphi's 2 pieces will hang at the new funkoma....I own the burger....

Crimeny.....I've lost my camera again....

or I'd show you a pic of bunches of stuff....The New Frontier....has an orange front. Jennifer Johnson came to visit us at Amocat/Funkoma......
as did Fewster (more on that later) and so did Nanette...and her rapidly growing big baby....She moved to the lower floor at Sanford, as did
Tracymarie...
Lots of folks have been stopping in.....we're happy to continue Rampart in the same crazy spirit......
I must get over to Sanford visit the pals.....I haven't been since last 3rd thursday......chatted for long time with the wonderment that is Polly
...because.
I have been moving...you may have heard!!
I have another day or 2.....
and then I can start setting out the 100+ pieces of vintage clothes, and small furniture I"ve bought in the last month, but had to stash because of moving.....you may have heard.
Mystic Mocha is now serving beer.....another place to wet yr. whistle in the Dome District besides at Freighthouse.....and yes, my neighbors are still serving those damn Fried Twinkies......they are evil people who want you to explode in some kind of hyper sugar bliss ment.........
I'm a bit sad that I won't be business-wall sharers.....they are good sports.....but I still live upstairs with Tacoma's greatest view!
Wow! I can't wait for the Tall Ships....
I'll be down at the waterfront on Thursday morning to see them round Vashon.
I lived 2 blocks west of Magoo's 2 years ago and walked down to just below The Spar.
I was amazed.....I was in awe....it was Awesome......(in the old sense of the word..)
to see those shimmering white sails, the glossy wood on the sheets of ruffled blue both heavenbound and port bound.......
I can now truly understand how people who had not seen anything like them in their lives, in their cultures would think they were Gods....
Magical Beings ........
I encourage every single person on the planet to be on Tacoma's waterfront to see them come into Commencement Bay......
Suck this, Seattle......
Tacoma is cool, and we don't even have to try very hard....we just am.