Who Are These People?

I have no idea. We could ask Hap, or maybe check their FBI dossiers.                                   

The Legend Of The Jackalope

Half jackrabbit, half antelope, all mystery. I was introduced to the legend of the jackalope by an old friend in Seattle. Studies indicate that it is native to the western United States. Some claim to have seen it. Some of them were clean and sober.

There was a shrine to the enigmatic animal in the Tiny Totem parade. Not exactly the Great Temple of Rameses II at Abu Simbel but a suitable honor. All hail. You could wear that bonnet in the last picture at the Easter Parade.                                

Totem Pole

What are the tiny totems? Figments of the imagination, trifles and some damn wacky stuff. These are just examples. I might bring around more if I'm hard up for material. The bottom one is radio controlled.

One of these pictures was my 10,000th image on Flickr.                          

The Tiny Totem Animal Pilgrimage To The Tick Tock Tavern

It's late winter. Everyone's senses are dulled. Beings need to be shaken out of their torpor. Who to call? Why, Artica, of course, Hap Phillips' and Nita Turnage's art-street theater-funhouse. 

The Articans organized a parade on Saturday, featuring the world's smallest and greatest parade floats. The idea, according to the event Facebook page, was to channel your inner totem animal, make it in a tiny size, put it in a tiny rolling cart and join the group as they made a sidewalk pilgrimage up Grand Boulevard and back to the Tick Tock Tavern.

These are a few shots of the marchers en route. More to come.