Friday, May 4, 2007

First Thursday Last Night

"Pioneer Square is the neighborhood where Seattle, Washington was founded in 1852, following a brief six month settlement at Alki Point." It's home to lots of art galleries. Apparently it used to be home to lots of dry goods shops.

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I love this fountain.

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Cartons of beer?

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We head to 619 Western, a building that houses lots of small studios.

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"Much of the neighborhood is on landfill... a major earthquake damaged some of the buildings."

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On Chuck's advice, we came here to see Kate Protage's work.

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I really like this one.

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The work seems to get weirder as you go upstairs.

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Do you wonder what's on display in the Viewmaster?

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Creepy fetuses in jars.

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Mr. Peanut always hogs all the blow.

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At this point we're all drunk enough to pile into the ancient elevator (and re-enact the final scene of The Blair Witch Project).

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In homage to Kate's cityscapes, I take photos of city lights on the way home.

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Reader, I bought it.

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2 comments:

chuck b. said...

Cool!!! Good for you! I like yours as much as mine. Which is in here.

Wow, wow, wow.

Okay, so, as a collector to another, I'm curious...what *range* are Protages selling for these days?

JvA said...

More than the $450 you paid for yours, you should be pleased to hear. :)