Lea made her skirt out of vintage seed packets. She was terrified to be singing on Market Street in this get-up, but she did it anyway!
The official photograph for the project catalog.
The City Seedswoman
Hawking our wares on Market Street.
Lea was delighted to participate in artist Allison Smith’s project called “The Cries of San Francisco” in 2011. She — as her “City Seedswoman” persona — was one of 70 local artists and craftspeople hawking their wares in fantastic costumes while hollering their songs of small enterprise down Market Street. Listen to Lea sing her street cry:
Learn more about The Cries of San Francisco project (and see great photos!) on Allison Smith’s website.
