Found Photography

A few years ago I had a greeting card line where I would scour thrift shops and antique stores to find images and then write caption's for them. This image (sadly) was found after my production had stopped, but it's really too good not to share. I have no information on the photo other than I found it while thrifting, it was behind another framed photograph. I don't know where or when it was. I can only assume it was some green room from the twilight zone. Where you you have Santa, a clown, a pig and a polio victim all waiting to be on the same variety show. Although it never got produced I did have a caption for this inside it read: "Theme of the party? Dys-fungsui"

NO WE CAN'T

I understand all the hope and excitement that this new administration is ushering in but this is unacceptable! Mostly naked, body painted performers from Greece is the new Rushmore? No, no and no. This is all a rather slippery slope and before we know it we end up with someone sitting in an invisible chair or making a calendar. I understand the gesture but as my mother used to say. "The road to hell is paved with good intentions".

The Naked Clown Calendar

It has come to my unfortunate attention that a calendar such as this exists. My brain knew at an early age that clowns were not to be trusted and smartly inserted a mild phobia of them into my psyche. In doing so freeing me up from ever having to go to the circus or watch a street performer escape from a box or battle a wind storm. So to my surprise I found not only one person willing to don a red foam nose and paint themselves but rather an entire collection of them who actually enjoy it, and at the same time:

1. Think it is funny

2. Think it is arty

3. Think they are helping find a cure for M.S.

4. Think others want to see them naked

The above picture for November or "A Thanksgiving Seared into Forever" as I like call it could result in loads of therapy or I could just go pour myself a stiff drink and forget about it.