And she took the L Train to Brooklyn.....

Birdie's FIELD TRIP notes!

Honeyspace-

The landlord had development plans for the property but after the success of the original Honeyspace decided to start charging a monthly rent high enough for many of the artists who helped put the place on the map to have to leave. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/arts/design/18gall.html?_r=1
Adam, shown in the article- is now assembling displays at Target, which he has no creative control over. Stare He is now a tortured Target employee.

My friend Mickey- shown below- http://www.honey-space.com/archive/western/1.shtml another one of the artists who gave the place a name (click on the photo to flip through pictures of Gringolandia) lost his space as well.
http://concretemenagerie.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html (scroll down to Follow The White Bunny)

Thomas Beale, the main instigator and advocate for the space, is still going strong- http://www.tbeale.com/ A very dedicated chap who used to blow through a studio in my hometown from time to time- I was dating a tortured marionette maker there, really- lots of sawdust. Here is Tom, aka Rom- http://artwelove.com/insights/archives/2008/07/17/spaces-we-love-honey-s...

And this is the exhibit that I got some wonderful photos of with my old 35mm Canon, high speed film, no flash. Daphane is lovely. http://animalnewyork.com/2010/03/daphane-parks-superconductor-at-honey-s...

I'm really psyched to see how they came out! Big smile

Now, someone else has to start a new free-to-artists-gallery to take this one's place....... Honeyspace is right across the street from Graffiti Lab, which I really wanted to visit, but hey, there's always the summer.....

Oh and I had a pint in the White Horse, took photographs of paintings of Dylan Thomas staring back at me, went to see The Secret of Kells at the IFC, ate at the B&H and had some incredible borscht and perogies, and somehow survived thrift store clothes shopping in Brooklyn after 4 hours sleep. All in all, it was pretty sweet.

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that's always the way

you do a good thing and you get priced out of the market. those guys will all move on to better things.

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"Wouldn't you rather your child be a drug dealer than a drug addict?" -- John Waters

come out

got a little inspired

...I have a large house, I'm thinking about throwing an art show.

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"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself; but talent instantly recognizes genius"--Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Do it!

That's a great idea! I know there are a lot of artists in San Francisco who don't get a chance to display their work! And it would be FUN. Maybe you could start a trend, house/art gallery- I knew this guy Bob when I was there last who had a secret gallery in his apt- he had a freaking huge attic. I forget why it was secret- not sure about the legalities..... seems like you wouldn't have to declare it a business, right? Just have artists hand out cards or numbers- it's more about showing the work..... And eating tasty munchies..... mmmmm..... bacon and water chestnuts.......

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