As we strip the forms we are filling them in with sand to the top of the footings and packing it firmly in place. All of the work we have accomplished so far on the site is now effectively buried. Electrical and data conduits, water supplies and drain pipes are now all hidden from view. There is a whole lot of 'gold' buried on this site but you can bet there is a carefully drawn map so we can find them if need be.
BOO!
Each time we rearrange the studio we put our newer samples on display and a few of the older models are disposed of. As we purged earlier this week I decreed that a statue of a head Peter had done years ago needed to go. Peter loved placing the bust at the top of the stairs to our studio and he freaked me out every time I went into the studio. Peter always thought it was hilarious! I noticed he had disappeared yesterday and I assumed he had gone to live in the dumpster. Rest in peace! I never thought about him again until I was mowing the lawn this evening. As I rounded a bushy tree and approached the studio that nasty statue was staring out at me from between the shrubbery. I was tempted to take a run at him with the tractor but those plants would have taken a beating. I suspect Peter was hiding not far away just to watch my reaction. I think I'm going to have to take care of the problem personally.
A place to rest
Today was one of those days where we did a hundred things, went in all directions and kept extremely busy. We all felt tired at the end o our shift but wondered a bit what we had accomplished. The answer was 'a lot of little things which needed doing'. As I looked everything over at everything at day's end in search of a photograph for tonight's entry one project stood out. Jenessa and Matt had worked on the memorial bench in the afternoon, finishing the sculpt of the seat back and did a wonderful job! It looks even better than the concept!
