Tuesday I enjoyed a spark of adventure and headed down to Los Gatos. I wandered along the downtown shops for a few hours, enjoying lunch at Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop before hopping the bus back north.
I went straight into downtown to KALIED Gallery to check out the place in preparation for Two Buck Tuesday. This was my first visit to an art gallery and wow, it was a really awesome experience. The variety of art and artists was amazing, many of the pieces were absolutely beautiful or interesting and complex. Some of it was just stupid, but I bet someone out there loves it and thinks the pieces I loved were stupid. I picked up a small, fascinating dish made from the leftover remnants of handmade ornaments--I plan to use it as a candle holder. The artist herself was there and we chatted for a long while about her art and inspirations. The $2 art pieces are all small contributions placed on black boards near the entrance. There were lots of interesting doodles and sketches, photos, and some other items like the earrings I picked up which were made from the read/write assembly of an old 8GB hard drive. I wasn't feeling so great and decided to head home without enjoying the talks and events of the evening.
With some food and ibuprofen in my system, I was ready for the night and headed back to KALEID. I missed a number of the talks, sadly, coming in to see a young 'peace dancer' cutting a rug inside. There were spray-paint artists outside and henna going on inside. I had henna placed on my arm and enjoyed some chai as well as picking up a couple more $2 art pieces that caught my eye. I spent a good half an hour petting the small, three week old kitten that had been saved by one of the other participants that evening. I finally started wandering home at around 10p.
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