Cate tagged me to tell 6 quirky yet boring facts about Cranky Yellow. I spent a little time this morning compiling this photographic essay. Enjoy!
1. No matter how hard we clean the Cranky Shop/Gallery it just keeps shedding layers and layers of grime. There are still some pesky hard-to-reach places with a settlement of old-building detritus. To be honest, I’m actually a little fond of it!
2. We often find little discarded notes of wisdom on the street. It’s amazing how the city just exhales these snippets of philosophy. They all find a happy home pinned somewhere in the shop.
3. We offer 100% cotton, reusable towels in our gallery bathroom. After you dry your hands, just toss it in the basket and we will do the dirty work of washing it.
4. The Crammed Organisms book we published was first proofed on regular computer paper using our desktop printer. It took 3 full color cartridges to get the whole thing printed out. Each page has little arrows, marks, doodles and notes of things that need to be edited.
5. People ALWAYS leave their personal electronic belongings in the store. I like to picture the building as a HUGE pick-pocket. It really is amazing the amount of cell-phones, ipods and cameras that find their way nestled into hiding here. Don’t worry though: when we find any misplaced item, we keep them safely behind the desk for the owner to pick up.
6. When we have to leave the shop for a while we create a little note to stick on the door explaining our whereabouts. Over time we’ve started a collection of past notes on the sideboard of the door. I think it’s pretty hilarious because it looks exactly like some pretentious art I’ve seen in (nearby) Saint Louis Galleries.
