Wednesday, January 23, 2008

FANCY BODY, INDEED


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.'"

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

YES SHE CAN


OWNER'S NAME: Verona

LOCATION: Anchorage, Alaska

EGGPLANT QUOTE: you still can

KINDRED SPIRITS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A STRAY EGGPLANT


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

Friday, December 21, 2007

HAPPY AND FREE LAUGHTER


OWNER'S NAME: Noriko

LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

EGGPLANT QUOTE:
I laugh so happy & free

Monday, December 10, 2007

FOUR EGGPLANTS LAND IN JAPAN


[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

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

THE FAITH FAN STRIKES AGAIN



OWNER'S NAME: Mary Margaret

LOCATION: Richmond, Virginia

EGGPLANT QUOTE: just a fan of faith

COMMENTS: Whatever the faith, whoever it belongs to.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

LAURA MEETS THE ART*O*MAT MASTER






















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.