The View From My Weekend Post

Looking up . . .

up . . .

down a little . . .

And at the floor . . .

I helped Ananda at her booth at Craft Boston this weekend. The show was held at the Boston Center for the Arts in the Cyclorama, a stylish, historic, remarkable building in Boston's South End. It was a lovely event in an amazing building, in a gorgeous neighborhood. Oh . . . and the company? It was really good! :-)

The Day After Thanksgiving in Manhattan

S. AND I HAD A LOVELY THANKSGIVING FEAST WITH FRIENDS IN THE CITY. BEFORE HEADING HOME ON FRIDAY WE STOPPED IN CHELSEA TO SEE WHAT WAS SHOWING IN THE GALLERIES. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE THE DAVID HOCKNEY PAINTINGS AT PACE WILDENSTEIN ON 25TH ST. IF I HAD KNOWN THE SHOW CONTINUED AT THEIR UPTOWN GALLERY I WOULD'VE RUN RIGHT UP THERE TO SEE IT. BOTH PARTS OF THE SHOW CLOSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE, SO VISIT IT SOON IF YOU CAN!
HERE IS A LINK TO A VERY GOOD ARTICLE IN THE NY TIMES ABOUT HOCKNEY'S LATEST WORK IN ENGLAND. THERE'S A FUN MOVIE CLIP AND AUDIO SLIDE SHOW ATTACHED TO THE ARTICLE. HERE IS A LINK TO JAMES KALM'S SURREPTITIOUS VIDEO OF THE 25TH STREET GALLERY SHOW. SKIP AHEAD TO THE 4:00 MINUTE MARK (SKIP THE BORING BOOK SIGNING) TO SEE THE HOCKNEY SHOW.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HERE'S A LINK TO DAVID HOCKNEY'S WEBSITE, WHICH LOOKS LIKE HOURS OF FUN.

Celebrating Diane's 50th

WHAT A LOVELY DINNER - IN THE WINE CELLAR OF AN ORGANIC ITALIAN RESTAURANT. IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL PARTY - SO SORRY WE HAD TO LEAVE EARLY TO DRIVE 2 HOURS HOME! ( I DON'T KNOW THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT - BUT IT'S NEXT TO THE PARK SLOPE FOOD COOP). HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIANE! WELCOME TO THE 50'S!

Next Stop DUMBO

ON OUR WAY TO THE BIRTHDAY DINNER IN PARK SLOPE, WE STOPPED AT S.'S OLD LOFT ADDRESS, 247 WATER ST., IN DUMBO (DOWN UNDER THE MANHATTAN BRIDGE OVERPASS). HE MOVED AWAY FROM THIS LOFT 15 YEARS AGO, AND HADN'T BEEN BACK SINCE. THE BUILDING WAS BOARDED UP, BURNED OUT INSIDE.

HERE'S THE GRAFFITI DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET . . .


. . . AND THE GENTRIFIED BUILDING ON THE NEXT BLOCK, WHERE WORKING ARTISTS WERE OFFERED $100,000 EACH TO GET OUT. S.'S OLD BUILDING IS RIGHT THERE IN THE FOREGROUND.