Since my new house (ack!) will have cellular reception, I'm debating whether I should just ditch the landline and go with only a cell phone. It seems logical, but I also want to have Internet access at home. And thus far I can't seem to find just Internet access. Well, I can, but it's $40/mo as opposed to $50/mo for a phone, Internet and possibly cable bundle. That's stupid.
I breifly decided that a new house (ack!) warranted a proper, grown-up purchase. Specifically, I wanted a piece of art by Bill Hammond. I saw some of his stuff in a gallery in Wellington, NZ, and it kind of stuck with me.
See what I mean? Creepy and gorgeous. The one above is "The Fall of Icarus" and below is "Placemakers II."
Alas,Mr. Hammond does not seem to have a website. The one site I found that sold quality work started their lithographs at $2,500. Ouch. I've found one NZ print store that has two of his prints, "Placemakers I" and "Jingle Jangle Morning" for sale for NZ$80 each. I think it might be worth it. But it won't be the same as seeing his art up close, seeing the paint that has poured down the canvas.
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About me
Currently residing in Anchorage, Alaska.
Life in the far north is not always all it's cracked up to be. I can't see Russia from here, but that's probably because of the ice fog.
Life in the far north is not always all it's cracked up to be. I can't see Russia from here, but that's probably because of the ice fog.
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Was this by chance the City Gallery in Wellington? I saw the exhibit they had up there when I was passing through sometime at the end of January of last year. I was absolutely entranced by his work, and I wanted to buy the giant book they had for sale there, but in the end I settled for a couple of postcards. His stuff is amazing!
(Also, I don't know if I've ever commented on your blog before, but hi! I like reading about people up in Alaska. It makes me jealous, but in a good way!)
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