Dollymopp V Banksy
Ages ago, the famed Banksy used to have a public blog, and myself and another lady used to have a wee chat now and again. He was quite keen on her, hehe. It was quite open to read, so I am not spilling beans here..He wasn’t as famous as he is now, and no, I don’t know what he really looks like, and even if I did, I wouldn’t tell you! I think he would do the same with us too.  Except you know what I look like..ach, you know what I mean.
So one day aeons ago, ..I was in Soho, and I saw this book ‘Wall and Piece’.
I said, ‘I have just been in Soho and I recognised your stuff on the front of a book, you never told me about this! You have a book! I bought it too.’
How cool that he never said anything, I, myself would be shrieking from the rooftops if I had a book! But then again, I am an uncool geek.
So he says, ‘I’ll buy your book too when it comes out.’
Awwww, you say the right fings…
You will have a long wait, Banksy!
So…I thought that his dark humour would maybe appreciate my amateur *blatant advert for dollymopp* attempts at a master craft. I did plan this ages ago, but I take ages to execute plans. I have an overloaded plug socket of ideas in my head all the time, so stuff waits till I unscramble my brain, and stuff pops out when I feel like it.
A few weeks ago…I had heard of ‘the tunnel’ a legal graffiti site exhibition of street art by www.blankexpression.org a show of street artists, and a faded Banksy was there, so I hit that with my little stencil cut out pieces, me in a hoodie and jeans, 4.30 am, my spray cans, crap camera (feared my digi being mugged in the cul de sac at that time)
I didn’t want anyone watching me, I felt quite shy! I thought if another cool graffiti dude was there, he might say, oh you are rubbish! So I left my house at 4am! Â
It was re done last weekend, bigger pieces, more detailed, none of that ‘just spray your name tag’ stuff, (the inane stuff you see and what makes you hate graffiti) just some amazing art instead. Really well done and thoughtful. Even painted car wrecks.
So if you are reading me Banksy, have a giggle at my themes, and watch those rats!
Leake St/Lower Marsh entrances at Waterloo, see if you can spot my little ‘additions’ to others work too.
I sprayed over my name after, cos I was shy..
