These pieces were made for the 2nd installment of Loose Pin Hinge, an independently-organized serial art exhibition so far based in the Mission District of San Francisco.  Photos by Blueberry Mascarpone.

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And Didn't We Have Fun? 2009

-wood block found on 23rd Street, San Francisco
-teal particle board found in trash at 1335 Yosemite, San Francisco
-rusty bits found while Finding Roof Access and Mundane Journey-ing about the corner of Divisadero and Geary, San Francisco
-sheep illustration taken from the Textbook of General Zoology, 3rd ed., found in the front yard of a house near Lambert International Airport, St. Louis


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I Wish I'd Thought of That 2009

-wood panel found in trash at 1335 Yosemite, San Francisco
-sheep illustrations taken from the Textbook of General Zoology, 3rd ed., found in the front yard of a house in St. Louis
-black thread "found," ahem, near housemates' sewing machine, San Francisco


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Smell of Braille 2009

-wood block found on 23rd Street, San Francisco
-teal particle board found in trash at 1335 Yosemite
-broken jar found outside of my bedroom, San Francisco
-branch found on Harrison Street, San Francisco
-rusty wire found at 1335 Yosemite and fashioned into mock-branch
-rusty washer found in an intersection in the Mission, San Francisco
-red thread taken from a garment in a free box, San Francisco


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Finally, these last two pieces are supplemented with some thrift store finds, but still mostly made of street-found objects.  I include them here because they sort of "go" with the above work, and also because the last piece is my favorite.


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[[Title Redacted]] 2009

-wood block found on 23rd Street, San Francisco
-2x4 block found in trash at 1335 Yosemite
-glass jar purchased at Community Thrift Store, San Francisco
-broken glass given by housemate, San Francisco
-metallic powder given by friend, San Francisco
-rusty bits found while Finding Roof Access and Mundane Journey-ing about the corner of Divisadero and Geary
-frame purchased at Community Thrift Store
-diagrams taken from the Textbook of General Zoology, 3rd ed., found in the front yard of a house in St. Louis


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Every Grey Hair 2009

-box constructed from wood found in the trash at 1335 Yosemite
-glass jars purchased at Community Thrift Store
-grey hairs pulled from my head; St. Louis, Stony Brook, San Francisco
-soldering clamp given by friend, San Francisco
-diagrams taken from the Textbook of General Zoology, 3rd ed., found in the front yard of a house in St. Louis