I was wondering if br there ever was br another artist that lost their ear br to art br when synchronicity stumbled br my way in a thrift store. br br It was a broken clay figurine br that appeared to me br of South American provenance. br br I came to that conclusion br judging by her foreshortened br pear-like very fat legs br small pierced tetons br & an open mouth br framed by painted red lips. br br But it’s her umbilicu br more than her missing ear br that attracted my attention br as right through its core br it had an opening & br judging by the fat lip rimming it br she must’ve had an outie. br br Thank Tlazolteotl br her mouth slit was horizontally br the way it should be br because since childhood br I always had this preconception br that the pudenda slit should match br the South compass reading br and not the level slit br of their exotic eyes. br br But in her case it was OK since br her cranium was also hollowed with br the objective to be a flower vessel br for pleasuring br my Gallic proboscis. br br So you ask what has this to do br with the one-eared painter br to which I say, br Lucky he who hears only half br her moans because he’s too busy br with his tongue br feeling for his other ear.