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Bazaar Bizarre took place in SF on saturday, another packed event that costs only $1 to get it. Post running from the Art Center show it was a drive up to get in at 5am, and to check out this event. Modest with vendors behind 6 foot tables, it's actually mellow and a well done event. It took place in what seemed like a community center in Golden Gate Park. I helped at the Cut+Pastebooth, which was...
Bazaar Bizarre took place in SF on saturday, another packed event that costs only $1 to get it. Post running from the Art Center show it was a drive up to get in at 5am, and to check out this event. Modest with vendors behind 6 foot tables, it’s actually mellow and a well done event. It took place in what seemed like a community center in Golden Gate Park. I helped at the Cut+Paste booth, which was a busy place. Craft fans everywhere. From late teen to granny, tons of people did their shopping. It was pretty busy as you can tell. The level of craft has improved a lot in the last few years. The fan base has grown with it. It’s a spot that’s either going to be, or is being exploited as we speak. The major stores will continue to make crafty looking items, and I think that means, it’s started. I’m not sure where and how the t-shirt booths fit into this whole thing, since that’s the easiest, and least crafty, but they’re there too.
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Friday night was the grad show at Art Center. I've been to such event a few times, but it seems like it's only gotten bigger and more crowded. It's getting to be more than just a graduation show, it's about just checking out who's on the horizon. We all know many of the artists who like now are from Art Center. Every year seems to turn out a few that go on and become "artists" in this new art...
Friday night was the grad show at Art Center. I’ve been to such event a few times, but it seems like it’s only gotten bigger and more crowded. It’s getting to be more than just a graduation show, it’s about just checking out who’s on the horizon. We all know many of the artists who like now are from Art Center. Every year seems to turn out a few that go on and become “artists” in this new art economy. I won’t name names, there’s just a lot. Who will it be this year? It’s so crowded, I honestly couldn’t get to more than 25% of what was out there. I don’t bother with car design, although I might one day drive the prototype that’s here. Yes bikes, a lot of them. Where are they going? I know this fella, and he’s Emilio Santoyo. He also did the war of the ketchup and mustard, being rooted on by hotdogs. Come to think of it, relish wins for me every time. Stantons! These prints looked great. I forgot the name of this person, but the work was consistent. This work freaked me out. The faces were on cans. This was amazing. A world, a Cloud City, a dream of a place, Jack Long’s buildings, City of Darkness, somewhere in Brazil, maybe the setting for Amelie 2, you couldn’t be at or beat this place. I like the architecture the airplane view of this piece. That’s smiles for a graduate.
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We are out of Tokyo and now in Kobe. What a difference! Big props to Tokyo for your hospitality. Here are some final images…The two photos above are from Tsukiji, the wholesale fish market where fresh fish comes in the morning to be distributed to Sushi joints all over. Went at 6am right after getting off work. We’d been saying we’d go the whole time we’d been there but the opportunity never came. So our last morning in Tokyo was dedicated to this place, even though I was tired as fuck. It was worth it. I’ve never seen a whole tuna before and there must have been a few hundred lying all about. We walked around taking photos and finally worked up an appetite to have a sushi breakfast. Nice way to round up our stay in Tokyo.I basically grew up on Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. My friends and I used to haunt all the cafes in the area talking bullshit into the wee hours of the night. F.O.B. Cafe is what we used to call the I House cafe. It was the International students house cafe so there were plenty of FOB’s there, thus the nickname. I know it’s kind of mean but I was a dick. Now I’m a FOB in Asia. Any lonely ladies out there? This place is full handsome men ready to please you and take away all the days stress. I hear many a office lady have stolen company funds in order to keep up the habit.
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