I had the distinct pleasure of working as a volunteer calligrapher at the Luna Dance Institute's annual "Evening of Lunacy" Gala fundraiser, along with a tarot card reader, professional photographer, live action poets (complete with dance ensemble), and other marvels of artistry. The event occasioned the making of a brand stamp, pictured below, which I paired with Luna's stamp on these one-of-a-kind hand-crafted mementos of the evening. A guest would see my sign, sit down at my table, and make a request: "Would you write my dog's name?" or "Could you do my and my partner's name together, with a heart?" As I obliged, first in pencil then ink, we would chat, and I learned some interesting things about people I'd never met before...
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| my stamp! |
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| This was one contender for my stamp, which I tabled for another time. |
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| First guest of the night. He makes electronic music under the name "Blender." |
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| The full name of a little miniature poodle. Her owner, a patron of the arts, showed me lots of photos. |
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| "Storybird" is the company, made of 2 young Oakland videographers, who made the Luna Dance Institute video. |
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| In love but not married |
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| African art dealers |
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| Maroon, for a change of hue |
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| This one is perfectly balanced! |
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| Only one person requested a single word. I'm glad it was this word. |
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| This will live on the wall of a Wells Fargo teller, who only works to support her love of gardening. |
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| The night ended, appropriately, with a wine glass being knocked off my table. Saluté! |
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