Elementary school delivers their contributions...

Everyday gets crazier than the next. John came and further secured the tree bases. At this point I think I will be taken away by the wind before they will. (Maybe I should get some Frankenstein shoes.) Yesterday the children at Grand Rapids Christian school came in droves to deliver painted plastic and to see their creations incorporated into the installation. I actually had to give out a few autographs! I was sure to tell them that they are part of the reason I was invited to the event. My sponsor liked that my proposal included school children in the process. I also told them that I wanted to give away the tree we are working on on-site. I want to take this project to Haiti someday where the evidence of their lack of clean water can be turned into art. It occurred to me the other night that I can donate the tree for Haitian relief and it turns out the Chris and Oren are involved in an art fund-raiser in a few weeks where the tree can be auctioned off. 

I had another business owner approach me about buying the trees. I will be visiting his recycling facility that has a children's area where schools bring students to go on tours. He wants me to see the space and what we can do to  brighten the space. The trees are surely up to that task. People see them from blocks away and come just to figure out what they are. I had last year's second place winner express her appreciation because my forest is drawing people to her venue. We ended the day with a radio interview and then dinner with friends whose lovely children were astounding.

Today and tomorrow are supposed to be mad crushes of crowds at 100,000 each day so I wore my lucky goldenrod yellow corduroys. They may attract people from blocks away as well!

Signing autographs                                                     Girl after my own heart....