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Jim Nakano is the Donutman. I drove up at 8:30am on a saturday, and he sees me and I get a heroes welcome. "Come on in back," he says waving his arm, leading me to the right side of the building where I enter. Jim in back and all smiles like an uncle who you haven't seen in a year. He's busy since they're actually closing early since it's a day before Easter. A few people are lined up to buy his...
Jim Nakano is the Donutman. I drove up at 8:30am on a saturday, and he sees me and I get a heroes welcome. “Come on in back,” he says waving his arm, leading me to the right side of the building where I enter. Jim in back and all smiles like an uncle who you haven’t seen in a year. He’s busy since they’re actually closing early since it’s a day before Easter. A few people are lined up to buy his special brand of donuts, perhaps as a special holiday treat. I telephone ordered a fat 20 strawberry donuts, and they’re just about complete when I get there. It gives us a chance to talk a bit, and he’s a food guy, and drives all over to eat a meal. An older couple say hello from the outside front window, while I stand and talk. He waves them in, around the side and through the door, which signals that it’s my turn to leave. It’s a short visit, but I’m happy to say, I achieved the “pass” to be part of the inner circle (no donut pun intended). Donutman That’s artist Ana Serrano. As you can see, strawberry donuts made it to the Scion space early in the day. The artists and friends from all over enjoyed the sweet treat.
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This is Shin Tanaka. He's a pretty quiet guy, but has a vision for his figures. He's sort of like the Michael Lau of paper figures, and now his work is front and center and really the inspiration for this entire art exhibition. It's all about works made with and on Paper hence the name Papershapers.
That's Polly Verity's hands. It's insane that she can sit there and fold this. She's from Edinburgh.
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This is Shin Tanaka. He’s a pretty quiet guy, but has a vision for his figures. He’s sort of like the Michael Lau of paper figures, and now his work is front and center and really the inspiration for this entire art exhibition. It’s all about works made with and on Paper hence the name Papershapers. That’s Polly Verity’s hands. It’s insane that she can sit there and fold this. She’s from Edinburgh. That’s the work by the camera shy Hunter Stabler. He was probably on a walkabout. Richard Sweeney. You might know his work from Flickr. He’s quite good at getting his work out by using that site. Ryohei Tanaka. Yes, he’s in the show, and right now is giving off a lot of fun energy. Ana Serrano’s piece is a city. I wish I could live here. That’s my hood. Lucky and Polly. Aw…. see you saturday. Yes, anyone is invited. Scion Space.
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Sometimes, you meet interesting people. Beau Sia is one of them. At 32, he's quite young and kicks ass at whatever he does. Slam Poetry battles might be in his past, but performing etc, that's his future. He's as in tune or at least trying to find his tune in more than just work, but in how it weaves him with his life. That's artist shit. I sat down and had lunch and had a lot of fun. This guy's...