Site: The Flea Market in Yafo (Jaffa), Israel
Time: 12:30- 2:30 pm
Contributors: Maya Tobias, Zoe Jordan, Oded, Tuvs, Adi M., Rita, Saloom, Kfir, Demssie Habte, Guy, Mel from Australia, Maoz, Rachel Ellison, Had, Issac Kirman, and several more anonymous artists.
Yafo is an ancient port city mentioned as far back as the Bible. One of the first port cities in the country (not to mention in the world), today it is a part of the municipality of the much yonger city of Tel-Aviv. In Old Yafo you can find enchanting walkways filled with art galleries and great views of the port. We Paint was set up in a much different part of town: the flea market. This is a place where one would certainly go to make treasure of someone else's trash. There are areas where goods and antiques are sold; the spot where we set up is full of private vendors who spread their sale items across blankets on the ground so that shoppers can browse and bargain. It's a casual operation. The artists of the flea market were an active bunch, with many passers-by who stopped to make their mark on the canvas.
Special thanks to Tuvs and Maya who helped me out today and to Kefah Hesgmeh, the midwife who showed me how to write my sign in Arabic.
Keep painting out there!
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P.S. This We Paint was conducted today in honor of the birthday of Jeremy Louis Guttman!
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