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Interview with the Ant

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Occupation:
I sweep the streets and work on my artwork; large posters and t-shirts of cartoons that I sell on the street and in bars.

How long have you been living in the city?  
I moved here in 1980.

How long have you been wearing antenna?  
I think I started wearing them in 85 or 86.  Some people go to college and get careers, I got antenna.

How do you keep your antenna up? 
At first it was just gel and a hair dryer, but then the gel was eating into my skin, so I started using rubber bands and realized I could use the tension to keep them up with just a little gel at the top.  In the winter I wear a hat that has antenna on it that I bought down on market street.  I stuff tampons inside them to keep them sticking up.

What is your inspiration?
Growing up in Japan you see a lot of cartoons there.  They use Peanuts to teach people to read English.  So I use cartoons in my artwork and the t-shirts I make. 


What is your favorite place in the city?
I like the Lower Haight and the Mission; I get too many old republican vibes in North Beach.


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  • Portfolio
  • Drawn from the City
  • Murals
  • San Francisco Big Belly Designs
  • Coloring Books
  • Press
  • Bio
  • Shop
  • @crystalvielula Instagram Feed
  • Coloring Books
  • Commissions
  • links
  • Rainbow Portal
  • Post Gender Deities
  • Living Legacies