First we went and picked up Daniel and then we went to the Saigon Deli on Jackson. I love this place. It’s good and it’s cheap too!

Then we went to the Western Bridge. It is a big warehouse that has been transformed into an exhibition center for contemporary art. The Trues put it up as a place to house all their art. I met Mr. True briefly and my impression is that he is a good guy. He and his wife have a respectable collection as well. The first thing you see is a Cindy Sherman. Then there is the whole army of dolls that are so individually creepy that when you put 118 of them together in a large room, it is scary. I loved the videos upstairs that were musical and odd. Hearing the sound of a record getting slid over a rough wall was great in that one. All three of us were impressed. I could go on and on. I liked the way there is a porthole in the bathroom. I liked a lot of the art. I’m going to have to find my list of names and pieces so that I can do it justice.

Then we went over to 1506 projects which is great that it is there as a teeny venue put on by artists, but so far I haven’t seen anything there that moves me.

Then we were off to Ballard/Featherston to look at Elizabeth Jameson’s work. I’ve met Elizabeth a few times and she is a down to earth and fun person. When I visited her studios a year or two ago, I felt at home and enjoyed the atmosphere. I like her. I like her art of fantastical fashion.

Then we went to G. Gibson to look at Lori Nix’s stuff. I love this stuff, this was my second time back there. I love her ability to make something small into something big and still hold my attention. She includes enough emotional drama in her recreations of disasters.

Then we went to Soil. I have a soft spot for Soil, and I want their space to have my gallery when they move out of it, if it isn’t too expensive.

As if that weren’t enough we went to the Goodwill and I found a dinosaur and some jeans and some fancy army men. I normally buy plastic dinosaurs, but I rarely see a dinosaur that I don’t already have. Today I found a home-made wood dinosaur that opens and closes it’s jaws as it rolls. All in all a super day for art.

I forgot to mention that I went to the new Seattle Library yesterday. I enjoyed it. It has style. I feel that the stacks are a little cramped and claustrophobic, but if they weren’t there wouldn’t be all that open space. I’m sure someone will commit suicide in there sometime. There are a few ten story drops within the building. I liked the video piece on the escalator. I like that the escalators are bright yellow. I like the fact that it is not a box.