Here is a Dante piece in one of my frames. She makes them on 24" x 24" plywood that I cut from larger panels. It's her favorite size. We're getting the new gallery launched. This particular venture is in an odd category. We don't have to pay any monthly rent (I own the building outright), nor are we concerned with sales. This makes us relaxed. And confident. If you're pressured to sell something, it changes the atmosphere. People can sense it. I feel it as well. I suppose the gallery is like a micro-museum. No prices on the wall. No arm-twisting. Quiet. Subdued. I like the concept. Being in Boyle Heights there's very little street traffic. No one knocks on the door. Dante has quite a few collages hanging. I can see that they're all in her style. Even when she repurposes some of my old images. Transparencies or photocopies that I might have used.
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