Audrey Kawasaki
I met Audrey last night! I was extremely nervous, since I get that way sometimes around people I like who I don't really know. The long drive didn't help either! When I told her my username, she looked surprised and said she was looking forward to meeting me (i comment on her journals a lot)

I asked for her to sign the postcard and asked if she could put my name on it...and I ended up getting a little sketch on it! (my first original kawasaki hehee ;) I wasn't expecting that...

I also ended up getting some pictures of her. Hopefully, they'll turn out okay...I told her that she didn't like them, I wouldn't post them). I also took some of the paintings. In my Lighting class, we learned how to photograph pictures (i.e. in gallery), so it was nice to use what I learned. I hope I remembered correctly, I was always bad with the math.

I also met Stella. I got her autograph too, which was really nice of her since it wasn't her show. I didn't remember her face, so I figured out who she was after she came up to sit with Audrey.

It was interesting seeing her artwork in person. My first thought was that it was smaller than I thought they would be.

Towards the end, people came up to me to chat and I initiated conversation with others. I noticed that the top three topics of conversation (about Audrey) people brought up were...

1. Which one is Audrey? Can I say hi to her?
2. The Grafuck ones sure are sexual.
3. Her work is expensive...does it have any resell value?

Heh.

I had a good time but it was draining. I felt really jumpy when I got there so I walked around the gallery a lot and had two cups of beer, which calmed my nerves. I still felt awkward though after that since I didn't know anyone there. Last time I drove to Philly was also just for the night (for a NIN show), but it took only about two hours each way. This time was a lot of traffic and I missed a few exits. One of the exits I was suppose to take was blocked on the way back...but luckily 95 goes straight to Baltimore, so I was safe. I really should have convinced Rob to come with me.