Just put me on the train & give me your credit card

So....wha'dya do today?

well, The Lenster and I drove up to Jersey City (40 miles)

and took the PATH train at Grove Street into New York. We often take a train when we don't feel like either driving into the city or paying an exorbitant amount for parking. Its fun and fast to go this way.

The subway sometimes reminds me of the Metro in Paris

and there's even cool art on the walls

and some of the stations have really old architecture (anyone recognize Hoboken ??)

well anyway......back to the train and the credit card....there was a street fair going on near NY University at Columbus Avenue and I always keep track of those events. After all....as I run out of wall space I just move things around. Every week the Lenster thinks he lives somewhere new. Works for me.

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First we walk past some of NY's finest brownstones.

these pieces of real estate go for a looooooot of money....like 1.5 to 1.8 million....like I said......a drop in the bucket.

 

or...you can rent one for $15,000 a month....gotta sell a lot of Melting Pots to qualify !

one APARTMENT (not the whole building mind you), a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 baths, 1200 square feet built in 1898, with a fireplace, recently sold for $1.85 million.

I'll take two.

we were in an area of the city known as "NoHo", meaning, north of Houston (pronounced Howston, not like the city in Texas pronounced Huuuuston with a drawl)...and different than "SoHo", which is south of Houston, and close to The Village. We passed a nice part of lower 5th Avenue....not the part with all the fancy schmancy shops...that's Upper 5th avenue.

OK...'nuff with the geography.

people are out everywhere with their upscale doggies like this Italian Greyhound. You just don't see too many 'mutts' on 5th avenue !

we're approaching the 'street' part of the fair. Nothing so far is juried art...just fun stuff and lots of food. BUT...that doesn't prevent me from asking 

'DO YOU SHIP" (my 3 favorite words)

It's important to get those rules established straight away in case I start drooling over something and they say no.

Most say

I feel the heart beginning to palpitate. Exhilaration sets in.

BUT...good fortune is upon us....The Lenster has brought a backpack today so we may not need the whole shipping enchilada !

Here is some of what we see

Already I'm swallowing hard. I fall instantly in love with these little distressed looking photos on canvas. They come from THE WALKING ART and they are all done using Photoshop and the artists special concept of putting them together on the canvas. We bought 3 of them. The Lenster picked out HIS favorites. I want him to be happy too !!! Everything can't be about ME !!!!

we pass a restaurant named after The Lenster. He's eternally famous.

we decide instead to stop in Washington Square Park and have lunch on a bench near the arch and 'pretend' we're in Paris...LOL !

finish lunch........more looking.....
 

Purses

 

Teas

 

Now we start getting to the artist tents where most of the stuff is juried.

so, picture this...a gal who makes rings and jewelry out of recycled rubber bands that she takes off broccoli from the supermarket....now...would I lie to you..?..and you thought eating your greens was just for fiber cause Dr. Oz said so.

 

books with covers from original game boards...clever, right ?

more walking

This 'frozen charlotte' doll was found on a dig in Brooklyn. That's what this company, New York Artifact, does...digs for artifacts in NYC

and I loved this gals great 2 sided soldered collages...called CityBitz, so you can  take a piece of the city with you. She's on Etsy

Here's a piece of architecture in front of one of the NYU buildings

then The Lenster and I came upon an Argentinian paper artist named Lila Turjanski-Villard and The Lenster got really excited...over this piece below...made from paper.

she floats....and now she's floating on a wall in our house !!!! We loved her the minute we saw her.

but...that's not all...were it be that simple....after all..... it WAS A SHOPPING DAY

we came upon the FANTASY CLOCKS by Rick Birkett

OH LORDY !!!

now we're doomed.....I could no way resist these. I bought one for The Lenster for Fathers Day

it is a real clock. It has both our hobbies on it...a motorcycle and a camera. It has so many fabulous hidden parts..... AND...wait..there's more...the old slide viewer has a real Kodachrome slide in it of Godzilla....we love it because we are nutz !!! WE ARE COMPLETELY NUTZ !!!

The artist "Richard Birkett prefers the old telephone as a means of communication. He is too busy creating art, which leaves him with little time to deal with computers. He’d rather drop one from a window and make clocks out of what survives. It’s better to contact him by telephone" (607) 988-7409in NY state.

now, here's a last glimpse of more street stuff because by now my toes hurt from walking so much on a hot day and I'm sure I'm dehydrated

time for a big bottle of water.......

Comments

[Lizbeth]

What a treasure trove of great art you found! Love the paper floating lady and the art you bought Lenster!

[ellen vargo]

Boy - it must be the year to go to NY. I was there a few weekends ago, and saw LOTS of the same street-fair "stuff" - loved those handbags and really loved the altered clocks! Then, I read that Tim was in the city, and hit some of the same spots I went to (Tinsel Trading). THEN, Jennifer McGuire went to NY (I think just a few days ago), and ALSO went to some spots that I went to (The Ink Pad in the Village). I'm such a trend setter, right?! ROFL. Glad you had a fun day - hard not to in NYC.

[Claire]

LOVE the clock! We have street art fairs here in the DC area -- but that one looked great! Yesterday was "Rolling Thunder" here.... a true motorcycle (all types, shapes, colors, etc) day!

The coolest things are in the northeast. I live in the wrong part of the country, lol...Hey Suze, ever think of selling pre made molds of your favorite things, maybe even ones pre filled with utee ready for the oven ??

[JaYne]

HOW FUN!!!!! I've got that marked on my bucket list of places to go!

[Paula]

Fun day!!! Love the diverse forms of Art, amazing to see. The clock you bought your lovely husband is just extraordinary... We just don't seem to have these types of places to visit in the UK.
Thanks for sharing your amazing day out! :-)))

[Helen Lindfield]

Suze, I love your blog cos you make me feel like I've been to NY with you. I wish you could be my real guide (should I ever make it there!) It would be FAB.

[Nicks]

another Happy Day, you sure know how to appreciate life x

[Janine]

Wow... absolutely adore Lila Turjanski-Villard's sculpture! Looks like you both had a fabulous day! xo

[Linda Cain]

I just LOVE your blog! Your pictures are sooooo much fun, and we see the world through your eyes!Places I'll never go, but have been to with you.
Thanks sooo much.

Linda

[Jeb2404]

What a fab FAB day, I so like the canvas with all the birds and trees on under the scarves.
x

[Carla Cavellucci Landi]

Suze, I always wish going there... I'm every weekend in NY - I live in Edgewater (30min by bus) but sometimes 2 teenagers are not exactly in the mood... I love to see how your husband is always with you and share the same love for art... thank you for your post!