Paul,

I LOVE this idea! Want to jet down to SF right now. I read a really
cool novel called "A Case of Curiosities", that you might really like:
http://www.amazon.com/Case-Curiosities-Allen-Kurzweil/dp/0156012898/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6516450-3231343?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1181947956&sr=1-1
I have plenty of curiosities of my own, and some of my artwork falls
into this realm, as well.

Oooo, can't wait! aT

> I'm preparing 2 - 3 new boxes based on the old fashioned "cabinets of
> curiosity" that preceded the establishment of natural history
> museums. They were usually 1 or 2 person operations with exhibits in
> converted storefronts and charged cheap entrance admission. Among
> their collections were fossils, taxidermed animals and hoaxes -- such
> as the dessicated monkey with a fishtail sewn on and passed off as
> a 'mermaid mummy'.