Well, its been a rather eventful week as it goes out here. I went into Minneapolis a couple of times with my housemates to see Chris Larson lecture at MCAD and to see a James Turrell installation at he Walker Art Center. Even the weather the past couple of days has been pretty crazy. Yesterday afternoon we had severe thunderstorms with hail and tornadoes and I got the chance to go tornado-chasing with a couple of my housemates! Apparently people out here use their car radios to track the location of tornadoes and then drive around trying to get a glimpse. We drove to the next town over where some had been spotted, but alas we were too late. In all the excitement, though, I had forgotten my camera, so I suppose it could have been worse… maybe next time…
Despite all the distractions, work on my sculpture is coming along a bit faster that I had expected. The picture here shows “the nest” (as it has become known) in progress a couple of days ago. Since then, I’ve been able to build up the fabric quite a bit more so that the walls are nearly solid and the beginnings of a roof-like structure are visible. The weather is supposed to get pretty cold and cloudy the next few days, so I may be doing some more indoor work, but I’ll be sure to post some more recent pictures as soon as things perk up.
