lady alisha's emporium

 

License plate frame:  don't follow me.. I'm lost

 

As I've driven down Main, I noticed the rear of what I took to be a pink travel trailer parked under a carport. Today the vehicle was in the adjacent parking lot.  Instead of a trailer, it turned out to be a vintage Toyota camper -- which might have been considered a "hippie van" in my day!  This one is completely decorated and even sports a mini shrine with a doll relic.  The bumper proclaims it to be "Lady Alisha's Emporium" which puzzled me because it didn't appear to be a mobile shop.  A quick dictionary reference enlightened: "from Greek emporos 'merchant', based on a stem meaning 'to journey'. I always thought it would have been fun to journey in such a van until my tastes changed and I now consider "Motel 6" roughing it!

 

Main Street

Lubbock, Texas

art stillife

 

Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts

Lubbock, Txas

is it spring yet?

 

This example of farm art is propped in the corner of the New Deal shop.  Perhaps I should rescue it and plant it in my yard.  Not sure who the artist is.

untitled

 

This empty gallery space at the museum is roped off and is between exhibits. I found the scene very artistic.  I could sit and contemplate the blank wall better than I can understand some modern art installations.

 

Museum of Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

balcony art

 

If you go to Carrizozo on a Wednesday, this (and painted burros) may be all the art you see.  Plan your visit for a first Friday or the annual Art Fest.

 

Carrizozo, New Mexico

8.5.2015