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Nik Trades me Jar Man and Self Portrait for Glitter Face and Blow Up Scream

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 8:58am
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Mosquito and Spider on bARTer Sauce
Mosquito and Spider on bARTer Sauce
Mosquito and Spider on bARTer Sauce

Instead of sending Nik "interview" questions, I'm posting the rejection letter he received from Michael Frank, Curator-in-Chief of Museum of Bad Art.

Nicholas,

Marlow Trades me Evil Looking Doll Lamp for Vintage Cigarette Coupons

Submitted by rosalie on Mon, 09/01/2008 - 12:00pm
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Marlow and Rosalie doin' a bARTer Sauce trade
Marlow and Michael from MOBA
Michael from MOBA and an Elvis topiary

Marlow and JoDavid came to the studio to see Michael Frank's (the Curator-in-Chief of The Museum of Bad Art) presentation on the guildelines MOBA uses to select the paintings for their permanent collection.

Space Aliens in Crayon

Submitted by rosalie on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 12:00pm
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Space Aliens in Crayon

Michael Frank, Curator-in-chief of the Museum of Bad Art visited Seattle a few weeks ago to do a book signing in my studio.

He was kind enough to bring this piece to trade to The Sauce (okay, I demanded a trade -- but still...nice of him).

He still has yet to send me a story, so I've cobbled together some bits from our email exchange re: our very different lodgings in Portland. I'm sure Michael will send a story someday, but in the meantime, enjoy this.

The Backstory:

Michael Frank from The Museum of Bad Art Trades me Space Aliens in Crayon for Old Man Murder

Submitted by rosalie on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 12:00pm
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Michael Frank, MOBA Curator, and Rosalie doin' a bARTer Sauce trade

I hope Sean doesn't get mad at me for trading his painting to The Museum of Bad Art.

I'm assuming he won't since he wrote about how much he hates that painting. Plus, now he can say that his work is in a real museum.

You can read all about the MOBA visit on my blog.

Cat Painting

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 09/15/2007 - 12:00pm
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Painting of an Orange Cat

This cat painting wasn't awful enough for the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) to put in their permanent collection so they passed it on to me.

What's funny to me is that this painting of a kitty looks more realistic than our friends cat: Curly Burnt Whiskers who got his name because he liked to sleep on a radiator and it burned the whiskers on half of his face. He also likes to chew on curtains and look around with a blank look on his face. He's special.
 

Blue Clown Face Painting for Kitty Cat Painting

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 09/15/2007 - 12:00pm
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This Package Contains Wicked Good Aht

I got a painting of a kitty cat from MOBA (Museum of Bad Art) this week.

I mailed them the blue faced, clown thing when I finally worked up the energy to walk all the way to the post office.

It's difficult to take pictures documenting my trades with MOBA because they're located near Boston and I am definitely not located near Boston. So I just took a picture of their packing job. It says: This package contains Wicked Good Aht!

Colin "trades" me a Hedgehog for Decapitated Moose Heads

Submitted by rosalie on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 12:00pm
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Moose Heads
Man and Woman Holding Small Stuffed Moose Heads

Colin was unfortunately the loser in the first ever, and possibly only, bARTer Sauce trade competition.

He was a little upset that he had to compete against a real museum with a mailing list. He really didn't do so badly considering. In fact, for quite awhile, he was completely kicking the museum's ass. But then they got around to sending some info out to their mailing list ....and well, Colin lost.

Cockfighters!

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 12:00pm
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curator-michael
Cockfighters

Here is MOBA's story about Cockfighters:

"Cockfighters" was presented to MOBA by Ron Claiborne, one of the hosts of ABC's Good Morning America who came to interview us for a feature. They did a fine production job - the place was lit beautifully, and Ron had clearly done his homework about MOBA. I was put off by his attitude though; he was interested and engaged when we talked with the lights on and the camera rolling, but as soon as we stopped for a break he would immediately look down and be consumed with checking his email or whatever from his blackberry device.

The Museum of Bad Art wins Worrying Man in the first bARTer Sauce trade contest

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 08/25/2007 - 12:00pm
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bARTer Sauce Trade

bARTer Sauce held it's one and only contest for a painting I found in an alley.

I pitted my poor friend Colin in New York (who made me the most awesome paper mache hedgehog) against The Museum of Bad Art (who offered me an awesome painting of a cockfight).

Velvet Last Supper

Submitted by rosalie on Sat, 02/17/2007 - 1:00pm
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curator-michael
Velvet Last Supper

A Velvet Last Supper painting.

My ultimate fantasy has come true.

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