A TRUE STORY
BY
IS
MR
FIRE
ANT
DEAR
MR FIRE ANT
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID
WHEN I WAS A KID
I POKED AT YOU WITH A STICK
THEN YOU CLIMBED UP THAT STICK
AND
BIT ME
SO
I GAVE THAT STICK
A
QUICK
FLICK
MR FIRE ANT
DO YOU REMEMBER ME
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT YOU DID
WHEN I WAS A KID
I POKED AT YOU WITH A STICK
THEN YOU CLIMBED UP THAT STICK
AND
BIT ME
SO
I GAVE THAT STICK
A
QUICK
FLICK
TODAY
THERE WAS THIS FIRE ANT
WALKING ACROSS MY
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICH
I LOOKED AT HIM
HE LOOKED AT ME
SO
THEN
I
ATE
HIM
TODAY
I DID NOT LIKE MYSELF
SO
I MADE MYSELF INTO AN ANT ELF
BUT THEN THE PHONE RANG
SO I ANSWERED IT
IT WAS THE FIRE ANT CALLING ME
TELLING ME TO NOT BE HIM
TO BE MYSELF
SO I GAVE IT A TRY
BUT LATER CALLED HIM BACK
TO
ASK
HIM
WHY
TODAY
THIS FIRE ANT STOPPED BY
TO SAY HI
BUT THEN HE BIT ME
SO WHEN HE SAW ME CRY
HE FELT BAD
CAME BACK
AND
GAVE
ME
A
KISS
GOODBYE
TODAY
THE FIRE ANT SAID
DO YOU KNOW THAT WHEN YOU DIE
YOU NO LONGER ARE ALIVE
SO THEN I GAVE IT A TRY
BUT IT WAS A LIE
SO I ASKED THE FIRE ANT WHY
THEN HE SAID DROP DEAD
SO
I
SMASHED
HIS
HEAD
TODAY
THERE WAS THIS FIRE ANT
SITTING ON MY PICKET FENCE
BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM
HE LOOKED AT ME
THEN FELL OFF
CLIMBED BACK ON
AND
WINKED
AT
ME
YOU
CAN
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FRIENDS
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...Above all, however, go to see the marvelous Donna Collins. Collins
also resides in Michigan, albeit in Kalamazoo. Collins makes impressively innocent yet inventive
work.
Her materials are a mixed bag of delights: glitter and brown wrapping paper, tempera paints and sewing notions. Her bright, exuberant 3-D pieces are framed in vintage windows; their funky wit and brilliant palette is truly irresistible.
Yet her art has rigor; its humor and its upbeat brilliance are double-edged. This has been recognized by her growing cult of collectors, which include the actresses Susan Sarandon, Roseanne, Lisa Loeb, Darcy from Smashing Pumpkins, as well as their fellow L.A. resident Courtney Love. If you feel like joining their ranks, make sure you get to the Garde Rail early.
Her materials are a mixed bag of delights: glitter and brown wrapping paper, tempera paints and sewing notions. Her bright, exuberant 3-D pieces are framed in vintage windows; their funky wit and brilliant palette is truly irresistible.
Yet her art has rigor; its humor and its upbeat brilliance are double-edged. This has been recognized by her growing cult of collectors, which include the actresses Susan Sarandon, Roseanne, Lisa Loeb, Darcy from Smashing Pumpkins, as well as their fellow L.A. resident Courtney Love. If you feel like joining their ranks, make sure you get to the Garde Rail early.
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