when I lived in Portland
I opened a small art gallery and museum
called Musee16 ~A diorama of an art exhibition
{art by Chris Lawson}
it was on the corner of 16th street
in an old pharmacy
next to a happy creperie
everyday I looked forward to sitting in the
calm gray blues of the walls
surrounded by old windows
that the rain would pour down on
listening to things like Moondog ,
Red Norvo , Francois de Roubaix
and Syd Barrett and installing artworks
while the streetcars would pass by
organizing objects and collections of things ,
rotating themes and collaborating
with so many splendid artists
getting to meet the inspiring
people that would wander in out of the rain
and share their interesting stories
{art by Chaim Garcia}
some of the artists and I
would trade pieces when the exhibit had ended
I still have a piece by Chris and one of Chaim's pieces
up on my wall
now in my living room