UPDATE (PART 1)
I cannot believe that it's the 10th of June. It has been such a busy few months for me. I just don't know where the time has gone. Just to give you an idea, in a 34 day stretch, I was only home a combined three and a half days, and during that time, I traveled approximately 3600 miles and hit ten different states. Nine days later I was on the road again, for another couple of weeks of work in Washington. It feels like I've been on tour.
Where to start... well, we had the closing reception for When Frogs Fly. Just like the opening reception, we had a great time, with lots of people in attendance who had nothing but good things to say about the show. The silent auction was a great idea, and in the end, I think we sold all but two frog sculptures.
Just as the frog show came to a close, the 82nd Annual Erie Art Museum Spring Show was opening. This is a difficult show to get into, and so you can imagine how delighted my dad and I were when we learned that both of the sculptures we entered were accepted. I entered my Junk Yard Dog sculpture and my dad created a kinetic piece called Wind Jammer. I wasn't able to attend the opening because I was in DC, but from what I hear, both sculptures (my Dad's especially) were a big hit.
Speaking of DC, I've been traveling back and forth a lot, just like last year. I'm still doing freelance work for my old company, which is really working out well for me and the company. One of the real perks for me is that I get to work with, and spend time with my Washington circle of friends. During my April trip, I was able to participate (in a very small way) in the 48 Hour Film Project, which is an annual film competition where teams are given a genre, a prop, a character name, and a line of dialog. 48 hours later they have to turn in a finished 7 minute film which includes that character, prop, etc. This year, my friends from Tohubohu Productions put together not one, but two teams for the competition. I had to work that weekend, but I was able to sneak away and help both teams just a little bit.
A funny thing happened during that DC trip. I went to the place where I used to always go to get a hair cut when I lived there. As Rafaela was snipping away, she and one of her coworkers got into a screaming match that left everyone in the place silent. Picture two tired and angry women shouting and pointing at each other with sharp scissors. I wanted to walk out right then, but since I was only half done, I could either stay, or walk out looking like someone from Flock of Seagulls.
I was only home from Washington for about 2 days, and then I jumped back in the car and headed for Chicago. I hadn't been to Chicago since 2001, when my fish sculpture was at the Lincoln Park Zoo. I really love Chicago. I have some good friends and some great memories there. I could see myself settling down in that city one day. Time will tell, I guess.
My schedule didn't allow me to stay long, but I managed to get to Millennium Park, and I also had dinner with Geoff, Kori and Mike. I don't remember the title of the movie we went and saw, but it was good in spite of being French and subtitled. I also went up and visited with some other friends up in Wisconsin. That made for a long day trip, but it was worth it to see my old friends up there again.
My main reason for this trip was to go to the U2 concert with Geoff. That of course rocked. This was the 5th time I've seen U2 in concert, and still they've never let me down. I heard that they were going to be filming a DVD during the 4 shows in Chicago. That'll be fun to see.
I have much more to tell, but that will have to wait for another day.
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