Hot coals (133/365)

Disrobed (130/365)

Last night Gallery 5 hosted Disrobed III, a nude performance art show.  It appeared to be a huge success and I enjoyed volunteering and having the opportunity to interact with everyone as they entered.  

And that Ralph, all about town, enjoyed having his photo taken from atop the wheel of the 1906 fire "truck" housed at the gallery.  

(And, yes, that is a giant dairy bottle in the background of the picture below.  It's the Richmond Dairy Apartments).

Gallery 5 (75/365)

Taken in the staff room, overlooking the balcony

Pipeline (69/365)

"Ideas that enter the mind under fire remain there securely and for ever."

(Leon Trotsky)

Ralph's on the fire pipeline in Gallery 5...if you look hard enough, you can see him.

Answers (68/365)

So, here is the actual picture from yesterday's post...Ralph was hanging out in some ropes at Gallery5.

"We learn the rope of life by untying its knots."

(Jean Toomer)

The Gallows (38/365)

Did you know that hidden behind an old wooden door within Gallery5 resides one of Richmond's original gallows?  A place where, once upon a time, Richmond's criminals faced their death.  I am left only to wonder who may haunt this dark, musty shaft.

Papier Machete (20/365)

Gallery 5, a great art gallery and performing art center in Richmond's Jackson Ward, is currently hosting the exhibition, "Papier Machete."  My absolute favorite part of this exhibit are the two flapper-like dolls made completely of paper!  If I had the $600 the artist is asking, I would completely scoop one of them up.  However, as it is, I must be satisfied with a picture.  I will admit, I took many pictures of the dolls and not one of them turned out how I would have liked.  However, this one will have to do, as I am too in love with them to not post about them at all.

By the way, the exhibit runs through February 18th, so go check it out!