my hubbie and daughter cutting out beams for the Pavilion
The work for our Burning Man project is proceeding. Sometimes it speeds forward, like at the work party Peter organized where all the wooden pieces for the Pavilion were cut, routed, edged, and sanded all in one day! Other times, it seems to be limping along. I guess it’s like that with any project. All the thought and design is what takes time, and once that’s in place, the showy stuff can happen all at once.
many hands and all that
What is truly gratifying to me about this project is the way that other people are jumping in to help. And, along with their help, they bring their own skills to add to Playastan Crossroads. We now have an electronics guru, Terry, who is going to work with our electrician to add some wonderful effects to our lighting. The books that will be in the center of the installation have moved forward and are very exciting. Each one will be a work of art in itself. Anna McKee, print-maker, painter, and installation artist, will be making a hand-bound and printed Journal in which participants can add their experiences at the Crossroads. Writer and educator, Steven Mentor (aka Rabbit) is writing “A Brief History of Playastan,” which will be a large-scale art book telling the history of Playastan, a place both real and imagined. I came to the realization that I really need help with the sewing and have had four people volunteer to help in the last three days.
This project, which started as my vision, is expanding. It grows deeper with every person who touches it. I think it might be magic!
the Wood Butchers
It’s happening! I finished painting the first set of 12 banners this week. Now it’s back to the drawing board, literally, as I work on creating full-size cartoons of the next sets. I’m also still working on final drawings for the final set of 4 foot by 10 foot banners (at the scale of 1 inch to a foot). I’m learning as I go and hopefully the pace will speed up as a result.
