The tasteful Carnival horse was left in a Ballard FREE bin by friends of mine that were moving, & have a 'bad art' collection (no, none of mine). Since my yard is filled with large, plastic, pseudo-carnival horses, I thought he needed rescuing.
So I came upon this magic gem hidden in the photo studio of my school in a box of items going to the dumpster. So I snatched it in just the nick of time and saved it from damnation. I now offer it up in exchange for the hairy lady. This couple is an ongoing mystery to me and soon to you!
Nicolas' story submitted with "Drinkey Clown" (bARTer Sauce's title...not Nicolas'....if that is his real name):
When I lived in Oakland California I found a Billy Dee Williams Colt 45 cardboard standee outside my neighborhood liquor store in the trash. "Score!" I thought and I raced to gaffle this treasure of treasures. Halfway home I realized by the smell that the homeless had been using it for a toilet and so I left it in an open convertible. I had hoped the owner - upon returning to his car - thought Billy Dee spontaneously visited him and wanted to be his Return of the Jedi co-pilot... but he/she probably thought it was an ex trying to get back at them.
Tim traded me this at the First Thursday Art Walk on 12/6.
Here is his story:
"The sketch book was made by a guy named DB -- one of my former neighbors in the Prudential Building here in Pioneer Square. When he moved out he threw out quite a bit of stuff including 3 sketch books. I took one of them apart and hung them as a border along my ceiling. I took another one apart and hung them on a wall and gave them away during artwalk. Thanks so much for trading the 3rd one for the ceramic chip bowl."
