death rays, birthday cake, and folk music

After some appointments that needed to be kept yesterday I started my studio day off in a most unusual way. We stopped by the new courthouse construction in hopes of seeing the phenomenon that has been making news headlines in recent days... the death rays of the new county courthouse. It was a sunny, cold day, and what we found turned out to be surprising, even after the news stories. The white hot light created by the concave glass facade of the back of the beautiful courthouse building warmed our skin to an uncomfortable temperature (ouch that's hot!!!!!) in minutes and the light was almost too bright to look at on the building where the sun's glare hit. Virginia and I took some pictures and I am debating getting a group of artists together to create a funny performance video ("I'm MELTING" or "Fry Your Egg Here!") that would most certainly become a youtube sensation:) Here's another article about "Solar Convergence Phenomenon" that you might enjoy, and this one can literally melt your siding.



After that little field trip I got to work in the studio on the birthday cake painting for a fundraiser up in New York State next Spring for the American Cancer Society's "Celebrate More Birthdays" campaign that I was invited to participate in. The cake is coming along and is far enough along now where the visual is translating. The cake has sparked a lot of conversation in the studio and I am having fun with the project.



In the art center's event room a group was setting up for a folk concert in the evening, and I got to meet the performers beforehand and heard them as they were testing the sound system. The music was beautiful, and after dinner with a friend of Virginia's we came back to the art center so that the studio could be open for visitors as the concert guests arrived. Lots of people stopped in and I had some wonderful interactions with people new to the art center. Terri Allard, David LaMotte, and Tom Prasada-Rao performed and the guests had a wonderful time in our gorgeous event venue. It was such a pleasure to hear the building come alive with good music! Finally I closed the studio and headed home after an eventful and busy day.

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