JANUARY 2025-FEBRUARY 2025.
I’M WONDERING WHETHER TO TYPE THIS AS BULLET POINTS OR JUST TELL THE STORY.
I TOOK MY FIRST SOLO TRIP OVERSEAS.
STRAIGHT TO PARIS.
2 AIMS: MAKE CONTACT WITH BENNY AND SEE MOS DEF LIVE.
I DID BOTH.
I MET OTTAWA.
WE ATE SENEGALESE FOOD.
WE PARTIED, A LOT.
WE SNUCK INTO THE WILLY CHAVARRIA AFTER PARTY.
I SNUCK INTO THE A$AP NAST PERFECT MAGAZINE PARTY WITH CARLISLE AIKENS.
NICHOLAS DALEY INTRODUCED ME TO ROBERT DIAMENT.
I CAME STRAIGHT BACK AND PAINTED THIS.^
OTTAWA BOUGHT IT OFF ME FOR £450.
MY FIRST PAINTING SOLD.
HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS TRYING TO FRAME IT.
ENDED UP JUST BUYING ONE.
£0 PROFIT.
IS WHAT IT IS.
THEN TOOK A TRIP TO MARGATE TO SEE ROBERT.
I THINK I ACTUALLY WENT BEFORE.
I DID, BECAUSE I ASKED ROBERT FOR HELP ON THE SALE.
ANYWAYS.
OPENED THE CARL FREEDMAN GALLERY WITH HIM.
HE GIFTED ME 2 OF HIS BOOKS.
SHARED SOME KNOWLEDGE.
INVITED ME TO HIS HOUSE??
TOLD ME TO GO ART SCHOOL.
SIDENOTE: THIS IS THE SAME DAY SANI ALMOST DIED ON THE LIMEBIKE.
