A night out

It was a big weekend starting with a big Friday night.
We went to Birdland and then on to Giz's exhibition. We caught the train down to 8th Street and walked along through the freezing cold to the school where Giz's exhibition was.
Walking along the street was an interesting experience as there were a range of stores we hadn't looked in but didn't really have time to go in- another time perhaps.
The exhibition of Giz's work was great- really liked some pieces that reminded both Julia and I of some of the work we have seen and done in Dina Wakleys Art Journaling 101.
Giz is an Australian friend of a friend of a friend...... living in New York while she studies at art school. She has been coming to our apartment to use the views as inspiration for her art work and her thesis work at the art school on 8th Street.
She has a blend of collage and paint the theme of one piece is exploring Times Square. She had bought some Australian wine and saved it until we were there. So we spent another part of our Friday evening sipping wine and perusing not only the works of art but also the other students. There were some particularly fascinating ensembles. The sartorial splendor of art students is possibly the same the world over. I was particularly entranced by the young man who was wearing beige baggy shorts over gray torn leggings accessorized with gray socks and black crocs. He wore some sort of baggy gray top to finish the outfits wondrous blend of messiness.
There was also the aging artist in the torn paint spattered jeans.
It was lovely interlude before we headed to Marie's Crisis where the night ended in the early hours of the morning.