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I worked for Machine Project on Friday and Saturday at artLA. Machine does TONS of great stuff. Just this weekend there was performance art, electronics and sewing demos, orange jam making, a giant flower volcano (which I cut flowers for), video games and more! I really wanted to get a haircut, but I left before they started. I also wanted to see the still (as in mash whisky) making demo.

My favorite thing to play with was the mobzombies video game You actually move the character by walking around. It has an accelerometer and compass so can tell where you were walking. You drop bombs and blow up pixel zombies. Apparently, I set the all time record for the game. I am pretty terrible at video games but several years of leading large groups through the streets of New Orleans, fighting mobs of flashers, drunks, and cameras caused me to be good at this game.

Fallen Fruit were there Saturday making Orange/Lemon Marmalade. I got a jar but haven't tried it yet. They are advocates of public fruit, which is fruit (and I guess veggies/herbs) that are either grown on public property, or grow over public property. So if someone plants an apple tree on their yard but the branches hang out into the street and you walk by and can reach the fruit you should be able to take it. I'm sure some people would argue against this, but I think it is a wonderful principle especially considering how much goes to waste otherwise. In the same vein I am an advocate for Edible Estates, which says instead of planting those hedges, plant grape vines or apple trees. Why waste water on decorations, when you can spend it growing your own food.

Aside from the Machine Projects, the art fair was about what I expected. It was more serpentine though. I had problems making sure I'd covered all the exhibits even though I went through several times over two days. I almost missed on of my former classmate's, Scott Teson, painting at Raid's booth.

I was excited to have a beer from the piece "the act of drinking beer with friends is the highest form of art" by Tom Marioni, which is also a book,.Beer, Art, and Philosophy. I wish I had bought a book or at least talked to him, but I assumed he'd be back on Saturday.

A funny piece was Alabama Mofo by Wayne White And now that I look at more of his work, I remember that they have them in Fred 62. They are paintings on the top of old "starving artists" type lithos. I think Alabama Mofo is the best integrated one I've seen so far.

# posted by Flounder Lee : 2:32 PM