Rock the Croc Stick

The Croc Stick

ARTspace is having its First Annual Summer ARTcrawl this Thursday. Back in January when they had their First Annual Winter ARTcrawl, I made a baton for the parade leader to carry while leading the group down King Street to the William Street Cafe and on to the Thames Art Gallery. That baton had the head of a goat, and came to be known as "The Goat Stick".

For the summer ARTcrawl, I made this baton: The Croc Stick. It has a decidedly more New Orleans/voodoo flavour to it, as we are having a New Orleans-style funeral procession (with real casket and fake skeleton inside!) down King Street to the Cafe and on to the Thames Art Gallery. We will blast the appropriate New Orleans-style jazz from a boom box, and dance our way along the street. Yes, while carrying a casket. We're going to bury Old Man Winter.

About three weeks ago, I was approached by a lady who wanted to buy the Goat Stick. The curator of the Art Gallery, Carl, didn't want to part with it. We'll see what happens when I show him the Croc Stick! Now we have two sticks- the lady can pick one, as she'll be in attendance for ARTcrawl, and Carl (for ARTspace) can have the other.

Maybe I've hit upon a new sideline.....