Once again, ARTcrawl was great! We saw two talented artists (Ania and Cornelis) at their opening at ARTspace, ate lots of sushi at the almost-renovated William Street Cafe, sampled chocolate and Turkish Delight at Eve Chocolatier, and ended up at the Thames Art Gallery for another opening (Systems Check), Bob's Rockabilly Band and Dance Dance Revolution in Studio One.
The photo above is the Blossom Baton I made that led the ARTcrawlers from ARTspace to the Thames Art Gallery. At the top is a plastic figure of Blossom, one of the Powerpuff Girls. (She used to be a bubble bath bottle.) The theme of the summer ARTcrawl on June 18th was Manga, in honour of Mitsutaru Yokoyama, a Japanese Manga artist who was born on June 18th in 1934. Manga and anime are related, so the Powerpuff Girls reference was appropriate (and I just happened to have a Blossom bubble bath bottle kicking around, believe it or not). My favourite part of the baton is the old brass pin glued with the green army men- it says "Boy Scouts- Be Prepared". That's right boys. It's always a wise move to be prepared. You never know when a cute girl with a bow in her hair is going to surprise you with her super powers. Or kick your ass.
I had a great time! Many people, including me, went to ARTcrawl in costume inspired by anime. My friend Irene bought me an Alice-in-Wonderfland Harajuku Queen of Hearts costume from a secret source she had found, and she bought a similar outfit for herself that was inspired by the Mad Hatter. Angelina, who is an artist with very cool pink hair, won the best costume for her Sailor Moon outfit. Irene and I danced and danced. We were just two women in their 40's, dressed in inappropriately short little Alice costumes, having fun at an art gallery party.
Good fun was had by all, including my teenage son who watched me dance with a mixture of embarassment and pride.
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