So, this past Easter, I ran around desperately trying to find an art store that was open. And there was nothing. I mean, at least stay open for the egg hunters and arts n’ crafters, if not for us architecture students who need random art supplies on demand 24/7 due to bizarre requests from our professors and our chaotic schedules. I deeply considered building a site model out of spaghetti.
Anyway, this atrocity to my schedule (and the disparity of my teachers’ expectations vs. business hours of art stores/what a person can carry home each trip) led me to start hunting for alternative art stores besides my usual haunt, Dick Blick’s in Cambridge off of Central Square. And across the street from them, in a basement, is indeed an indie art store. Squeezing through the homeless people who were waiting around for the 1 bus into town (who I so eloquently refer to as my “homies” given their gregarious nature), I went down into the store and discovered awesomeness.
They sell cardboard and foamboard in different—more manageable to carry—sizes, and they have so much more stuff. In fact, I saw this poster in their stone section (stone section), and I thought, “You know, that seems really awesome.” I think I’m going to try it. Why the hell not, right?
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