Cleveland, the Best Kept Secret 2

More thinking:

While I am not against using the F bomb to stress a point, I debated whether to 'edit' obscenity and disrespect out for the sake of palatability. Both are a part of the human condition and interactions we have with and between each other. The fact that this is truly one of the few times it has been used is by far a bigger, bolder statement.

Cleveland, the Best Kept Secret

Cleveland has got to be one of the best kept secrets, politics aside. It's reputation of being dirty, in anyway you can imagine it, is way off the mark and probably perpetuated by those who've never been here OR by those who want to keep THEM away. Here is what Clevelanders petition for:

This petition is actually 2, one to stop eating meat and an obvious reaction from, I would presume, a meat eater???

Cost, Value and Worth

I have been working on creating an edition of 100 Petition Box books with coptic bindings for some time now. They are really sweet little books. The pages are made from the ridiculous amount of paper that comes into my life. Most of the materials I use are what is already a part of day to day living. The largest cost is for the return envelopes and stationary, but the per book cost is relatively little. Yet, my time in making each book is quite extensive. I haven't really figured out exactly what it is, but if I were charging my design rate, even I wouldn't pay that much for one. Which made me think about the relationship(s) between cost, value and worth... actual, relative and arbitrary come to mind. The gaps between them so large their meanings seem ridiculous.

Here are some petitions from Cleveland, OH

And some from RIT, in Rochester:

Call to Participate

The Petition Box Project is a social art project of a sort. It is meant to create a nontraditional aesthetic experience for participants. I am interested in expanding the scope of my project and have devised a self contained book with the last page being a self addressed mailer. The goal is to write a petition in it and pass it to someone who is willing to continue the book on its journey,  to another also willing participant. When filled, or no one to pass it to, the last person pulls the stamped, self addressed envelope out, seals the book in it and drops it in the post. If you are interested in a book for gathering petitions for this project, you can snail mail me a request to: 

The Petition Box Project

PO Box 40182

Bay Village, OH 44140

Please include your return address and I will send one off to you. Thanks