THE EGGPLANT OWNERS GALLERY

CUTE TOES

2011-06-02T11:32:00.000-07:00

NAME: Gabriella

LOCATION: Winston-Salem, NC

EGGPLANT QUOTE: has cute toes

COMMENTS: Gabby was a second grade student of mine some years ago. At that time, I nicknamed her "Gabby-Toes" and so this seemed like the most appropriate eggplant for her.

BECAUSE FALCONS LIKE EGGPLANTS TOO

2010-09-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

NAME: Analea Maria

LOCATION: Northville, MI

EGGPLANT QUOTE: shoot meatballs to their pet falcon

COMMENTS: I work in Solid Grounds Coffeehouse in Northville, MI. I just became the owner of a stray eggplant that reads- "shoot meatballs to their pet falcon." I am so happy to own my very own eggplant! Keep it up!

EGGPLANT HEROICALLY SAVES PRINCESS

2010-06-23T07:07:00.000-07:00

NAME: Gigi Coddington

LOCATION: Carlsbad, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: don't throw a mental

COMMENTS: My daugther Quinny concieved the idea for the eggplant on her own :)...The eggplant will save you, Princess! As to how I obtained my eggplant...My friend Mark has an artomat in his office and I purchased it last Thursday. Thanks so much for my eggplant. Now if I can only get back from Quinny!

AN EGGPLANT BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER

2009-12-30T07:52:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Herbert Hoover & Koren Gaines

LOCATION: New York, New York

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you'll shoot your eye out

COMMENTS: In 2007, I received an eggplant owner's gallery submission from New York artist, Herbert Hoover, who had purchased it from the Art*o*mat machine at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York (Herb's also an Arto*artist who makes art for Art*o*mat). See that post here. Indeed, an eggplant had brought us together.

At that time, we decided to do an art swap. I made him a custom eggplant that says "pewter junk food," a description of his American Snack Food Icon sculptures (visit his amazing on-line shop at www.potus31.com). In exchange, he sent me one of his celebrated pewter crackers. See the post about the swap here.

In November 2009, William and I visited New York City and arranged a meeting with Herb and his wife, Koren. We had a wonderful visit at a diner in Manhattan. He brought us one of his brand new items: a pewter lolly pop, which I'm holding in the photo by William below. They also brought the pewter junk food eggplant along for the photo op.

When we returned home, I sent them one of my limited edition eggplant Christmas ornaments with the quote "you'll shoot your eye out," because I know Herb to be a movie buff and this comes from the movie "A Christmas Story." To my surprise, not only did they get the reference, they had their very own leg lamp! So in the photo at the top of this post, you can see the ornament with the lamp—a true Christmas Story installation.

We do so love it when eggplants allow us to meet cool people like Herb and Koren. May the eggplants continue to fill our world with fabulous folks!

A HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT

2009-12-21T08:49:00.000-08:00

NAME: Elizabeth

LOCATION: Columbia, South Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE: o by golly

COMMENTS: "I just returned home and I rec'd a surprise package from you complete with Christmas tidings of JOY! As you can see I put it right on the tree. I lOVE your eggplants and not a day goes by that I don't look at them...I have also sent a picture of my dog, Weezie, (who no longer eats corn on the cob due to lack of teeth... but it was fun while it lasted, she says). THANK YOU and MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours!"

See Lizzie's other eggplant pics here and here.

WHO DO YOU WANT ANSWERING YOUR EGGPLANT AT 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING?

2009-10-19T12:30:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Marisa

LOCATION: Lincoln, Nebraska

EGGPLANT QUOTE: three o'clock in the morning

COMMENTS: "I recently purchased your Art-O-Mat piece in the 2008 Election Series from the machine located in the Ross Theater of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. I am a freshman in Art Education at the University and am looking into being involved in the Art-O-Mat program. Attached is a photo of me with your work. Thanks for the great piece and have a wonderful day!"

EGGPLANTS MAKE GREAT SINGING COMPANIONS

2009-10-19T08:21:00.001-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Kari

LOCATION: Boise, Idaho

EGGPLANT QUOTE: keep on singing loudly

COMMENTS: "It likes to sing with me."

SCHNAUZER FINDS GOOD LUCK WITH EGGPLANT

2009-10-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Courtney

LOCATION: Lansing, Michigan

EGGPLANT QUOTE: jolly good luck to you!

COMMENTS: "This is my mini schnauzer, Peyton, with the eggplant! My family is very Irish, so I have shamrock things all over my apartment...what a great eggplant saying! Thank you so much!"

EGGPLANTS IN THE WHITNEY? YOU BETCHA!

2009-06-30T17:23:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Erin Snook

LOCATION: Detroit, Michigan

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you betcha

COMMENTS: "So, I got an Eggplant out of the Art O Mat at the Whitney in NYC. This photo is of me outside the museum right after my first thrilling Art O Mat experience. Thanks --- what a cool little piece of art!"

NOTE: Erin's eggplant is part of the limited edition "election 08" series.

THE EGGPLANT WHO'S BEEN ON TV

2009-06-04T19:33:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: John Firestone

LOCATION: Pennsylvania

EGGPLANT QUOTE: those blabber mouths

COMMENTS: John Firestone's website, www.johnfirestone.com, features his personal art collection. In this collection, is his stray eggplant (pictured above). The ironic thing is that this eggplant was seen on the Rachel Ray Show. A special feature was done about Art*o*mat machines. See the clip below. At the end, the camera pans across the top of the machine and if you look carefully, you can see that there is an eggplant that says "those blabber mouths." Since each eggplant is one-of-a-kind, John's eggplant is the very one seen on TV! How he got this eggplant, I don't know but it is definitely a famous one.

Read John Firestone's blog about the fame of his eggplant.

100th EGGPLANT GALLERY POST

2009-04-28T18:24:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Bill

LOCATION: New Orleans, Louisiana

EGGPLANT QUOTE: resilience & friends

COMMENTS: This is the 100th eggplant owner to submit a photograph for the eggplant owner's gallery. I must say that I am quite proud of this wonderful collection of unique and delightful people from around the world with their eggplants! Please keep sending in your photos to keep this project growing.

A TECHNICOLOR SHOT OF AN OUT-OF-CONTROL SCULPTURE & HOW EGGPLANTS BROUGHT 2 ARTISTS TOGETHER

2009-04-24T14:59:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Talleen Hacikyan

LOCATION: Montreal, Canada

EGGPLANT QUOTE: forces beyond their control

COMMENTS:
In August 2008, Talleen wrote a blog post entitled Ode to the Aubergine, which, by the way, is her most popular posting. In it, she writes of eggplants in art and sites examples from greats the likes of Paul Cezanne and Henri Matisse and showed their paintings with eggplants. Then, to my surprise, she goes on to mention my Stray Eggplant project. I found this on an internet search, which I do from time to time just looking to see if there are any unreported pictures of my eggplants out there.

Well, I was delighted to find Talleen's post and decided that anyone who put me in the good company of Cezanne and Matisse deserved their own eggplant. So I read Talleen's artist statement and with this in mind, I made her an eggplant that says "forces beyond their control."

Here is what she writes about her eggplant:

"These days I’m always on the lookout for little projects for a quick creativity fix. The eggplant photo turned out to be a fun activity that I managed to work on while supper was simmering on the stovetop, which may explain why I photographed my eggplant against the kitchen cupboard.

"Although the photo was staged and shot within twenty minutes, the creative process took place mentally beforehand. Over the days preceding the photo, my family and I were watching the 1956 version of The Ten Commandments. I say days because the film lasts three and a half hours. This movie is filmed in Technicolor, and features mise en scènes that cry, 'Studio scene!' and others that are obviously filmed in the great outdoors of Egypt and the Sinai. I love the studio scenes. When Moses’ birth mother sends him in his basket down the Nile I could practically feel the plastic reeds and smell the chlorinated water. The quality of light in these artificially staged scenes is unique. The actors are drenched in floodlights–there isn’t a shadow in sight. It’s always high noon in these scenes! What I like best about this film is its theatrical quality and this is the atmosphere I wanted to create in my photo.

"I suspended my eggplant with nylon thread from a branch. It kept twirling and capturing the writing proved to be a challenge. To deal with these forces beyond my control, I used a trick my son taught me. This consisted of depressing the shutter button halfway and keeping it that way until I want to snap the photo, at which point I pressed it all the way down.

"I am keeping [my eggplant] in my studio as a reminder that sometimes the forces beyond our control bring unexpected, wonderful surprises, in the mail and otherwise! Thank you Laura Gentry."

Read her whole blog about this

Ah, an eggplant brings more artists together!

DIFFICULT, SHE IS

2009-03-20T14:45:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Lelia

LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois

EGGPLANT QUOTE: how difficult I am

COMMENTS: "My husband & I visited the Cultural Center in Chicago, IL (last month) & I selected one of your eggplants. I’ve attached a photo. I didn’t include ‘picture of yourself’ because I’ve had a terrible flu bug – don’t want to frighten people!!! I hope to get an image up on my facebook, too. Keep them coming!!! I don’t know how you continue to come up with all the sayings – but they are just great : )"

BLOG:

http://lelia-stitchesoflife.blogspot.com

CONCEPTUAL ART MEETS VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK

2009-02-15T13:13:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Daniel

LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

EGGPLANT QUOTE: totally heavy eighties licks

COMMENTS: "It's Barbara Kruger meets Mollie Katzen."

Read Daniel's blog about his encounter with the Art*o*mat machine here.

MUST BE DEALT WITH

2008-12-26T08:09:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Angela

LOCATION: Greenbrier, Tennessee

EGGPLANT QUOTE: deal with me

COMMENTS: Angela ordered her eggplant from the Gentry Joint Store and since I was out of stock, she had to wait a bit to receive her eggplant. When she did, she wrote this to me:

"Hey, I wanted to write you and tell you that I got the Eggplant and the wait was SO worth it. You could have not picked a better saying "Deal With Me". I LOVE IT!!!!! So here is a picture of me with my eggplant so that you can add it to your gallery. I'm a 30 year old full time college student, wife, mother, and a published scrapbook artist. So thanks so much and again. I LOVE IT!!!!!:

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/scrapydiva

OH SO RANDOM

2008-10-06T09:15:00.001-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Xander

LOCATION: Nagasaki, Japan

EGGPLANT QUOTE: random things will happen

COMMENTS: "I'm sending you the best two pictures of me with my AMAZING eggplant, that I actually lugged through Japan as my lucky charm when I traveled. I wanted to make sure I got the best picture/circumstance for it! Here's an explanation below:

"These pictures was taken at Asakusa temple in Tokyo, Japan. The temple is flocked with thousands of Japanese and foreign people around this time, eager to pray for the new year. It was an amazing experience to be there at that time, but the story gets better! I lived on the southern island of Kyuushuu, in the city of Nagasaki. Starting from Nagasaki, five friends and I broke up into three groups of two and raced by hitchhike to get to Tokyo by New Year's. My partner and I were the first ones there, and it took us one day and eight hours of straight hitchhiking. This was one of the greatest experiences I've had in my life, and it made it all the more sweeter to be able to take out my lucky charm and snap these photos, random things really do happen!

"Now the eggplant is sitting here on my desk, next to some amazing photos of fantastic friends and unforgettable experiences! :) I think it's itching to travel again just as much as I am!"

A MOMENT IS ENJOYED

2008-07-23T11:39:00.001-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Liz

LOCATION: New York City (The photo was taken at my apartment in Astoria, Queens, but I got the eggplant from an artomat machine at the Whitney Museum in Manhattan)

EGGPLANT QUOTE: a happy moment

COMMENTS: I was intrigued by the artomat, and having trouble choosing which mystery item to get. I thought the stray eggplant looked cool, and I was not at all disappointed. It was so cute! I thought the quote was a little weird (especially since the quote on the box was "pesto, at best") but definitely sparks the imagination. I loved showing it to everyone who came over to my house!

ONE HAPPY HOPPER

2008-05-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Wynne

LOCATION: San Jose, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: do a happy hop

COMMENTS: Though Wynne likes to hop, and hop rather happily, she is pictured here attempting to eat her mother's ceramic eggplant. We have no idea why this is.

WARY OF BANANAS

2008-05-28T09:41:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Maia

LOCATION: Rio Rancho, New Mexico

EGGPLANT QUOTE: never act on the advice of bananas

COMMENTS: In protest of the Iraq War, Maia had set up her own war memorial, complete with tiny plastic combat boots and a tombstone among other items. When she received this eggplant for her 9th birthday, she decided the bananas mentioned—whose advise we ought not heed—could be interpreted to include our country's commander-in-chief who launched the unnecessary and disastrous war. Her stray eggplant has now become a part of her war memorial installation.

CHEERS FOR EGGPLANTS

2008-05-28T08:46:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sebastien

LOCATION: Altadena, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: very good! very good! yay!

COMMENTS: This eggplant is emblazoned with the Laughter Yoga cheer: Very Good! Very Good! Yay! It's owner, Sebastien Gendry, is the founder and Director of the American School Of Laughter Yoga. He served for 2 years as World Operations Director for Laughter Yoga International, the organization leading the Laughter Clubs Movement of over 5000 clubs in 55 countries and is still the official representative for this movement in the USA.

An enthusiastic and articulate speaker, he has been featured several times in the US media (The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Associated Press, CBS News, Telemundo, Celebrity Fit Club, KCAL 9, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union Tribune, Inspire, and more).

WEBSITE: www.laughangeles.com

BOLDY SINNING

2008-05-28T08:20:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: James

LOCATION: Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: sin boldly

COMMENTS: James denies that this eggplant has anything to do with him at all. He adds: "Don't believe all those stories you've heard about me."

THEOLOGICAL INTEREST SPARKED IN ARTIST

2008-04-22T10:21:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Curtis

LOCATION: Louisiana

EGGPLANT QUOTE: only of interest to theologians

COMMENTS: "Me and my partner Mark were visiting our friend Eric in Providence, Rhode Island this past winter and we happened in a very cute funky arty store whose name I've already forgotten, although, if pressed, Eric would probably remember it, since he lives there.

"Anyway, in that shop, there was something that looked like a converted old cigarette machine just like I've seen in the gift shop at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and I thought and said to Mark and Eric, 'Hey, you never know what you'll get with these, but I want to try this!'

"So I bought a token from the saleperson and I bought this eggplant, but I'm just now getting around to photographing myself with it. I'm pretty proud of being about to get it close enough to my cellphone camera so that you can read it, and so it almost looks like my head is the same size as it is.

"Back when I was an art student I did a little art exhibit of mail art and really enjoyed when random people sent things in, so this really has captured my imagination. I haven't gone onto your site yet, but I'm going to wait a couple of days and see if this makes it up there.

"Oh. Funny little coincidences -- you're an ordained minister, and my dad is, too (United Methodist, in case you're curious); you're an artist, and so am I."

WEBSITE: www.generalaesthetic.com

A PUPPETEER IS MADE

2008-04-07T18:29:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Carrie

LOCATION: Green Lane, Pennsylvania

EGGPLANT QUOTE: poof, you're a puppeteer

COMMENTS: "Have you ever heard of the Art-o-Mat? Art-o-Mats are refurbished vintage cigarette vending machines filled with art! And not just any art, art packaged in cigarette-sized packages! What could be more fun than that?!?

"I was first introduced to the Art-o-Mat, when a friend handed me a $5 token at Monkey Hill Antiques in New Hope, PA. My pull, from this odd Bulldog Juggling Art-o-Mat, won me a Stray Eggplant... a grape and green clay eggplant that reads "Poof, you're a puppeteer."

Yes, you heard me... I pulled an inspirational eggplant. And to be honest... I LOVE it!

"Its sits so pretty on my desk next to two gnomes, a medal of Our Lady of Czestochowa which has Pope John Paul II on the other side (I'm a Polish Grandaughter!), and a golden "long life" Buddha, I received from a good friend."

NOTE: Though Carrie got this recently, it is an eggplant from the very first edition, made in 2004. They are no longer made like this one with the quotes glued on. Now the letters are recessed into the clay.

BLOG: She's Gone Wanderin'

EGGPLANT INSPIRES OWNER TO BE HERSELF

2008-03-08T12:21:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sara

LOCATION: USA

EGGPLANT QUOTE: a real smart ass

COMMENTS: "I found a stray eggplant!

"I'd heard rumors of art*o*mat vending machines—old cigarette machines that have been revamped to dispense pieces of art, instead. Today I set off to find one. After much drama and adventure, I made it to the very place, and I bought not one, not two, but three pieces of art. From a vending machine. Because that is too darn cool to pass up.

"'a real smart ass' was the second thing I bought. I was the tiniest bit disappointed when I first saw the words on it. 'Smart ass' isn't really my language style, and I'd been hoping for something more quirky or inspirational... and less, well, smartass.

"But I've come to embrace it.

"I'm a nice person. To some people, it's almost frustrating how nice I am—and they take great delight in trying to get a rise out of me. I don't mind (which probably irks them more), but I see where they're coming from. I bite back probably ninety-five percent of my cynical, sarcastic, or off-color comments... So when I actually say something smartass, people tend to be shocked and think it's really out-of-character. (It's not.)

"And you know what? Their feigned dismay makes me feel guilty about making one comment of the kind they make regularly. That sucks, and I'm fed up with it.

"I'm keeping this little guy as a reminder that, yeah it's great to be the cheerful, sweet, loving person of the group. But it's just as damn fine to be myself.

"My adopted aubergine has found a loving home."

FLICKR PAGE: Photos from Sarajea

BUDDHA & OWNER LAUGH ON!

2008-03-01T15:01:00.001-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Joanna

LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin

EGGPLANT QUOTE: the laughing buddha

COMMENTS: As you can see, Joanna draws inspiration from her laughing Buddha eggplant!

VEGETABLE NUDITY

2008-02-16T17:19:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sierra

LOCATION: Sacramento, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: nude photo

COMMENTS: "hey here's a picture of me and my eggplant that i got out of an art-o-matic machine at the crocker museum in sacremento. it sais 'nude photo' on it. thanks!"

TILE-PHOBIC EGGPLANT

2008-02-11T09:48:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sarah Kretz McDowell

LOCATION: Rock Island, Illinois

EGGPLANT QUOTE: live in mortal fear of tile

COMMENTS: "Since Eunice sought refuge in the bathroom, this location seemed appropriate. No snakes were harmed in the taking of this photo."

LAUGHTER CLUB ROCKS THE BAY AREA

2008-02-05T15:41:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sarah

LOCATION: San Francisco, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: laughter club

FANCY BODY, INDEED

2008-01-23T20:48:00.000-08:00

NAME: K

LOCATION: Northeast Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: every body's fancy

COMMENTS: "Laura shared an eggplant with me after I participated in the 'Peace with Our Bodies' project. I am still not completely at peace with my body (but am still working on it), and it serves as a good reminder that—as Mr. Rogers used to sing— 'every body's fancy.'"

YES SHE CAN

2008-01-22T12:13:00.001-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Verona

LOCATION: Anchorage, Alaska

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you still can

KINDRED SPIRITS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A STRAY EGGPLANT

2008-01-22T06:34:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Barefoot Artist

LOCATION: Greenville, North Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE: kindred spirit

COMMENTS: The Barefoot Artist and the Eggplant Artist met on myspace and found one another to be "kindred spirits". In fact, they are planning to meet in person in February 2008 at a laughter yoga leader retreat in Wisconsin. They swapped art—the eggplant pictured above for a beautiful hand-dyed silk scarf featured on Laura's laughter yoga site.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/barefoot_artist

HAPPY AND FREE LAUGHTER

2007-12-21T17:30:00.002-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Noriko

LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I laugh so happy & free

FOUR EGGPLANTS LAND IN JAPAN

2007-12-10T08:40:00.000-08:00

[Happy geese, my company] They understand what eggplants say!

OWNER'S NAME: Kyoko

LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

EGGPLANT QUOTES:
• straight ahead, the sky
• her lovely piano fingers
• essential for all night writing
• I laugh so happy & free

[Llama family] "Hey baby, be a good 'n honest, boy, just straight ahead the sky!"

COMMENTS:
You bring sunshine + a big smile to those who know you -- that's what is wished for you especially today; because you made me so happy just now!!

Guess what I found in my mailbox after hard working... ah Laura, THANK YOU SO MUCH :) 4 eggplants are here with me. Though I'm a writer, I can never describe how I'm feeling. But please know, absolutely utterly completely I love them ALL: their unique shapes, lively colors, and of course nice words with your warm heart. [No need to turning on the room heater, indeed :-@]

I was so touched to find you sweetly captured my personality as an expressionist by visiting my myspace page though it's written in poor English.

• "essential for all night writing" — really gave me courage & motivation to go on.

• "straight ahead the sky" — filled me with much hope, strength and light
• "her lovely piano fingers" — I'm proud... when I write an essay on 'Music & me", I will inform you.
• And your great choice "I laugh so happy & free" — this one is perfect! As I ordered, didn't I tell you that I would give 1 for my friend on Xmas? She's my best friend and I do wish she is happy all the time. On Dec 15th we're going to a Christmas concert together. I'll give her then! Sure, I'll never fail to take photos of us with eggplants then.

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/frizzy_mojaco

THE FAITH FAN STRIKES AGAIN

2007-11-21T08:59:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Mary Margaret

LOCATION: Richmond, Virginia

EGGPLANT QUOTE: just a fan of faith

COMMENTS: Whatever the faith, whoever it belongs to.

LAURA MEETS THE ARTOMAT MASTER

2007-10-18T17:55:00.000-07:00

NAME: Clark

LOCATION: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE: gimmicky bastard

COMMENTS: Clark Whittington, inventor of the Art*o*mat vending machines, through which the Stray Eggplants are distributed, officially installed the Art*o*mat machine at the amazing Chambers Hotel in Minneapolis on October 17, 2007. Laura Gentry decided to surprise him by driving 4 hours north from her home in Iowa to attend his lecture. Since they've worked together through Art*o*mat for these 4 years, it was only fitting that they meet during his Midwestern trip. Here, Laura presented Clark with this humorous eggplant.

Right: Clark, Laura and hotel curator, Jennifer Phelps with the Chambers' beautiful Art*o*mat machine. Click photo to see enlargement.

Above: Clark and Laura stand before a very realistic piece of art at the Chambers Hotel.

BANISHING BEIGE

2007-10-17T17:50:00.000-07:00

NAME: KC

LOCATION: Minneapolis, Minnesota

EGGPLANT QUOTE: beige is just not your color

EGGPLANT ENFORCES BATHROOM POLICY

2007-10-16T11:30:00.000-07:00

NAME: Elizabeth

LOCATION: Columbia, South Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE: put the toilet seat down

COMMENTS: "This is a hard-working eggplant!"

EGGPLANT OBSESSION

2007-10-11T07:09:00.000-07:00

NAME: Lizzie Bee

LOCATION: Columbia, South Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE: I'm trying to unobsess myself

COMMENTS: I received my eggplant as a gift from one of my oldest friends, who left it in a bright yellow envelope under the driver's side windshield wiper of my car as it was parked in front of Urban Artware in Winston-Salem, N.C. My friend has modeled many things for me over the years, most importantly, how to laugh: and coincidentally, perhaps, I always hear this quote in Pee Wee Herman's "shh...I'm trying to use the phone" voice.

After practicing my obsessions around the house I have been able, with great success, to transfer them to my work and to my relationships. Progress, right?!

Looking around now (in the middle of a dark no-moon night) at all of my odd little possessions, I can hear the clinking echoes of all of these small things. I think, YES-- It's Not Working-- I'm Still Obsessed-- With junk, with worry, with insecurity, with insomnia...! Finally, I think: But I Love This Nutty Obsessor. She's the one who reveals my dearest passions.

(note, Lizzie Bee's eggplant is from the very first edition of plants when the quotes were glued to the front of them)

And look, Lizzie also sent this picture of eggplants on the Piggly Wiggly marquee. Go eggplants!

MANY MORE SMILES

2007-09-06T14:03:00.000-07:00

NAME: Melanie

LOCATION: Lansing, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: I'm going to smile

COMMENTS: Thank you for my eggplant!! :) It brings me happiness and many MORE smiles! :)

FREE TO BE

2007-08-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

NAME: Jasmin

LOCATION: New York, NY

EGGPLANT QUOTE: I gotta be me

COMMENTS:
My girlfriend and I were visiting San Francisco from our homes in New York City. We were quite excited because we were told that, like us, everyone in San Francisco is gay and vegan. Whether or not that is true, I'm going to go with: Yes, it's true. Regardless, we had a blast!

Now I shouldn't admit this to you but I will: I don't like museums and only sometimes am I moved by art. Same with Mariann, the beautiful woman on the left of the attached photograph. Part of me wants to brag about the exhibit I saw at blah-blah-blah, but aside from very few exceptions, that is not me. But I am fun and quirky and like oddities. And I'm into theatre and other forms of art and photography. So when Mariann and I were walking from SOMA to South Park (where they have a lovely swing set beside a yummy French cafe' that serves bowls of soy lattes), we passed a cigarette machine that dispensed art instead of tobacco. Obviously, that was something I needed to explore.

Pride plants?? It's true! Everyone in San Francisco IS gay and vegan! In the cigarette dispenser was a little box that had gay-themed eggplants. It was like my dream! This stray eggplant said "I Gotta Be Me," and how appropriate for me and my Mariann, who defy the societal norm about a thousand-fold. I *GOTTA* be me. We gotta be us.

And so thanks for the prideful eggplant. We love it. It's on our mantelpiece above our fireplace. (Okay, that's not true. We don't have a fireplace or a mantelpiece. But if we DID, you can bet the little purple piece of art would gladly have a home on it. In the mean time, it's beside me on my bookshelf, out of reach of my feisty cat -- who also has gotta be her.)

Enjoy this picture. Continue to make art.

WEBSITE: www.jasminsinger.com

FOR MEEEEEEEEE!

2007-08-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

NAME: Mary K

LOCATION: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
Better Things

COMMENTS: "Got this one from the original Art-o-mat at Mary's of course with Clark at my side. It reminds me of the song I made up and sing to my boyfriend. It goes, 'Every thing that is good is for meeeeeee!'"

WEBSITE: www.missmaryk.com

HAPPY FREAKS

2007-07-04T17:45:00.000-07:00

NAME: Jenni

LOCATION: Red Creek, NY

EGGPLANT QUOTE: freaks need love too

COMMENTS: This eggplant was a special order, requested by a dear myspace friend! :) We swapped art and she sent me a fabulous set of eggplant felties. In this photo, you can see her eggplant is hanging out with an assortment of Jenni's amazing creations.

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/hedonist_j

LAUGHTER YOGA FOUNDER BECOMES CHUCKLING EGGPLANT COLLECTOR

2007-05-11T11:53:00.000-07:00

NAME: Madan

LOCATION: Mumbai, India

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
laugh for no reason

COMMENTS: Because I studied laughter yoga with Dr. Madan Kataria, the founder of the world wide laughter club movement, I made him an eggplant with the premise of laughter yoga: laugh for no reason. He graciously received his eggplant with his characteristic chortle and promised to give it a happy home in India.

WEBSITE: www.laughteryoga.org

Dr. Kataria's Diary entry about my church's laughter club.

A LAUGHING LIFESTYLE

2007-05-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

NAME: Maria

LOCATION: Santa Barbara, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
live life laughing

COMMENTS: Maria was my laughter buddy at Dr. Kataria's laughter yoga teacher training seminar in Sierra Madre, California. She gave me a beautiful soy candle from her webstore and I gave her this laughter-inspired eggplant. :)

WEBSITE: www.destressessentials.com

TEARS FOR FEARS GROOVES ON EGGPLANT

2007-05-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

NAME: Curt

LOCATION: Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: mr. smith

COMMENTS: Curt Smith is a member of the band Tears for Fears. This eggplant was custom ordered by Karen, a wonderful fan, and given to him. Curt has posted this pic of his eggplant on his kitchen counter at his myspace blog.

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/curtsmithofficial

WEBSITE: www.tears-for-fears.com

SOMETHING'S BEEN DONE TO IT

2007-04-18T08:48:00.000-07:00

NAME: Margaret

LOCATION: Falmouth, Maine

EGGPLANT QUOTE: "do something to it"

COMMENTS: Fellow Art*o*artist, Margaret Smith, and I swapped art. She sent me one of her beautiful Spirit Hand pendants and I sent her this eggplant with a quote by the artist Jasper Johns. She comments:

"I took this little Eggciting work of art and made a mini easel for it to set on. It is Eggactly what it needed."

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/spirithandart

PEWTER JUNK FOOD IN CENTRAL PARK

2007-04-15T04:36:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Herb

LOCATION: New York, New York

EGGPLANT QUOTE: pewter junk food

COMMENTS: Artoartist, Herb Hoover, and I decided to do an art swap. I made the customized eggplant pictured above, which describes one of his fabulous artistic endeavors: making pewter junk food. He writes of the photo:

"Here's a snap in New York's Central Park Conservatory Garden at 105 & 5th."

In return, he made me a cracker—one of his famous pewter creations! These crackers, by the way, are the best selling art in Art*o*mat machines and I'm so excited to finally have one of my own. Visit his cracker tracker to see other owners.

WEBSITE: www.herbhoover.com

THE VERY FIRST EGGPLANT IN CHINA

2007-04-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

OWNERS' NAMES: Jade & Chad

LOCATION: Beijing, China

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you have all kinds of oddities

A KOOKY HEAD IN THE HANDS IS A GOOD THING

2007-03-30T14:20:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Roland

LOCATION: Bath, England

EGGPLANT QUOTE: kooky head

COMMENTS: Roland is a member of the band Tears for Fears. This eggplant was custom ordered by Karen, a band fan, and given to him.

WEBSITE: www.tears-for-fears.com

EGGPLANTS UNITE!

2007-03-19T16:55:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Dr. Eggplant

LOCATION: Scottsdale, Arizona

EGGPLANT QUOTE: "science project gone wrong"

COMMENTS: I met Dr. Eggplant on myspace, and since we're both eggplants, we decided to "top friends" each other and eventually we organized an eggplant swap. I sent him the customized eggplant you see in the photo and he sent me a DVD of the feature film in which he stars, called "Oranges: Revenge of the Eggplant" written by Mike Stoklasa and Rich Evans.

This amazing film relays the hilariously harrowing tale of Professor Charles Sunkyst and his fateful encounter with the diabolical Dr. Eggplant. After a mission in Bananastan to rescue the president, Sunkyst returns to teaching his class on advanced particle physics at the nearby university. But Dr. Eggplant lusts for revenge and slips onto campus to become involved in the annual science fair! During the violence and adventure that ensues, Sunkyst and his students must rally together to thwart Eggplant’s evil plot!

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/dreggplant

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FAR TOO COSTLY TO LITIGATE

2007-03-12T06:55:00.000-07:00

OWNER'S NAME: Jim

LOCATION: Anchorage, Alaska

EGGPLANT QUOTE: costly to litigate

COMMENTS: A retired attorney, Jim enjoyed receiving this eggplant for his birthday while in Hawaii.

FIRST STRAY EGGPLANT IN DENMARK

2007-03-05T14:32:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Katherine

LOCATION: Sønderborg, Denmark

EGGPLANT QUOTE: paints with a positive paintbrush

COMMENTS: Katherine Scrivens Nielsen is an English painter living in Denmark. Her customized eggplant is a quote from an art critic about her work. In her artist statement, she says "My work is I suppose, the eternal and ongoing search for the truth and truthfulness. I guess I am trying to reach God through my art. If I am truly honest and I acknowledge my core of self – I have I admit, doubts of his existence. But my creative heart refuses to listen to this internal murmur. I am therefore compelled to paint uplifting messages to the souls of others and to my own."

Below is an example of one of her uplifting, positive paintings, entitled "Over the Rainbow."

WEBSITE: www.femart.dk

MYSPACE: www.myspace.com/katscrivens

OHIO ARTOARTIST DRUNK ON NATURE

2007-02-23T06:49:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Rebecca

LOCATION: Northfield, Ohio

EGGPLANT QUOTE: drunk on nature

COMMENT: "Drunk on Nature, High on God."

Rebecca Grantham is a plein air painter and artoartist This eggplant was custom made for her because her artwork immerses you in nature. Up close, the viewer is a part of the painted moment that is a culmination of time and subtle changes. Her paintings carry nature's daily rhythms of light and atmosphere as well as the cyclical changes of season, temperature and colors onto the canvas greeting you with a living work of art. She's definately drunk on nature (and perhaps drunk on the stray eggplant as well). That's one of her amazing paintings below.

WEBSITE: www.rebeccagrantham.com

BLOG: pleinairlandscapes.blogspot.com

COW-PUNK SONG GETS A MASCOT

2007-02-19T09:33:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Jonathan

LOCATION: Edina, MN

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
Beige Slacks

COMMENTS:
Minnesota-based Finnish-American rock and roll singer/song-writer/theologian/stay-at-home dad, Jonathan Rundman, writes of the eggplant that was made in homage to one of his songs:

"Beige Slacks" can mean many things to many people:

1. literally, a pair of light-brown polyester pants; 2. a cow-punk song (written by me with my cousin Bruce during Christmas vacation 1988) commenting on the aforementioned pants; 3. the recording of the aforementioned song, appearing on the 2003 Salt Lady Records sampler CD, Extra Credit.

These days I don't own a pair of beige slacks to wear, so I couldn't appear with such pants in my photo. So here's a shot of the eggplant on the top of my 'fridge with me the background.

WEBSITE: www.jonathanrundman.com

BLOG: jonathanrundman.blogspot.com

SOMEONE ELSE'S PARMESAN

2007-01-29T08:42:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Alan

LOCATION:
Springfield, Pennsylvania

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
how wonderful yellow is

COMMENTS: “While I still contend that eggplants be reserved for someone else's parmesan, yellow is a wonderful thing...macaroni and cheese, corn on the cob, fresh lemonade and of course me. Happy dining.”

This is the first missive Alan sent:

"I always had the impression that the only good eggplant was in someone else's parmesan. Dietetically, I still feel the same way. However, a very dear friend just presented me with a most unique gift. This very same eggplant had the saying "how wonderful yellow is" emblazoned on it. He has been known to give unusual gifts but I believe that this may have taken the cake (with eggplant purple icing of course). I too have given him gifts that have ventured outside the realm of the mundane. The two most memorable I recall were a 1/2 hour hot air balloon trip for the two of us and a 12 ounce can of truffle peelings in salt water. This one took a search of a dozen stores and a three week wait for the package to arrive from New York. I honestly think that this will be the only eggplant I ever receive. I thank you for making it."

TROLL MANIA SWEEPS THE NATION

2007-01-23T20:10:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Bob

LOCATION: Decorah, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: a zeal for trolls

COMMENTS: "'a zeal for trolls' is a wonderful eggplant reminder that creatures large and small are part of our lives, influencing everything from the weather to lively encounters that appear serendipitous even as a mischievous troll is chuckling from its hidden perch tucked under a bridge, a bridge that connects that world from this world! ah, yes, to thine own troll be true!!"

COMPLETELY OUT OF HIS TREE

2007-01-20T06:48:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Rashid

LOCATION: Anchorage, Alaska

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you've gone right outa your tree

WEBSITE: www.thirdeyezoo.com

SOCKS GONE WILD!

2007-01-18T09:57:00.001-08:00

OWNER’S NAME: Jinxi

LOCATION: Eastvale, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
wild sock wearing

COMMENTS:
"I love Knee-Hi Sox!!

Yes, this is the famous Jinxi Caddel of the recent ABC Wife Swap, and yes, this eggplant was custom made for her. If there is a wilder sock wearer out there, I dare you to come forth!

EXPLORE MORE: Jinxi's fabulous sock & eggplant slideshow below and see what a wild sock wearer she really is!

WEBSITE: www.mermaidink.com

PHILOSOPHY OF THE EGGPLANT

2007-01-16T09:14:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Christian

LOCATION: Saint Paul, Minnesota

EGGPLANT QUOTE: knowing you know nothing

COMMENTS: "Hemlock: An Organic, All Natural and Effective remedy since 399 B.C.E."

Philosopher and musician, Christian McGuire, demonstrates the wealth of his knowledge in the above quote.

WEBSITE: www.tc.umn.edu/~ujive/biochristian.htm

THE CUP CAKE CRAZE HAS JUST BEGUN

2007-01-15T21:19:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Twinkie!

LOCATION: Bay Area, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE: cup cake craze

COMMENTS: "Stray no more, Eggplant...now you live with me!"

Twinkie Chan is responsible for a great deal of today's cup cake craze with her marvelous, original food-themed scarves.

WEBSITE: www.twinkiechan.com

NEW YORK ARTOARTIST JOINS THE GLOBAL EGGPLANT MOVEMENT

2007-01-11T13:34:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Herb

LOCATION: New York,
New York

EGGPLANT QUOTE: when all I want is you

COMMENTS:
"I love my aubergine missive."

Herb Hoover is a fellow artoartist (artist who sells pieces in Artomat vending machines). Pictured here is his eggplant in a pile of his amazing hand-cast pewter saltine crackers.

WEBSITE: www.herbhoover.com

A VERY BAD ATTITUDE

2007-01-08T11:07:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Keith

LOCATION: Dallas, Texas

EGGPLANT QUOTE: plbbbt

COMMENTS: "plbbbt!!!"

CHRISTMAS PAL

2006-12-25T20:08:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Erin

LOCATION: Waukesha, Wisconsin

EGGPLANT QUOTE: pocket pal

COMMENTS: Santa was good to Erin this year.

HOOD JUMPIN' PAIR

2006-12-24T14:47:00.000-08:00

OWNERS' NAMES: Bradley & Eliezer

LOCATION: Terre Haute, Indiana

EGGPLANT QUOTE: serious hood jumpin'

COMMENTS: "We're happy to be included in the Eggplant Owner's Gallery!"

SPOKE HAZARD

2006-12-23T13:36:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Sarah

LOCATION: Montpelier, France

EGGPLANT QUOTE: may get caught in spokes

COMMENTS: Sarah has to really watch this eggplant around her bikes!

SMASHING, INDEED

2006-12-14T16:45:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Martha

LOCATION: Dubuque, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you made me smash my lifesavers

COMMENTS: "A dismal situation, indeed."

SO MUCH MORALISM

2006-12-12T06:11:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME: Marilynn

LOCATION: Decorah, Iowa

EGGPLANT QUOTE: with irrational bursts of moralism

ARTOMAT INVENTOR TURNS STUNT MAN

2006-12-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Clark

LOCATION:
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm doing my own stunts

COMMENTS:
This is the first film made by an eggplant owner. Clark Whittington, the inventor of Art*o*mat, is the illustrious filmmaker that will hopefully inspire further creativity in eggplant owners everywhere. Enjoy!

WEBSITE: www.artomat.org

RIDICULOUSLY CONFIDENT

2006-12-01T10:16:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Martin

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
a blind, stupid belief in yourself

COMMENTS:
As an actor fresh on the scene in Hollywood, this eggplant is his inspiration to keep confident.

NOT A PUNK BITCH

2006-12-01T10:09:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Luiz

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I aint no punk bitch

COMMENT:
Quite clearly, he is not.

ALWAYS DOING BETTER

2006-12-01T10:06:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Tim

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
do better

COMMENTS:
"This is my inspiration eggplant."

SO VERY SNAPPY

2006-12-01T10:04:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Ralph

LOCATION:
Beverly Hills, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
a snappy new day

COMMENTS:
"This is a fun one."

RELIGIOUSLY DEVIANT

2006-12-01T09:54:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Gennady

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you make God sad

COMMENTS:
no comment

NO BOOGERS HERE

2006-12-01T09:50:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Paul

LOCATION:
Glendale, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
booger free

COMMENTS:
"Absolutely!"

THE CHOCOLATE PARTIER

2006-12-01T09:47:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Carol

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
host chocolate tasting parties

COMMENTS:
"There's a reason I got this eggplant."

COPING WITH STINKY SOCKS

2006-12-01T09:43:00.001-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Karen

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
stinky sock

COMMENTS:
Having raised two boys, Karen knows stinky socks.

DELIGHTFUL EXPECTATION

2006-12-01T09:36:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Marie-Louise

LOCATION:
Porter Ranch, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm melting with delight

COMMENTS:
Five months into her very first pregnancy, Marie-Louise is truly melting with delight (as evidenced by her happy belly).

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, TWINKLE

2006-12-01T09:27:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Anne

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
never stop twinkling

COMMENTS:
Note that her necklace is twinkling.

A MAJOR LEGO BUILDER

2006-12-01T09:23:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Sharon

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
with the right legos, you can build anything

COMMENTS:
"I love legos."

THE BOLDEST WOBBLER

2006-12-01T09:18:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Shelley

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
wobbly, but with resolve

COMMENTS:
"Yep!"

DILLY DALLYS ALL DAY

2006-12-01T09:15:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Jill

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
loves to dilly dally

COMMENTS:
"I love to dilly dally."

A DANGLER

2006-12-01T09:05:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Jody

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
not to dangle about

COMMENTS:
"See my eggplant is dangling, but I'm not."

LAUGHTER CHOICES

2006-12-01T09:02:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Joanne

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
make sure it's a good choice laugh

COMMENTS:
"My students are going to love this new rule."

DANGEROUS TURTLES AHEAD

2006-12-01T08:56:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Dale

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
lead on, o kinky turtle

COMMENTS:
This quote from comes from a child who misunderstood the title of the hymn, "Lead On, O King Eternal."

BEWARE OF THE FERRY MAN

2006-12-01T08:52:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Chris

LOCATION:
Valley Glen, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
don't pay the ferry man

COMMENTS:
"Don't!"

DON'T FORGET THE WALNUTS

2006-12-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Zoe

LOCATION:
Valencia, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
and walnuts

COMMENTS:
"This is the best eggplant."

NOT SO BAD AT ALL

2006-12-01T08:39:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Gene

LOCATION:
Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you weren't so bad yourself

LEANING SERIOUSLY LEFT

2006-12-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Don

LOCATION:
West Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
as left as I can legally be

COMMENTS:
"That's me!"

LIVING LIFE FULLY

2006-12-01T08:32:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Greg

LOCATION:
Hollywood, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
so your obituary reads the way it should

A NEEDY EGGPLANT

2006-12-01T08:29:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Suzie

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
needs you

COMMENTS:
This very needy eggplant has found a happy home.

ROMANTIC AT HEART

2006-12-01T08:25:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Ivan

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I love you just the way you are

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS

2006-12-01T08:18:00.000-08:00

OWNER'S NAME:
Carlos

LOCATION:
Los Angeles, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
be fabulous

JUST A LITTLE GAY

2006-12-01T08:13:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Arica

LOCATION:
Burbank, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I'm a little bit gay

COOL TIME TRAVELER

2006-12-01T08:09:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Mark

LOCATION:
San Francisco, California

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
you are dealing with the oddity of time travel with the greatest of ease

COMMENTS:
"Time travel isn't odd at all, its all relative and faster than light. Everywhere and nowhere at once."

NO SMURF RULE ENFORCED

2006-11-30T22:06:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Mikey

LOCATION:
South Hampton, England

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
no smurfs allowed

COMMENTS:
Mikey of Camoflage 'art transformed this Teletubby figurine into a Smurf to create an art installation based upon the quote on his eggplant.

IT'S YOU SHE LIKES

2006-11-30T22:01:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Michele

LOCATION:
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
it's you I like (a quote from Mr. Rogers)

COMMENTS:
"I received all the goodies today and you made my day...The eggplant made me cry. Mr. Rogers was one of my favorites growing up, especially the town of make believe. When I was a child, I was only allowed to watch PBS so I grew up on it. It really brought tears to my eyes that you referenced someone so close to my heart."

HER DESTINY CALLING

2006-11-30T21:57:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Audrey

LOCATION:
San Antonio, Texas

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
my destiny calls and I go

COMMENTS:
Audrey's destiny took her to France and she took her eggplant along, too

RAVING ABOUT SULTRY SOUNDS

2006-11-30T21:55:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Chas

LOCATION:
London, England

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
the sultry sounds of yesteryear

COMMENTS:
"the photos we took at the rave were very dark and with so many people moving in rhythm to bass and beats it was hard to get a non wobbly pic so i coupled it up with another pic of a few of my sound making boxes and my lovely ceramic eggplant. hope this does not break the rules! its been on a real journey round london and brought me great luck when i jockeyed discs that night, lots of smiley people dancing and no mistakes!! i think it'll always be a companion in my laptop bag when i play at a party from here on in. the sultry sounds of yesteryear will always be a huge influence on the sounds of today. Large thanks again."

PAINTING COMPLETES HER

2006-11-30T21:51:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Maggie

LOCATION:
Seattle, Washington

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
painting completed my life

COMMENTS:
"painting is the exhale of my soul. i paint to live."

ONE SILLY WALKER

2006-11-30T21:48:00.000-08:00

OWNER’S NAME:
Kimari

LOCATION:
Lindenhurst, Illinois

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
school of silly walk

COMMENTS:
“As an amateur ballroom dancer and Monty Python fan, this had to be the most oddly appropriate quote for me to get."