As we’ve been posting a lot of exit interviews lately, I though that we’d mix things up a bit and post an interview with someone who, like me, consciously chose to return to Ypsilanti. Here’s my immigration interview with poet, writer and performer Jeff “Shappy” Seasholtz. MARK: I first saw you, if I’m not mistaken, […]
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Ypsi Immigration Interview: Jeff “Shappy” Seasholtz
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Mary Ayling, on immigrating to Ypsilanti from Chicago, and opening an art gallery in her home
Late last year, I received a cryptic note from the wife of an old friend in Seattle, alerting me to the fact that a woman was moving from Chicago to Ypsilanti with the intention of opening an art gallery in her apartment. As Linette was just about to give birth, I didn’t do anything with […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged alternative art venues, art galleries, Bridgeport, Cabinet, Chelsea Cossu, Chicago, clutch, Clutch Gallery, Cranbrook, Fill in the Blank Gallery, glass, glass blowing, Krampus Ball, Kristen Althoff, Laura Bernstein, Leon Bernstein, Mark's art ideas, Mark's big ideas, Mary Ayling, medicine cabinet, Midas Eyes, Ohio, Parlour Room Gallery, Pilsen, pop-up galleries, purses, Spur Studios, Sylvania, The Gallery Project, Toledo, University of Michigan, Ypsi immigration interview 12 Comments