Come by Art vs. Craft #7!

... and see this new monkey! S/he sports redwhiteandblue because s/he's French.

Art vs. Craft is Saturday, December 8, from 10am to 7pm.

Note the new location:
The Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 790 N. Van Buren, Milwaukee.
(It's on the corner of E. Wells Street and N. Van Buren.)
(A few blocks to the north and east (Cass Street, Marshall Street) you can find free street parking (though watch the time limits!) )

You can eat breakfast at the Plaza Cafe two blocks to the north, on Cass. Join me there for breakfast at 7am!

Sock Monkey Studio

This is the place where exploited, low-wage craftspersons toil away day and night to create new life forms that even the Island of Misfit Toys won't take in!

Strong To The Finish

I have been experimenting with various forms of sock monkey stuffing, and this one in particular is rather odd-- it's filled with spinach! You can see it in the arms, which have swelled to Popeye-like proportions.




I'm just kidding. You cant stuff a sock monkey with spinach!

Guest for Thanksgiving Dinner

This monkey, new to the world, is sporting stylish argyle pants with traditional arms and tail. He also has a nice smile.

Red Monkey

New to this world, this monkey is looking for a loving home-- though of course always welcome at mine. It's just that sitting on a shelf with like 40 or 50 other monkeys tends to make one either shrink or try to find a way to stand out. This one jingles like a pocket full of spare change. His Chihuahua like eyes seem like they could look around corners. This monkey could be comfortable on the bottom of the sea, where there is only a hint of the sun, or in the treetops, sparkling with morning dew, screeching in a language more understandable than English.

Mysterious!

I found this picture of this monkey sitting on my radiator. It looks a little uncomfortable, or maybe about ready to leave. I don't know if I sold this monkey to someone, or it's a my house still. I no longer am able to keep track of things like that. I wonder about that mark on its head, like a birthmark. I like those red eyes. They remind me of candy I used to eat when I was a little kid over at my Aunt Anna Marie's house.

Soulful

This is a very handsome monkey, even though I don't normally like the color blue. It has very nice eyes, and a nice argyle pattern. It seems to also be saying: I've been through a lot. Long drives, long walks, east coast, west coast, natural disasters, laundromats, fixed elections, shoes, boots, sock drawers, mismatches, and mending. And here I am, today, saying: take me home.

Where is my dictionary?

There is something just LOVEABLE about this monkey. Am I wrong? Just LOVEABLE!

Or is it LOVABLE? LOVEABLE? Or LOVABLE?

If you say LOVEABLE (or LOVABLE) enough times, it seems to turn into a product name, like a brand of soap or something.

The same can be said for... dare I say it... LOVE.