Sorry tonight is going to be a bit of a failure on my part. I really wasted the weekend, not that it's a new issue for me, and didn't really start working on this until after I came back from a trivia night with my friends. And we didn't even win this time, although I think we're about 50/50 at this particular bar which might be a personal best for us. So this is going to be a bit underdone but there are a couple of announcements to make up for it at the end.
I really enjoy the slightly different angle of this photo but it doesn't exactly lend itself to easy research. I have a couple other exposures of this particular railing that unfortunately just give me other stickers rather than more information on the ones that are really visible here. I also know that I've seen this burger sticker many times but I don't seem to have taken any other photos of it. Not that I think it would have helped pull up any information on it, since I seem to be only missing one letter on the sticker. I like the fact that this particular angle gives you a slightly hidden sticker. I really only noticed the sticker on the inside after I stood up from kneeling for my original exposures. I also find it to be an odd combination of things. I mean I think that it's a play on older restaurant advertising but it also seems to be one of those corrupted colloquialisms, like jeet yet. The other really noticeable sticker is the blue girl on the pole. I really like the flowing nature of the sticker and the way it gives that feeling of rebellion. Although that might just be the fact that the red marks on the top of her head reminds me of a skateboard helmet. I'm not really sure what the keywords would be to look it up though. Again it reminds me of a skater but I rather doubt that's the influence behind it. Despite the lack of information on the stickers, I like to think that this photo kind of exemplifies the unique ways this graffiti plays with the way you look at your surroundings. Wow, that really was half-assed but that's about all I got in me tonight. I guess I'll have to ensure the next one is better to make up for it. Now on to the announcements, well technically it's really only the one. I decided to take a chance and to submit one of the photos from the blog to the Art All Night show that's happening at the end of April. If you haven't been to it yet, I highly suggest it. The show is completely free, for the artists and the patrons, and gives people from all over the area the chance to get their art out there. It's an interesting conglomeration of styles, techniques, and people that honestly needs to be seen to really understand. I went for the first time last year and was truly impressed with the idea behind the show. So I figured that this was a great experiment and worth taking a chance. If you happen to be in the Lawrenceville area at some point between April 29th after 4 PM until April 30th at 2 PM, you definitely should take the time to stop by. It's apparently the show's 20th anniversary so I'm sure it'll be interesting. I'm going to be creating an event on the Facebook page, as a little reminder, and use one of the prints that are available on the Society 6 page but I'm going to keep which post I choose as a surprise. If you're interested definitely stop on by since you get the chance to see a blog photo in person, find out which one I picked, and maybe even run into me.
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Maggie Ondrey
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