Kicking back this Monday morning waiting for swell to arrive. Coffee/breakfast/stretching/yoga. Mike's strumming the guitar right now and I'm taking a break from packing for tomorrow's journey to Jakarta, Padang and the Mentawais. Surf should be good later today at Nusa Dua as a large swell fills in. Had a successful art expedition inland yesterday to Ubud and Mas. Many shops closed due to Balinese celebration. Last gallery stop turned out to be a winner. Siadja Gallery was originally founded in 1955 under the name Rodja Gallery, a pioneer in "Fine Arts" in the village of Mas. Amazing stuff. I fell in love with a 6ft hibiscus wood carving of a Balinese women. Asking price was $8,000 US. Probably could have got it for around $4,000 after bartering...but how to get it home in one piece was another issue. Although I have been known to do "hormonal art purchases" when Vicki was alive, the whole deal was out of my price range, so I settled for a cold Bintang when we got back to the house...and a fine-art memory On the other hand, Mike scored a very intricate hand-carved Balinese sandalwood mask. Picture attached isn't the actual mask Mike bought, but it shows the fine detail of the craftsmanship at the gallery.
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