Alert to those of you who live in New Orleans or are planning on
visiting for Mardi Gras:
My friend Gabriel Q is an incredible artist who makes unique
hand-crafted masks in the Venetian tradition. He has been a Joni
appreciator and this year has been particularly enraptured with Hejira.
He crafted a mask of Joni's face with her classic french beret and two
lines of synthetic blonde hair on either side of the mask. It struck me
as both a bit humorous yet respectful in its depiction of our Joan.
The mask will be shown and is available for sale (not sure of price) at
the Quarter Moon Gallery, 918 Royal Street. Stop by for a look if you're
there! And have fun "earning" those beads!
D.J. from Cambridge, Ma
