Ginny Bates: The Shopping Spree at PSAW

(PSAW, 404 Pine Street, Burlington, Vermont)

This is a follow-up to the previous chapter of my novel-in-progress, Ginny Bates, where Myra and Gina go to the Alison Bechdel/Phranc art show at Pine Street Art Works, the gallery of Liza Cowan, and buy a great deal of woman-produced or woman-managed art. The final tally is after the fold.

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WHAT MYRA AND GINNY BOUGHT AT PINE STREET ART WORKS:

For Allie:
(Chickens in White Frame, painting by Liza Cowan -- for Allie, who reminisces often about her Nana's chickens)

For Edwina:
(Mad Beads, a bracelet for Edwina)

For Chris:
(Blue Rider, painting by Liza Cowan -- for Chris, of course)

For Sima:
(Mikie the Yeshiva Girl, photo by Liza Cowan -- for Sima, who thinks its a hoot)

For Gillam:
(A camera lamp by Christy Mitchell, photo by Liza Cowan -- for Gillam)

(Found Reference, by Cara Barer -- for Gillam, who says it pains him to look at a book treated this way, but still it is compelling)

For Margie:
(Paper Sculpture Flip Flops, by Phranc -- for Margie, who got the joke. Liza strongly urged them to have a lucite box made to store these in.)

(A FAKE! Leger Flashbag, by Liza and Flashbags -- for Margie)

For Carly:
(Tractor Seat chair by John B. Marius, for Carly -- he says it's more comfortable than it looks)

For themselves:
(Photo by Liza Cowan, to go in Myra's I mean their kitchen)

(Photo by Liza Cowan -- Myra says the L stands for Lesbian; she put this in their bedroom where it's the first thing she sees when she wakes up everyday)

(Tara with Cherries, by Liza Cowan -- again, Myra had to have this, and she wound up putting it in their bedroom as well)

Plus, for everyone they knew, a copy of Alison Bechdel's tour-de-force book, Fun Home.