Sam Flax is an art supply store in Atlanta. They have locations in New York and Orlando too. After a face painting gig few weeks ago, we stopped in for Leah to pick up some illustration boards. She's working on a top secret project that's more promising and cohesive than anything she's done before. I'm really proud of her but that's about all I can say about it. It's her baby after all.
I don't know if art stores excite everyone like they excite me but each and every aisle makes my heart race a little. Leah had a special size request so we had to wait around (FOREVER) for the boards to be cut to those specifications. In the meantime, I found some acrylic enamels for use on glass and metal. And then I found these:
They are magnetic balancing peoples. They were so cool and I heard them calling from across the store. Yoooooooohooooooooo!?! they said. Leah followed me over. We discussed them in depth. And then I reached out and touched them. My podnuh stepped back. For once, she was not involved in the spillage. And that was a lot of falling, rattling and scuttling on the part of the magnetic peoples only to be outdone by my own stumbling, fumbling and muttering. When we all came to rest, Leah bent over and picked us up one by one.
The good news? Immediately after the incident we were presented with our items and hastily helped out the door. It did not hit us on our asses on the way out.
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I think my friend Claire used to work there.
And the magnet people pyramid...who could resist touching????
Funny thing was Joe thought they were people-sized peoples when he saw the photo. He kind of freaked out a little. He started to scold me. Then I held my fingers apart and said "...but they were only this big!" and he said, "Oh. Okay. That's understandable."
When I was in art school in NY, I'd visit Sam Flax occasionally. Mostly we'd go to Pearl Paint on Canal street. A 5 floor walk up of art supplies. At really good prices. Heaven.
I still love buying art supplies. They hold so much promise.
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