January 20, 2004
Commentary on the Aesthetic
To the Art Editor for Kleenex:
What has become of your pretty packaging? I can hardly find a box these days without those thick petaled, carnivorous, creepy, tropical flowers set upon an ominous brown background.
I cannot imagine that anyone is drawn to these designs. Who was invited to your focus groups?
What happened to the Parisian street scenes, the gay, country calicos, the spring bouquets on white and pearl? What about plain white? plain black? plain red?
I am thankful that I have two permanent kleenex cozies covered with exotic animal skins, but they do not disguise my extra supply of hideous tissue boxes, stashed in the corner like cudzo, ready to entwine a victim.
Please feel free to use any of my photos on future Kleenex box editions. I have one of a dead fish, with a smaller dead fish in it's mouth that would be an improvement. Unfortunately, it is not, as yet, on view. I am waiting for just the right moment to post it.
Sincerely,
Dakota Feinstein
Arbitrator of Fine Taste in Daily Life