Getting the Boot

At last. Made the classic mistake of 'putting it in a safe place' but finally located it this evening. I created this a few years back for a group exhibit titled 'Gumboots Reign'. I researched rain related sayings and song lyrics, printed them out, added various local lichens and pinned or glued them to the cork I'd fixed to the boot.
Putting an uber cheapie price tag on this but if it doesn't sell (for $40 Canadian) I'll be quite happy to display it in my home or maybe gift it to my TwinniesA&B as memories of home.

It's actually Q's boot from when he was 12 so maybe it should go to him

Epic Proportions

Detail from cafe scene - just a little section of the 8' X 16' wall. Fortunately Gail dug out some posters with Chinese symbols she'd painted previously for a Dry Grad and we used some old faux brick flooring from a different grad for the floor. Still. Painting random stone blocks turned out to be rather time consuming.

Penny and Gail measured all the painted surfaces we've been working on and it amounts to a grand total of 2600 square feet almost doubling the previous blockbuster which was The Shoe Show which resulted in 1400 square feet. (I was essentially on my own for that one though)

The final flat I painted is another shop - noodle shop I figure - which I gave 2 windows on which I wanted to add some fretwork. I couldn't remember exactly how it went, Gail couldn't figure out a design and Penny wasn't able to get on the internet so I decided to research it over the next week for when we return for touch ups and last minute details.

Penny's comment to this was "So what you're saying is...we shouldn't fret"

Sarcophagus 100% Complete

Relieved to have this little lady off our plate.

After a very picky, pokey start this morning* we were able to tackle many more square feet of sets and I'd confident that we'll be able to tackle the 2 remaining more major set pieces by the end of tomorrow. I'd like to say that it might even be a short day but that's probably a little optimistic.

*the Props person was in this morning and quite lost so I had to spend a good deal of time with her, then with the director clarifying & guiding: didn't wet a paintbrush till almost noon.

(you'd think this was a proffessional production judging by the hours invested but no...just a crazed band o' amateurs.)

Black Tide

I hope we're at the end of a black season for our town - at 6 months duration it's been long enough. Fires, accidents, death and most recently a murder. I just realized this evening that TwinB knows 4 people from here who have died in the last 3 months. The first was Jacob who would have been 10 years old this past Monday, then not so surprisingly Cheryl (57 and chronically ill) followed closely by a friend from here who also lived in Calgary and died under suspicious circumstances and now 3 days ago, a stabbing which killed a young man she was aquainted with.

It's enough.

The 25 Hour Sarcophagus

Penny's painting herself into an early grave there - but wouldn't you just know it - even that situation couldn't make her look grumpy!

Up top is the sarcophagus at the halfway mark where I estimated that it will probably have eaten up about 25 hours of painting and research time between the 3 of us.

Dang!

I Am A Rock

...but thankfully not An Island this time around, as I've had 4 (YES! four people) working with me on sets! We've covered a lot of area with many more surfaces to go. They're all very accomplished in various disciplines so I can parcel out all the different assignments in a manner that satisfies and does not diminish these same folk so optimistically we can keep plugging away till done.

Kitimat. Closed.

Eurocan paper mill closes for good in 3 months. All schools in town are closed for the rest of the week due to swine flu causing absentee rates as high as 60%. The watercolour workshop I was scheduled to facillitate for the Ministry of Children & Families teambuilding day has been postponed as has a dinner and dance the husband & I were supposed to attend.
In spite of all this we'll still be welcoming people from all across the northwest for our very large arts and crafts fair on Friday and Saturday, getting real close 'n cozy then sending them on their way...kind of wonder how that's gonna play out...