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  • Packing a crate for Bumbershoot

    In preparation for my installation at Bumbershoot in Seattle next month, I have loaded a crate with about dozen pre woven sections of sticks, and another case or so of sticks I had around the studio. I still need to order a couple cases to be shipped to the site, but the chore of getting this crate packed and ready to ship has occupied most of my studio time during the last couple of weeks. Since I only have about six days to work on the ground in Seattle I wanted to give myself a little cushion so I could finish in a  timely manner. I have of course emblazoned the crate with the “Have Sticks Will Travel World Tour” stencil from the show at 18Rabbit Gallery back in March.

    To ensure that none of the panels ” stick” to each other (pun intended) they are each interleaved between 4mil sheets of plastic then the top layer of the crate is packed with some sheet foam and the boxes of stir sticks as extra filling. In the foreground of the image above you can see some of the Iced beverage basket which is headed to the University of West Georgia in the coming weeks. I just need to finish cleaning up a little bit more before applying the sealer.

    This shot shows a stir stick panel in progress on my work table. To make sure there was some consistency between the panels and to gauge the size I used a series of C-clamps mounted to the table with the handle parts of the clamps providing a rest for the weaving.

    I am trying to schedule the pickup for the crate for after I get back from the University of West Georgia installing the Iced beverage basket. After the crate goes I will have a couple of weeks to prep for the show at the McColl Center. My plan is to head up to the McColl the morning I fly to Seattle and do a quick layout and prep for that show, fly to seattle do the bumbershoot piece, then hit the ground running in Charlotte when I get back. It will make for a very exciting end to August and an insanely busy start to September. I am so ready for the gift of time that the McColl center residency will provide, it has been the carrot dangling at the end of the tour and I am really looking forward to it.