PEACEFULMETALMAN IN THE BIG APPLE

KAREN AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A HOLIDAY TRIP TO NEW YORK CITY FOR NEW YEARS 2008.  WE WENT FOR THE CULTURE, GALLERIES AND BROADWAY SHOWS.  NEW YORK WAS GREAT!  THE CITY IS A BUZZ WITH A VARIETY OF CULTURES, DIVERSITY AND VIBRANCE. IT FELT LIKE WE WERE WALKING AROUND IN A SWARM OF SOME WHAT TAMED AFRICANIZED BEES.  WE LOVED THE STREET LIFE, THE VENDORS AND ARTISANS.  WE DECIDED TO LET A SWEET, QUIET LADY ARTIST FROM CHINA DRAW OUR PORTRAITS IN CHARCOLE.  THE PICS POSTED HERE WERE HER SWEET RESULT.  FOR THE RECORD, ANYTIME A NEW YORK STREET ARTIST IS WILLING TO CARVE 20 YEARS OFF MY WEATHERED FACE, I SAY “DO IT!”  THE ARTIST’S ASSOCIATE “JIM” ASKED IF I WAS A “PROFESSOR?” HMMM… SURE, A PROFESSOR OF METALS, I SUPPOSE.  BTW, I AM GOING BACK TO COLLEGE TO “MAKE SOMETHING OF MYSELF”.  I START COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT TAKING A 3 HOUR CREDIT COURSE IN WELDING SCULPURE.  I HOPE TO LEARN MORE WELDING TECHNIQUES AND STYLES AND THEN INTEGRATE THEM INTO MY NAIL SCULPTURES.  WISH ME LUCK!