Tusca Map '07

Forgot to publish this last round!

Mini Golf in Tusca Town

The First Biennial Tuscarora Open is well under way in my Lower 40 thanks to Susan Church and her metal sculptures. It is a 9-hole course originally designed to be sort of like a traditional putt-putt course. However, after trying it out we decided it is all Rough, with each hole a minimum of Par 15. Tiger Woods watch out!

A beautiful day in Tusca with much goings-on as all are intensely getting ready for the Open Studio tours this weekend. Susan will be setting up more sculture in my yard; I will be inside with my paintings if I can ever get it all figured out logistically. My working studio space and living arrangement doesn't easily convert to a public show space. Ah well it will be what it becomes.

My most recent map of town, with all Open Studios duly noted as well as recent local updates...Apologies for its horizontal aspect, I can't figure out how to post images that have been rotated yet. Happy times!

April and May...

April ended with a welding workshop at my great friend Susan's ranch in northeastern Nevada (the Keddy). The WildWomen came from all points for three days of welding, talking, printmaking, walking, yakking and general catching up. The result of the communal effort at welding was Queen Keddyah: we had all been charged previously with making something lifesize to be attached at the "retreat". Claudia made felt feet, Barbara made ceramic jewelry, Jimmie made a gigantic head, Kristen made fantastic woven wire hands and a bird, Susan was charged with masterminding putting it all together as a humanoid with junkyard finds. I made a hat that totally did not fit the scale of the head... Our result turned out to be larger than life-size but very fun. I took the head home to put a patina on it and to figure out a different headpiece. I think I found the one I need to use in one of our rust dumps the other day. I will post a picture later when I finish the patina...

And now we are all getting ready for our huge Memorial Day Open Studio show and sale. All of Tuscarora and the Independence Valley is involved: 8 studios and 22 artists open to the public, the Independence Valley and North Fork 4-H Club is having a continuous 2-day barbecue and bake sale, there will be tours of the cemetery, and I have a Mini Putt-putt Golf Course in my Back 40. Pictures to follow...