Give A Fig: Second Annual
Here it is: the complete list of items available this Saturday, December 6, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at the “Give a Fig” benefit auction. This year’s theme is Community Supported Art-n-Culture, a riff on community supported agriculture, and we’ve plotted solicitations of art, book varieties, service oddities, and other excitements from artists, writers and independent businesses.
For those of you who just can’t wait—you know what you want and you want it now—we’re making some items available online, pre-auction, at buy-now prices ensuring your instant gratification and guaranteed generous support of Les Figues! These items will be available here until Saturday, December 6 at noon.
And remember: all auction items are transferable, i.e., they make great gifts for that someone you love.
——— AUCTION, LIVE ———
(available at auction only)
01. Sacred & Profane, or Mr. Twinkie and Holy Toast
02. Children’s Books for Adults, by Flint
03. Scientific Analysis of a Text by Jennifer Calkins
04. Crocheted Hyperbolic Plane, courtesy of The Institute for Figuring
05. Bard on the Run, or Make Vanessa Place Read for You
06. Do I Have A Case? Ask Nabil Abu-Assal
07. Eugene, the Enchanting Unicorn with a Glowing Horn
08. Sound Poetry-Gram by Mathew Timmons
09. Voice Lesson with Juliana Snapper
10. Personalized Letter to Your Ex written by Michelle Tea
——— AUCTION, SILENT ———
ART PLOTS: SMALL WORKS
01. Sandpiper, by Stephanie Taylor (sandpaper, wood)
(8 × 10 in.)
starting bid: $75
BUY NOW: $250
02. All the Memory…Part 1, #6, by Molly Corey
(archival ink jet print)
starting bid: $75
03. New Category Added by the Corrector: Mother/Daughter Relationships, by Connie Samaras (triptych: photographic print)
starting bid: $75
04. Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Energy Bar, by Marcus Civin
(sculp metal on mdf, 12 × 3.25 x .5 in.)
starting bid: $75
BUY NOW: $250
05. Untitled, by Candice Lin (framed watercolor)
starting bid: $75
06. Loveseat, by Kristine Thompson (photographic print)
starting bid: $75
07. Help, by Ken Ehrlich (collage)
starting bid: $75
08. Untitled, by Alex Forman (limited edition photographic print)
(image 8.5 × 6.25 in., entire print w/ border 11.75 × 11.75 in.)
starting bid: $75
BUY NOW: $250
09. Slim Series Painting, by Ali Liebegott (watercolor of duck)
starting bid: $75
10. Isabel, by Mary Swanson (framed ink and paper collage)
starting bid: $75
11. Feather, by Kathryn Andrews (paint on paper, 2008)
starting bid: $75
12. Tom’s Kitchen, by Laura Greene (original media artwork)
starting bid: $75
13. Series X: muons, gluons, pions & strings: Homage to Edward Witten #3013,
by Debra Di Blasi (micaceous iron oxide, interference, metallic & flat acrylics; oil pens; gouging; on masonite, 5 × 4.5 in. unframed, 14 × 11 in. framed)
starting bid: $75
BUY NOW: $250
14. ‘believe,’ is a big trick gone terribly wrong, by Yasmin Kashfi (box-framed watercolor on paper, newspaper, map) (9 × 11 in.)
starting bid: $75
BUY NOW: $250
15. from Homesick for the World, by Susan Simpson (photographic print)
starting bid: $75
BOOK VARIETIES: SETS, PACKAGES, SINGLES
16. Small Press Collectibles: Pulp, Bird and Bull Press Scroll, PS Books, Insert Press and eohippus labs
Value: $200
starting bid: $50
17. The Nancy Book, by Joe Brainard: plus ephemera #1, courtesy of Siglio Press
Value: $40
starting bid: $18
18. Two Bynums are Even Better than One: Signed hardcover editions of Madeleine Is Sleeping and Ms. Hempel Chronicles by Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum
Value: $45
starting bid: $16
19. Salvador Plascencia Makes a Book: Signed hardcover first-edition of The People of Paper
Value: $35
starting bid: $15
20. Voyeur Hour, by Elena Karina Byrne: Art/collage box plus signed copy of Masque by Elena Karina Byrne
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $50
21. Girls On Girls: A collection of hot, smart books written and signed by ladies we like, including Sina Queryas, Stacey Levine, Ali Liebegott, Debra Di Blasi, and Janet Sarbanes.
Value: $75
starting bid: $30
22. Apparition Wren + Days of Adrienne: A signed copy of Maureen Alsop’s newest book Apparition Wren along with Days Of Adrianne, a one-of-a-kind companion piece.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $20
23. Man Ray Package, by Judith Freeman: Original ink drawing of Man Ray’s eyes, paired with Man Ray book.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $75
24. Brand Bookshop: $25 certificate
starting bid: $10
25. Portrait of a Bookstore: $50 Certificate
starting bid: $20
26. Two Poetry Plastiques + Two Chaps + Make-My-Own Manipulative
Two poetic objects by Michelle Detorie of Hex Presse, plus two Hex Presse chapbooks, plus the chance to work with Michelle to turn a text of your choice into a chapbook or other poetry object.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $50
BUY NOW: $125
ODDITIES: SERVICES, ONES-OF-A-KINDS
27. Psychic Palm Reading, with Bhanu Kapil
Bhanu Kapil is the niece of Roshan Lal Kapil, who was Indira Gandi’s palmist. He taught her how to read palms. It is possible to read a palm across a room, or in the absence of an actual hand.
Value: $75
starting bid: $35
BUY NOW: $100
28. A Song Just for You
Eric Lindley will make a song just for you, but you’re the only one allowed to listen to it.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $25
29. I SEE QUAIL: Field experience
Observe quail in Encinitas, California with evolutionary biologist Jennifer Calkins. Experience the romance of these mysterious birds: the feathers, the feces, the parasitic flies and ants!
Value: $125
starting bid: $50
30. ONE (1) CRAP WRANGLER
A consultation with Joe Milazzo, professional librarian and archivist, on creating and maintaining your personal library.
Value: $150
starting bid: $40
31. Finally, an Author Photo I Like!
Photo shoot session/consultation with photographer Molly Corey to construct an author image. Includes 50 high-resolution images on a disk.
Value: $500
starting bid: $60
32. Five-Page Static Website
Work with Allison Carter to create a 5-page website for you, your portfolio or your business.
Value: $500-800
starting bid: $60
33. Three (3) Cakes
Charles Flowers will bake three cakes for you over the course of the next year. You pick the flavors, you pick the dates, Charles Flowers bakes the magic.
Value: $100
starting bid: $30
34. Wine Tasting for Two (2)
Grab a friend or a lover and go to one of the regularly scheduled wine tastings at Silverlake Wine.
Value: $40
starting bid: $10
35. Cat Behavior Consultation
Pussy problems? Talk to evolutionary biologist Jennifer Calkins, who specializes in feral cats.
Value: $65
starting bid: $25
36. Writer’s Retreat at Joshua Tree
Three-day writer’s retreat in Joshua Tree, any Tues-Thurs. House sits on five acres (one fenced) in North Joshua Tree, with panoramic views of the mountains.
Value: $500
starting bid: $150
BUY NOW: $380
37. AJS + Your Text = Rebus
Anna Joy Springer will make a rebus from a text of your choice.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $45
38. Creativity Consult, with Coco Owen
Has writer’s block knocked the wind out of you? Can’t tell the voices in your head from the Muse’s communiqués? Work with poet and clinical pyschologist Coco Owen to bend out the kinks in your creativity.
Value: $100
starting bid: $35
39. Tarot Card Reading with Thérèse Bachand
Ms. Bachand discovered her first deck of tarot cards on Druid Heights during the last century.
Value: $65
starting bid: $20
40. PR for poets, with Elena Karina Byrne
A two-hour, intensive one-on-one session mapping out a PR schedule for sending out poems, manuscripts, and author information.
Value: $250
starting bid: $45
BUY NOW: $250
41. Chicken Mole Dinner for 4-6
Veronica Gonzalez is not only the author of twin time, or how death befell me published by Semiotext(e), she also makes an amazing chicken mole dinner.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $40
42. Commissioned Film/Poem, by Sawako
A poem and short film by Sawako Nakayasu.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $45
BUY NOW: $250
43. Commissioned Flower Arrangement
Commission an artful & chic flower arrangement from Jasmine Blue.
Value: $50
starting bid: $15
44. Museum of Jurassic Technology Membership Package
Includes cards, discounts, admission, letter of congratulation, lapel pin and more!
Value: $200
starting bid: $40
45. First Assignment: A Tea To You
Danielle Adair is currently on a military base in Afghanistan and she will make you an original artwork based on her experience involving tea.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $35
46. Poetic Interventions into the Home Space, or figLOVE: by Jen Hofer
Fingerless gloves and matching scarf hand-knitted in Jen’s living room, plus three small books handmade at her kitchen table, containing chapters from Jen’s forthcoming book from the valley of death.
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $30
47. Redcat: Tickets for Two
Tickets for two (2) to attend two (2) events in the 2008-09 Conversations Series at Redcat.
Value: $60
starting bid: $15
MORE ART: LARGE WORKS, WEARABLE
48. The Wedding Night, by Sammy Harkham
Two signed silkscreen prints—one to keep, one to give—by cartoonist and Family bookstore curator Sammy Harkham.
Value: $70
starting bid: $25
49. Untitled, by Jorge Pardo
Silkscreen print by visual artist and sculptor Jorge Pardo.
Value: $2000
starting bid: TBD
50. footnotes to a house of love and no my uterus is not flying all over my body, by Laida Lertxundi + Lucas Quigley
Silkscreen print re-appropriates an Ingres painting and fills the silhouette with feminist texts.
(26 × 46 in.)
Value: “Resists Commodification”
starting bid: $35
BUY NOW: $125
51. Stork, Tapir, Sandpiper, by Stephanie Taylor
(Cork, paper, sandpaper, wood)
Value: $1000
starting bid: $250
52. Antique Casque, Southern India
Late 19th-early 20th century silver casque from Amrapali. (2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in)
Value: $200
starting bid: $40
BUY NOW: $175
PLUS RAFFLE
Raffle —Get Your Raffle
Five dollars buys the chance to win
one (or more) of these fabulous items.
Bottle of
NEIGHBORHOOD INFUSIONS
by Fallen Fruit
What is the essence of a neighborhood? Can this be captured in a bottle? Art collective Fallen Fruit (Matias Viegener, David Burns, Austin Young) picked fruit found in Los Angeles neighborhoods, infused it in vodka, and named the result after the neighborhood. NEIGHBORHOOD INFUSIONS are a work of art that happen to be consumable.
$20 GIFT CERTIFICATE,
SKYLIGHT BOOKS
Independent bookstore in Los Feliz, with a tree in the middle of the store and cat (real, NFS) in the window
HAIRCUT at PURPLE CIRCLE
with stylist Jennifer Graniel
Jennifer Graniel, a.k.a. “Jenny,” does amazing hair-cuts, long or short, curly or straight, Jenny knows how to work with you and your hair.
Personal, Guided
BIKE TOUR OF LONG BEACH
with Laura Vena
See the city south of the city through the eyes (and handlebars) of an over-zealous local. Find out where The Ice Cream Man comes from. See where California’s surfing scene started in 1911. From Downtown to Long Beach’s historic neighborhoods of Rose Park, Carroll Park, carve out a piece of the Long Beach map—real & imagined. Bicycle provided.
TICKETS ONLY $5 EACH
Remember:
The more tickets you buy,
the more likely you’ll win!