Belly button art

Walking up West Broadway, a man asked us if he could take pictures of our belly buttons. Charlotte demurred; I said ok. I asked if I needed to sign a release form. He was showing a photocollage of bellybuttons in the form of the Mona Lisa. He said he was selling prints for xxx. Charlotte said it was a little pricy and he dropped the price by 33%. He said he was testing the market. Charlotte thought about it and said yes. She was his first sale, purchasing number 2 out of a series.

He walked us into a store to package the frame. I asked him why bellybuttons, and he said that was a story. That he would tell us after the sale. There was a confusion with the invoices, and once that was settled, we left. The story was forgotten until we reached the corner. I guess I'll have to go back. Posted by eku at August 8, 2004 3:00 AM