A few weeks ago I checked ACTION! Ghost Gallery on Capitol Hill (504 East Denny Way). It was pretty rad. My favorite piece was, Angry Fruit Salad, by Joseph Gray & Keith Tilford which was a combo of foam core, adhesive, acrylic paint, gesso, spackle, fasteners, digital projector, computer cables & custom software written in Processing.
Ghost Gallery has an amazing art-filled flickr collection.
This bookstore, Bailey Coy Books, on Broadway across from Urban Outfitters, really gets me. I always have to stop and and usually have to buy. Not to mention they are open late!
What I love to see is the windows, they feature monthly reading material… this month we have Women’s Lit and St.Paddy’s Day reading.
Also the bookkeepers are soo knowledgeable, they have shelves and shelves of recommended reading by each employee. And they have clever displays in the store. I love to see creativity exercised in common form.
They also carry moleskins (YES I bought one, well, two)
They have a select of paper, cool artsy greeting cards, wonderful wall posters, and a huge art book section.
And yes, I bought an artbook, A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail by Michael Crowley and Dan Goldman… had to have it!
