No, not my art unfortunately. I went to an art show opening yesterday afternoon of "recycled" artwork that incorporated found materials. It was held at a kitchen design showroom of all places. Some of the artwork was listed at $2000 - but those pieces didn't impress me. One of those was a wood panel painted black with a tiny image of a bird in white. $2000!!! Come on. That's not even $2000 worth of effort.

The pieces that I did like went for $50 each (actually in my price range). They were framed "portraits" using kitchen utensils in place of people, and they had funny titles. Like one lone spatula that was "Aunt something-or-other who never married" or a spatula and a small dessert fork "such-and-such married beneath her". They were cute and original.

The reception was from 4-6, the free food was dry (who am I to complain), I couldn't remember the face of the artist who invited me (Elsha Bohnhert), and I felt like the lone kid there - we both ended up pulling open the drawers and cabinets of the kitchen displays (the kind of kitchens you'd find in multimillion dollar mansions). I was a little annoyed. I thought it would be swankier. I actually had my hair straightened at a salon in the morning so I would look artsier (I wore my black frame glasses too). Too be sure, it was a unique place for an art show, but it was a little frightening to think that with all the great artists and illustrators out there, that even the $2000/piece artists get stuck next to refrigerators.

After that, I walked to the mall and hung out at Barnes and Noble and looked at art books (I was in the mood).