Let me introduce you to some of my friends...
(View from inside Taco Bob's where we eat lunch and spy on people.)
I have met so many new friends I wanted to quickly introduce you before I head out for another crazy day at ArtPrize. This weekend is supposed to be pretty insane with 100,000 people or so each day. I looked at the voting and I am not in the top 25 for my area which was disappointing but also a reality check: 1. There are some incredible fine artists here 2. The reason I am here. With regard to point 2, I feel that I am truly fulfilling the dream I had and then some. More and more people in the community are taking ownership of the project: the building manager who checks on us, the sweet night staff lady who was explaining my project and handing out cards to passers by last night, Taco Bob's who give me free drinks, a homeless man who collects sparkly things and donated silver pipe cleaners and a piece of peacock blue glitter paper, the children of Evergreen school some of whom visited the forest they helped build, and another homeless man who offered to help me clean up when the trees fell over. He said hesitantly because he didn't want to make light of my situation that I was truly 'blown away.'
Chris suggested we encourage the public to pop in the remaining bottles we had and they LOVED it. She is such a great PR person, taking pictures of families in front of the trees and handing out cards asking for votes that I can take rests from the overwhelming public interaction. I think everyone that touches the project becomes a part of the installation's magic and they know it. I hope those of you who support me from afar feel it too.
So, some quick introductions before I leave for the day:
