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Last Updated: 3/17/2009

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City: SEATTLE
Country: US
Signup Date: 11/20/2005

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May 29, 2009 - Friday 


http://www.yelp.com/events/seattle-the-art-of-come...

I know, I know -- who even uses Myspace anymore...is there anybody out there? Anybody who wants to go to a funny art show next weeK?

4:38 PM 
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March 20, 2009 - Friday 


bARTer Sauce normally trades everything that comes through the inventory for something else. I made an exception once and just gave something away. For charity. Don't judge me. I make the damn rules people. I make the rules.

My friend & ex-roomie Val is involved with SketchFest and they had a fundraiser. I had lots of drinks at said fundraiser.

At one point in the evening the auctioneer said he wanted to try something different. He told the audience that we could offer up services or things that we own to the other people at the fundraiser. If the thing got a bid of a certain amount -- then we kept going. There were all kinds of cool things -- like for example, I got grant writing help from Brett Fetzer for $75. Worth every penny.

I offered up the receipient's choice of any bARTer Sauce item I have in inventory.

Yes, it's true: I'm sure no one had any idea what I was talking about.
Yes, it's true: I bid on way too many things.
Yes, it's true: Val liked her paintings. Can't you just tell by the look on her face?

Val came to pick up her item at the last First Thursday Art Walk. She chose two paintings by Sean Leary that both have a kind of 80's video game theme. Awesome!

What's bARTer Sauce?
It's an experiment in trading for art and odd objects. Anyone can participate as long as you tell me a story. Check out everything that's currently up for trade.

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March 13, 2009 - Friday 
Remember him? Empire Carpet?

588-2300 emPIRE!


I remember him from my college days in Peoria, IL (I know -- you feel for me. You should). Those commercials would always interrupt The Simpsons.


Now, bARTer Sauce is the proud temporary owner of TWO Empire man Bobblehead dolls.

One is in pristine condition in the original box (not that that will ever matter under any circumstances) and the other has been ripped free of the original box that it was so carefully shipped in because I had to see what it looked like -- and quite frankly -- I wanted to play with it. Mind your own damn business.

Me neither.

Curious how Empire Man made it into my hot, little hands?

bARTer Sauce is an experiment in trading for art and odd objects. Everything I get -- I trade for something else. And everyone who trades with me has to tell me a story. I document all the trades and stories on my website: bartersauce.com.

Check it out.
Trade with me.
NOW.

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March 7, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Fashion, Style, Shopping
I went shopping.

Then, I looked at my bank account online and said -- "wait, I still have so much money -- I'm gonna buy more stuff." (not something you would normally hear me say -- which explains my excitement)

I didn't pause to consider that I SHOULDN'T actually have that much money in my account. So I will pay the price later.

None of this will come as any surprise to Doug. He often laughs at me when I pay for things out of the wrong account or send checks to the wrong people or panic when someone cashes a check that they've held onto for months.

Well, he used to laugh.

Until we started a joint checking account.
mmmmmmmwwhahahhaahahahaha....
For some reason he still hasn't given me the login information for that account. Humph!

Who cares though...just look at one of the great things I got on Etsy:


It's pink. Really pink.

And it satisfies that weird urge I've had to buy things with chandeliers printed on them. I once had a plan to have all kinds of pillows with different kinds of chandeliers printed on them, a chandelier wall decal and chandeliers printed on our curtains.

These plans all fell through when it came time to actually PAY for said items...but it was still a good plan.

And to have your dreams realized for $22 -- well, now that's a good way to go.

Hot damn that's pink!

Check out the rest of the shop: PrettyRaccoon on Etsy.

Everything there is pretty.
I didn't see any Raccoons.
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March 2, 2009 - Monday 
My pretty friend Betsy did a pay it forward-ey thing on her blog the other day. She said if you left a comment she would send you something awesome in the mail.

I LOVE getting things in the mail. So so much. 

So very much that I send out letter upon letter to friends who rarely write back (you know who you are you monsters) just so that I have HOPE (however slim) that someday I will get something great (or not great - I'm not picky) in the mail.

I order things online (can you say http://www.etsy.com) so I'll get neat stuffs stuffed in my mailbox.

And I've devoted the last three years or so of my life to bARTer Sauce - a project that ensures I'll be getting interesting packages from all over the country.

I'll do anything for mail.

INCLUDING giving away neat stuff myself. That was the only requirement from Betsy - if you get something from her you have to make the same pay it forward-ey offer on your blog.

So here it is. If you want a special surprise in the mail just leave a comment on this blog. Then, send me a link to your blog post offering up free surprises to others and you'll get something in the mail from me.

What will you get?It's a surprise - but it might be one of my Tater Bot cards. Maybe - just maybe.
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February 19, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: Art and Photography
The Art of Comedy that's what.

Urban Craft Uprisingand the Comedy Underground are teaming up to bring you the Art of Comedy.

When the Comedy Underground decided to open it's doors to local artists who use humor and beguiling sensibilities in their work, they called on Urban Craft Uprising, organizers of the largest indie craft show in the Pacific Northwest.

Twelve of the funniest indie crafters and artists in the city will be showing off their talent in the Comedy Underground lobby located at 109 S. Washington St. (at Occidental), followed by a full night of comedians bringing the funny.

Please join us during the First Thursday Art Walk for our first curated event, March 5th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

At 9:00 the funny continues with headliner John Roy.

John has appeared on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend" in the 2005-2006 season, and a November 2005 episode of CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson." John appeared in several episodes of NBC's "Last Comic Standing" where he advanced to the semifinals of the reality show/ competition. In January, 2008 John made his debut performance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

Tickets for the comedy show can be purchased in advance at http://www.ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=underground.

Come for the Crafty, stay for the Comedy. http://www.urbancraftuprising.com/ http://www.comedyunderground.com/
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January 31, 2009 - Saturday 

Category: Art and Photography

"Two-faced Jane" is the newest offer on bARTer Sauce. I think I'm in love with her giant, mutant button eye. There's just something about it. Maybe deep down I wish that I, myself, had a giant, mutant button eye instead of a regular eye. Perhaps that would make my cat cease and decist on the waking me up by sniffing my eyeball routine that has become so popular in the mornings these days.

Rachel submitted "Two-faced Jane" as an offer for the "Brain Scan."



I'm pretty sure I'd be crazy not to take her up on it which is why I immediately accepted her trade offer. You will be able to submit your own trade offer for "Two-faced Jane" shortly. Check the website in mid-February and she'll be prominently displayed for all to bid on.
Are you wondering what the hell I'm talking about? What the hell is bARTer Sauce? What the hell is a "Two-faced Jane" and why the hell are you giving someone a brain scan for it? Well -- first, I would ask you to watch your language in front of the children. But, if there are no children around - -please -- continue to tear it up.


And to answer your questions: bARTer Sauce is an experiment in trading for art and odd objects. Whatever I get, I trade for something else. And then I trade that thing for another thing. And it pretty much goes on forever. Everyone who trades with me has to tell me a story. I document it all on the bARTer Sauce website.

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January 23, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Art and Photography
A couple of my bARTer Sauce traders like to remix the art that they get from my project and turn it into other arts. Here's some of their recent, cool stuffs.
Introducing: Angry, Naked Guy

You can read the story behind Angry Naked Guy .

I got Angry Naked Guy from Sean and then traded him to Nik who, Temple says, used to hang it right above his toilet.


"Nik had it hanging in his guest bathroom for a long time, right behind the toilet, so men had to stare at it while using the facilities. I hope it reminded them to put down the toilet seat.

From there, I inherited it as a boon from some poker game or random holiday bet.

Then...this art show came up in Sacramento....Love and Lust....all pieces must include the human figure....and we really didn't want them men to be left out of this concept of the figure inspiring lust....so I made him a hat and a sexy chain fit for the Folsom St. Fair, and he's going on parade."

Oh my.
Here he is now... Horny, Naked Man.

Temple added an awesome assemblage hat made from a thrashed vintage mink coin purse and national geographic ram horns. She also added a laced up silver chain around his ankle and aged the paper with a sepia varnish....awe yah...and glued him down to a 20x30 canvas. Yee Haw!
 
 
 
 
 


 
 

 
Stacy painted Brick Man and then traded it to bARTer Sauce.
I traded it to Nik who turned it into...... 
 
 
 
 

 
DRACULA!!
 
 



Check out more of their stuff at scary-art.com.
 
 
 
And if you're not sure what the hell bARTer Sauce is -- you're not alone. It's an experiment in trading for art and odd objects. Whatever I get, I trade for something else. And everyone who trades with me has to tell me a story. Them's the rules.
 
 
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January 18, 2009 - Sunday 

Lookie what I just got for bARTer Sauce.

Yes, it's a flying Pee Wee Herman skeleton guy with a light-up crotch. How on earth did you get that on the first guess?


Amazing.
I got it from Nik at http://www.scary-art.com. He got a fancy mask. Read about our trade.




Did I just hear you ask, "What's bARTer Sauce?"
No?
Oh.


Well, bARTer Sauce is an experiment in trading for art and odd objects. Whatever I get, I trade for something else -- and everyone I trade with has to tell me a story. I document it all on http://www.bartersauce.com.




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January 9, 2009 - Friday 
The snow apparently makes some people's thoughts turn to......

BOOBS.

This is what I saw written in the parking lot across the street when I looked out the window during the "snow storm."

AWESOME.
 


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