tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21486326452426273212023-11-16T08:15:41.966-08:00Sculpture Symposia 2010ECU students will participate in two International Sculpture Symposia, one in Finland and one in Latvia. They will make their own work as well as work with and assist students and invited artists from several countries in a cast iron workshop in Kellokoski, Finland. Land based installation will be the theme of the second symposium in Pedvale Sculpture Park in Latvia. This blog will document their study abroad experience.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-41675870769815033052010-06-29T18:53:00.000-07:002010-06-29T19:11:03.798-07:00Not the end.Two more shots I to fit in:<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2RSsHSmnnmUfon6hHVEkeRcOurxvXv_1REYmoD2s7VEuTo_PGFiihIFBEnVRy1vXd-a_BMAQb-Aj-ss7pwBlD4GwYur-zjiAluDyXjr6Ooraxa6nAt-w57jM0PT-r1S8wELe5v0oLtj0/s1600/CIMG0689.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2RSsHSmnnmUfon6hHVEkeRcOurxvXv_1REYmoD2s7VEuTo_PGFiihIFBEnVRy1vXd-a_BMAQb-Aj-ss7pwBlD4GwYur-zjiAluDyXjr6Ooraxa6nAt-w57jM0PT-r1S8wELe5v0oLtj0/s400/CIMG0689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488383073816359906" /></a><br /><br /><div>Eric White watches his time-based performance installation.<div><br /><div> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzknltkyrRGPoSVsAL13Cg4yW4bfBYdfTetM7i-QdsihJDGNa_sO41suweSGxD-QsgTBlCyFwUzhIO2fxFejPT-gAvZy-fHd3TPJLy-ztW-1EzeL3WJ8M2XyoTF3xZQh59V6QMGkeXcEf/s320/CIMG0499.JPG" /></div><div>Billingsley uses the map as a visual aid for a pertinent history lesson.</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you all for participating in the blog. Any participant in the symposia is welcome to continue to post photos and thoughts. There is no deadline or timeline. </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep the dream alive.<br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-84047495148196362932010-06-23T06:07:00.000-07:002010-06-23T07:30:53.435-07:00the end.Hello to all following our blog. The wonders and mysteries of Eastern Europe have kept me from posting. This is the end. I arrived home late last night from Finland, having traveled the entire way with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Billingsley</span>. <br /><br />First and most importantly, I owe a deep gratitude to the students for maintaining the highest degree of professionalism and dedication throughout the excursion. You have all represented your school, instructors, and country as ambassadors. I am proud to say that you made my responsibilities a pleasure.<br /><br />Secondly, I should note that our hosts on each leg of the expedition have formally invited us to return. I intend to. Additionally we made lasting professional contacts throughout the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Baltics</span> that will undoubtedly lead to great things for each of us professionally.<br /><br />Concerning our travel to Russia. We took a luxury bus from Riga to Tallinn-the only way to go! Tallinn was time for R&R, everyone marched to their own beat for two nice days in the city. 4:00 am, the third morning, we boarded another <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Eurolines</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">lux</span> express bus bound for Russia. <br /><br />Once in St. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Petersburg</span> we had a strict itinerary that we followed flawlessly. Everyone eagerly immersed themselves into their surroundings. The students made every attempt to understand the culture and history, while observing the obvious changes that are making the "new" Russia. Westernization is prevalent throughout the city, corner grocers replaced by designer shops, family <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">restaurants</span> now chains, and sleek European cars have replaced the Soviet Lada. Six years ago guard shacks darkened every street corner with machine gun soldiers. Those olive drab steel shelters have been removed or converted into news stands. The police state does still exist though. They rear their head randomly and without warning by barracading streets, wandering amidst the general populace in military fatigues, and harassing tourists at museums. The country is changing at a furious pace but the tumultuous history is so deeply imbued in the people and culture that no amount of paint or modernization can conceal the past. For me, that constant and unrelenting awareness of the past is what I love about traveling to Russia. The grit, the dirt, eyes on the horizon, and all of the beauty built on the shoulders of the working class make the place. The students this year seemed particularly aware of these things, and expressed an obvious thirst for information about what makes the place Russia. One thing is certain, when a person experiences Russia directly they are changed by it. I look forward to seeing how this trip affects each of those who participated.<br /><br />In closing, thanks Carl.Stuart Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05242423561501910185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-45224365186126120332010-06-22T00:00:00.000-07:002010-06-22T00:09:55.877-07:00This will be the final post from Europe. We will keep the blog going for a while longer so that students can add information now that they are back in<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRuY8GlsFrwVv5rpNhdULwgDd8X0UwOerIewsHgd84w456lNjyiYbs1p4fy3u789Mi86xG9HvKUdcnaMcNNbBcrj-BxbhrUef9RioU9pWbeYj3vU4bUypeE24WIY7xAvMIzAsk-KM_YEW/s1600/Detail+of+the+Kidwelly+Lodestone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRuY8GlsFrwVv5rpNhdULwgDd8X0UwOerIewsHgd84w456lNjyiYbs1p4fy3u789Mi86xG9HvKUdcnaMcNNbBcrj-BxbhrUef9RioU9pWbeYj3vU4bUypeE24WIY7xAvMIzAsk-KM_YEW/s320/Detail+of+the+Kidwelly+Lodestone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490789451837106" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is a detail of the iron lodestone showing the excellent quality of the casting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlqXHMmIHevkVcPGOSW6JKkeMdn92wtb_Fy0XHgle5jl17qRhliDJGyXXA_bwuXuORuDH8aVcYEE0jqMTSacbmjNSwQ6bYM4EenSl21DMk45MUYCSuhKsx5o_wRojo68tnBE_hisBlDc8/s1600/Kidwelly+Lodestone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlqXHMmIHevkVcPGOSW6JKkeMdn92wtb_Fy0XHgle5jl17qRhliDJGyXXA_bwuXuORuDH8aVcYEE0jqMTSacbmjNSwQ6bYM4EenSl21DMk45MUYCSuhKsx5o_wRojo68tnBE_hisBlDc8/s320/Kidwelly+Lodestone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490694242685010" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Kidwelly / Prime Meridian Lodestone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgn-VwVIIms6T0JjU9h4WN9EpxV_v2Qvsy_N2OJPy2t-oyYxdpPXbi6ZDDwh91_yFfC3C_HiHqP5ZDIQvAVI1EASdZ3NJZvJMr0KXTmEMtJ5NcceIRAT7HkqyHqDqnI9y04JHAInTxXWU/s1600/The+stone+%26+the+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgn-VwVIIms6T0JjU9h4WN9EpxV_v2Qvsy_N2OJPy2t-oyYxdpPXbi6ZDDwh91_yFfC3C_HiHqP5ZDIQvAVI1EASdZ3NJZvJMr0KXTmEMtJ5NcceIRAT7HkqyHqDqnI9y04JHAInTxXWU/s320/The+stone+%26+the+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490599491927554" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The original stone and the Cast Iron Lodestone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS9PGsvrYoxLZllxw6kAd3isZgkChKm5MaYBrq2epqpcSczQ8t4ooam0igadnAhtYjznn59ZUcrvhaVdcSaLS5TlC4wJtIDUgvGRtXedCrvdZMtH2D6HwrpSp8MVNP657hEvbhBAT0a4U/s1600/The+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimS9PGsvrYoxLZllxw6kAd3isZgkChKm5MaYBrq2epqpcSczQ8t4ooam0igadnAhtYjznn59ZUcrvhaVdcSaLS5TlC4wJtIDUgvGRtXedCrvdZMtH2D6HwrpSp8MVNP657hEvbhBAT0a4U/s320/The+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490496804278610" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The iron stone revealed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV53cTHpHuXZezlzlVRtKRNnLdjdzPpqWn56ECeEwS7M11BEGhROtLgfzWkWGEfogZKagI9a_Nseykc6Q2TCjLa1CT2Qs7HzV0_6z7-viKCF-QLgnlL4yTJ2aaV2upZakvx2IqoEIR0egC/s1600/opening+the+mold%232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV53cTHpHuXZezlzlVRtKRNnLdjdzPpqWn56ECeEwS7M11BEGhROtLgfzWkWGEfogZKagI9a_Nseykc6Q2TCjLa1CT2Qs7HzV0_6z7-viKCF-QLgnlL4yTJ2aaV2upZakvx2IqoEIR0egC/s320/opening+the+mold%232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490362231850818" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The casting is still very hot!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwy-TjEIWyTjrgVLuBbaFYz9nS32BWMoJ0qaWZxggduW4uDXWfHYdHrD_YUCUYjWTFQCIBpcdh40smKvnjtDD34ajECGP2mlN6Feq7blX-kOhRgu5W5RZHbj6ft6mJRHJpDpVW4Ra2Udi/s1600/opening+the+mold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwy-TjEIWyTjrgVLuBbaFYz9nS32BWMoJ0qaWZxggduW4uDXWfHYdHrD_YUCUYjWTFQCIBpcdh40smKvnjtDD34ajECGP2mlN6Feq7blX-kOhRgu5W5RZHbj6ft6mJRHJpDpVW4Ra2Udi/s320/opening+the+mold.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485490177161120450" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Opening the mold.billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-24480639108401121092010-06-20T09:50:00.000-07:002010-06-23T09:36:09.956-07:00Izvinitye ya ne gavaryu pa RusskiHello all. Over the course of the past four or so weeks I have been uncertain as to what information I should post on the blog. When I did find myself with some interesting or intriguing prose I somehow decided to postpone posting it. However, since we are now in the final days of our forays into the foremost artistic realms of the Baltic countries, I felt I should share a few things about one experience that has already forever changed the way I will view the art world. Yeah, I'm talking about Russia.<br /><br />It is impossible to describe St. Petersburg in less words than it would take to write a small novel. The city is under a constant state of development and restoration, but it hardly seems to have lost it's luster. It was made apparent to us early on that the creation of St. Petersburg was to stand as a physical representation of Russian might. In my opinion, that intention was utterly successful. Honestly, this city scared the hell out of me at first. I have never been to such a place. Everyone powerwalks. If you're old an stove up, you powerstrut. No one smiles on the street. If you make eye-contact with a passerby they immediately look down at your shoes and look back at you and you know that they know you're an American. There is a constant threat of being pooed on by the millions and millions of pigeons. If you cross the street at the wrong time drivers accelerate faster toward you. Thousands of windows. Police carry two guns. All the qualities of St. Petersburg - the architecture, the art, the traffic, the people, etc - share an underlying intimidation factor and passionate intrigue that would literally fry a foreigners brain should they not stop to take a rest. The sites/sights we have seen thus far in St. Petersburg have been so unbelievable - it is my impression that they can only be described or catalogued fairly in a categorized list entitled, "Awesome."<br /><br /><strong>Awesome</strong><br /><ul><li>The Russian Museum</li><li>The Russian History Museum (celebrating 300 yrs.)</li><li>Peter and Paul's Fortress</li><li>19th century prison</li><li>Peter and Paul's Cathedral</li><li>Russian Space and Rocket Museum</li><li>St. Isaac's Cathedral</li><li>The State Hermitage Museum (twice!)</li><li>Hydrafoil Boat Rides</li><li>Kunstkamera (archaeology, ethnology, oddities museum)</li><li>Church of the Savior on the Spilt Blood</li><li>St. Petersburg Art Academy</li><li>Peterhoff</li></ul>I would also like to make note of a truly remarkable celebration we partially witnessed last night. As I write this I am having a discussion with our hostel receptionist about the ceremony entitled The Holiday of the Crimson Sails (Alye Parusa). She tells me it is in recognition of the last day of school for St. Petersburg's high school graduating class and afterward St. Pete throws out all the stops as everyone is invited into the heart of the city for the party. The is an old story that this celebration stems from, written by Alexander (Grin?). To summarize, a fair maiden falls in love with a fair prince, but trouble ensues and they cannot be married, so she perseveres through a series of struggles and is eventually whisked away into Happily Ever After in the arms of the prince on a ship with red sails. Sound familiar? Of course - there are thousands of songs, poems, Danielle Steele novels, and movies utilizing this plot. However, this story stands as a symbol for the graduating class of St. Pete. It is a "follow your dreams" sort of scenario, but I find it interesting that they personified it into a Holiday. Clever and endearing, if not anything.<br /><br />In the Neva River/Canal, right in the middle of St. Petersburg, they literally had 2-and-3 mast ships with red sails, which coasted through the Troitsky drawbridge under a firework lit sky, and probably out into the Baltic. There was also a free concert in front of the Hermitage Museum and around the Alexander Column (by the river) featuring pop groups which performed alongside acrobats from Cirque du Soleil. At this concert was a huge crane that dangled a massive strobe-lighting chandelier over the crowd. When I say massive I mean it was probably around 50 feet tall.<br /><br />Unfortunately we only heard the fireworks, and could only see the chandelier from a distance; this all due to a fact I was just told by our hostel receptionist. There were over 3 million people there last night. Now that I think about it - I believe it. I have never seen so many people - all teenagers or people in their 20's or 30's, and every. single. one of them, was drunk. Imagine weaving through a literal sea of young drunk people, all screaming in Russian. Very tense, but entertaining. We took a hydrafoil boatride through the canals to both avoid and watch the runamok masses, and at the same time befriended some locals on the boat. We made our way home this morning at around 3:45 a.m. with the party partially still raging, and others leaving en masse. The city streets were completely trashed. Glass and garbage literally everywhere. However, here's a testament to the city of St. Petersburg; We walked to the harbor this morning to catch a boat to Peterhoff at around 10:15 a.m., and in order to get there we had to walk the same streets the party took place on. They were completely clean.Aaron Earleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05042060491031036121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-78302397538288748732010-06-18T23:26:00.000-07:002010-06-18T23:48:49.688-07:00The Wales / Prime Meridian Lodestone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-qojBGiBs_1XA_1CXi4b6GnKSPPvNrV4_niuTxFtKgXqrEVxdhL3JLS7xzaDsQSQ3aDsteKrVbJsK5pQXjjx9DkKje1uCST-p0KeQ-tOFpWqxanRPpoGomcDt_SywAHdFULVxGMR7js/s1600/the+castle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsw-qojBGiBs_1XA_1CXi4b6GnKSPPvNrV4_niuTxFtKgXqrEVxdhL3JLS7xzaDsQSQ3aDsteKrVbJsK5pQXjjx9DkKje1uCST-p0KeQ-tOFpWqxanRPpoGomcDt_SywAHdFULVxGMR7js/s320/the+castle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484368553421521362" /></a>This is the Kidwelly Castle where the selected exhibition for the Iron Conference will take place. I see this every day from Andy's back yard!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Jo7gpEqhf0B9kfjVeJpDxxmnJklizYwxuERpI-PU8bijxHf-wqwPmNll1BmAoWiDECRK6tMD5NwHC1hK4ZI3MOw_3yDBwy8x8h6qklZSTiB7f9AmpCCt47W3PLW_A2RYw3N8eB4bMfbP/s1600/Quarry.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Jo7gpEqhf0B9kfjVeJpDxxmnJklizYwxuERpI-PU8bijxHf-wqwPmNll1BmAoWiDECRK6tMD5NwHC1hK4ZI3MOw_3yDBwy8x8h6qklZSTiB7f9AmpCCt47W3PLW_A2RYw3N8eB4bMfbP/s320/Quarry.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484368438489053762" /></a>This is a view of the quarry at the edge of the Pricili Hills. Deeper into these hills is the source of the hearth stone at Stonehinge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmT8oxfEFT5XQ7kMHN86BxrTGsbBjjWsNcy6WwPaIpBtYcd1MQhuyT4bnXazPqdmaDgJDD6fK3H-FcMGtqUBFRTMSrKwxxQ3ZNYFJJsoRbr5HcN-5JJOwkig5qfZJuAvg-LZC1eF-yuzu/s1600/the+stone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmT8oxfEFT5XQ7kMHN86BxrTGsbBjjWsNcy6WwPaIpBtYcd1MQhuyT4bnXazPqdmaDgJDD6fK3H-FcMGtqUBFRTMSrKwxxQ3ZNYFJJsoRbr5HcN-5JJOwkig5qfZJuAvg-LZC1eF-yuzu/s320/the+stone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484368307019701202" /></a>This is the Bluestone that I selected for the Prime Meridian.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCv7jUnfxkjZKuwdlo7lK2r7mLQ-k3P52VybWbasiq7bPgwQupB70MBzMIGkN4I8RafTpQsdNzsZVYcSuWIqaTWbYsQ7CEJbD2f-vOnyKsE0IGQwcil0yJtIWegIVauoGjOa4_G0VNBHf/s1600/the+mold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCv7jUnfxkjZKuwdlo7lK2r7mLQ-k3P52VybWbasiq7bPgwQupB70MBzMIGkN4I8RafTpQsdNzsZVYcSuWIqaTWbYsQ7CEJbD2f-vOnyKsE0IGQwcil0yJtIWegIVauoGjOa4_G0VNBHf/s320/the+mold.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484368193614621186" /></a>The stone in the mold. About halfway through the process of making the piece mold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDE1mtKkvwPq6zXlDanQEb34MOEN6nMNKWsVH091RxIKIS2whtdi0fnpBOX6h7T0vu_2FaPMy5YZgGHR_E-X4bwjVk6bjaoHSXvSXxnVin_GWglxcKRMR45panYod8NVbVDi_T1tD1afK/s1600/the+flask.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDE1mtKkvwPq6zXlDanQEb34MOEN6nMNKWsVH091RxIKIS2whtdi0fnpBOX6h7T0vu_2FaPMy5YZgGHR_E-X4bwjVk6bjaoHSXvSXxnVin_GWglxcKRMR45panYod8NVbVDi_T1tD1afK/s320/the+flask.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484368058104233874" /></a>The mold in it's wooden flask, being prepared for casting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwY2nhIfMil4eVN-MmNYSMAULJXnPM8fXvkv1VN0FpqPHuJs6oGZRWa-DrLjT2hr6RRiSL0gYwjHCr7NkOvHslN9bYo7JrZqATWSxH95001mNFbvO2_ADX4KQUvE2oVlC0R250MvbjpR9/s1600/the+pour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwY2nhIfMil4eVN-MmNYSMAULJXnPM8fXvkv1VN0FpqPHuJs6oGZRWa-DrLjT2hr6RRiSL0gYwjHCr7NkOvHslN9bYo7JrZqATWSxH95001mNFbvO2_ADX4KQUvE2oVlC0R250MvbjpR9/s320/the+pour.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484367930736604258" /></a>Welsh iron from the Dragon Furnace being poured into the mold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YB2QPv17v0DyVOdV8AywtBMlkAoPZHkFYw0-aOAEq15HsJEMTpObcgfUuykJ_Pfxf4-fUF7x9M8DuxXg3lWdFDx20oWg8o-8nasQ35SQF_YHJbjxoeoZ8KfGPKc4pn1n-eBu-KE51bBP/s1600/the+last+ladle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YB2QPv17v0DyVOdV8AywtBMlkAoPZHkFYw0-aOAEq15HsJEMTpObcgfUuykJ_Pfxf4-fUF7x9M8DuxXg3lWdFDx20oWg8o-8nasQ35SQF_YHJbjxoeoZ8KfGPKc4pn1n-eBu-KE51bBP/s320/the+last+ladle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484367806995096514" /></a>The last tap being poured into the mold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTtduq2t6IIvsV5zt7u8xIofi5Pslnw1TutzUqFO73yd0ago7-6fKE0U4dTtDsLpur3t68W4DkvEZQdG_3yMnvl6MxVqZOeAaMjufI26puAuefB75qUGGg8VjDtP0nfAlxXYetRJGV5KY/s1600/the+team.jpg"></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Hello from Kidwelly, Wales. </div><div>While Stuart and the group are busy exploring St. Petersburg, Russia, I have been here in Wales working at the West Wales School of the Arts with Andy Griffiths and his great crew of iron casters. Andy is the co-chair of the upcoming 6th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art. Somehow, in addition to all the work he is doing to organize the conference, Andy found time to assist me with my "Lodestone Project". This Lodestone will be sited on the Prime Meridian. I owe a great debt of gratitude to Andy and the crew for helping me. Thank You!</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTtduq2t6IIvsV5zt7u8xIofi5Pslnw1TutzUqFO73yd0ago7-6fKE0U4dTtDsLpur3t68W4DkvEZQdG_3yMnvl6MxVqZOeAaMjufI26puAuefB75qUGGg8VjDtP0nfAlxXYetRJGV5KY/s1600/the+team.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTtduq2t6IIvsV5zt7u8xIofi5Pslnw1TutzUqFO73yd0ago7-6fKE0U4dTtDsLpur3t68W4DkvEZQdG_3yMnvl6MxVqZOeAaMjufI26puAuefB75qUGGg8VjDtP0nfAlxXYetRJGV5KY/s320/the+team.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484367614664775090" /></a><br />The team! A wonderfully generous and hard working group of folks who made this possible .<div>THANK YOU!</div></div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-17168256209861141132010-06-16T01:03:00.000-07:002010-06-16T01:13:37.167-07:00Hello Everyone,<div>I am posting this from Wales where I have gone to cast another Lodestone at the West Wales School of the Arts. Andy Griffiths has been a fabulous host and has made it so easy to get the proper stone and make the mold. The project is going along very smoothly and quickly. Stuart is off to Russia with a group of students, Ken has taken his lot to Tallinn and a few have had to return to the States to teach or are continuing their travel to other places. I posted images from the opening of the Pedvale Exhibition which Laura e-mailed to me here in Wales. We had good weather for the opening although it looked like rain any minute right through the day and evening. The next day was cold and overcast so it was OK for travel. I flew to london and took trains to Kidwelly where I was met by Andy. I am staying with Andy and look out of the back window of his place at Kidwelly Castle. The castle is a remarkably well preserved 12th cent. bastion where the International Iron Conference will stage the selected exhibition. I will try to get an image on the blog later.</div><div>Carl</div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-36193137620316597102010-06-16T00:49:00.000-07:002010-06-16T01:02:47.772-07:00Images from the opening of the exhibition at Pedvale<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTl7MEYlLWgySn3GC4A_-kHNVQ0y1ZWBrqRIuunEJxncMdLoT94NSzhtvjPoRu5yz4Ks4MiK9CPn-aLexCZhZy8E01_UPtZJg_lrirgQlINF7yo6ooxB_HkaQJYBr4p0LbM0XuVhdoa3Y/s1600/Stone+in+the+snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTl7MEYlLWgySn3GC4A_-kHNVQ0y1ZWBrqRIuunEJxncMdLoT94NSzhtvjPoRu5yz4Ks4MiK9CPn-aLexCZhZy8E01_UPtZJg_lrirgQlINF7yo6ooxB_HkaQJYBr4p0LbM0XuVhdoa3Y/s320/Stone+in+the+snow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483277413648485218" /></a>Ojar's installation "Stone in the Snowdrift"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBUMfUoiAPuN6IkFiUSXBxqqN6ZBVliP5r7KVEDs5uC1FMH-RBS4Om94ODm__q9GfzadgLvgrlJmwK-XEAjvUbBA9XW98Dyh3dXYQxvQRy7lRg-Q1vqzxKdOReBwOHuLGSJD3aGB1hO7G/s1600/Ojars+in+the+snail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBUMfUoiAPuN6IkFiUSXBxqqN6ZBVliP5r7KVEDs5uC1FMH-RBS4Om94ODm__q9GfzadgLvgrlJmwK-XEAjvUbBA9XW98Dyh3dXYQxvQRy7lRg-Q1vqzxKdOReBwOHuLGSJD3aGB1hO7G/s320/Ojars+in+the+snail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483277208488762882" /></a>Ojars sees Pedvale from the snails point of view<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmarkeC1xoJJ1nak_LFasdCCHT8M-RPROIg0vUmf2OnL4tsH7DwfumBCIRDdXBRmcwiJpIfLoX3b_Xxg56flzhPU2LXNJ_nKhxcFHNpIfLmcaSM-gUyNt6r3XqZfYNAdaZvSCtE6Xutvv/s1600/Zack+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmarkeC1xoJJ1nak_LFasdCCHT8M-RPROIg0vUmf2OnL4tsH7DwfumBCIRDdXBRmcwiJpIfLoX3b_Xxg56flzhPU2LXNJ_nKhxcFHNpIfLmcaSM-gUyNt6r3XqZfYNAdaZvSCtE6Xutvv/s320/Zack+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483276923383338850" /></a>Mallory and Zack's valley of stones<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF5uibRrI1T0e1oXLZt8xX_FNrKG89Hnh8MhndcWTvCd_Shuwu01DdP8Hm7a5CFPyXyugzsmehulsLcMh7rIgWxTmhdrnDAWtxNR9BwmwcOEZG9cOEFaSXyBsMcCkKjTIs3DWVynhS1tJ/s1600/Paulus+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF5uibRrI1T0e1oXLZt8xX_FNrKG89Hnh8MhndcWTvCd_Shuwu01DdP8Hm7a5CFPyXyugzsmehulsLcMh7rIgWxTmhdrnDAWtxNR9BwmwcOEZG9cOEFaSXyBsMcCkKjTIs3DWVynhS1tJ/s320/Paulus+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483276660223503778" /></a>Paulis and Ojars in front of "Urban Stones"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l3oBnHMG-rZMynO1mIjP5P339ouX5sTiouv2OCykGvOsVbGD9fvId4oxK8Y6MzV7fCC8K7KOM61i1p_BsvQ17WIbutFu1xLUiF6vnQxoCFVpHEUNdfq11VBaKeveyq7lo7OtyV4iqpA-/s1600/Ken+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_l3oBnHMG-rZMynO1mIjP5P339ouX5sTiouv2OCykGvOsVbGD9fvId4oxK8Y6MzV7fCC8K7KOM61i1p_BsvQ17WIbutFu1xLUiF6vnQxoCFVpHEUNdfq11VBaKeveyq7lo7OtyV4iqpA-/s320/Ken+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483276359073401506" /></a>Ken receives a stone to plant from Ojars<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFlyLmBJu1WNfgDbDi06-XXExvM8axsf0ipMCSSAlBz0vqcjuP87_yqnpznBLgM7wCV9rboXW7YTedI8HfMCG9CYqDoeCrHrHjYAwXEfQxf0iOPE2Mele8UnnBcQXu53x2553l16iut5A/s1600/Jason+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFlyLmBJu1WNfgDbDi06-XXExvM8axsf0ipMCSSAlBz0vqcjuP87_yqnpznBLgM7wCV9rboXW7YTedI8HfMCG9CYqDoeCrHrHjYAwXEfQxf0iOPE2Mele8UnnBcQXu53x2553l16iut5A/s320/Jason+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483276237084992722" /></a>Jason standing inside "Shadow of my Father"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sRdEpoDFlZWXPt7q_phH6os6gzcFTN9rm_hP344dhCZ0WAi6cUhoXptO0uUZxd2kDnYXwecbKRb35dcj09sJeELFVonEckP39SuOycvFD5U1PvpfuMUFIT-WL3Ixi8txaoxyXEpIgUpv/s1600/Cole+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sRdEpoDFlZWXPt7q_phH6os6gzcFTN9rm_hP344dhCZ0WAi6cUhoXptO0uUZxd2kDnYXwecbKRb35dcj09sJeELFVonEckP39SuOycvFD5U1PvpfuMUFIT-WL3Ixi8txaoxyXEpIgUpv/s320/Cole+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483276068233133746" /></a>Grace and Cole with Ojars<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7laqfVO8IZe4KTOuu8bN2Pv31NKDU3rCrW_3bpqPrS6YPQjr4ThiRXChNvGJsrSCeeN6GvD2y7mu07LBSluUpXaL06Ge4ZKV0nKKUTj5LiGI0adTvSp_ddL0RcFRtGLkr0jbMAF44hROi/s1600/Austin+%26+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7laqfVO8IZe4KTOuu8bN2Pv31NKDU3rCrW_3bpqPrS6YPQjr4ThiRXChNvGJsrSCeeN6GvD2y7mu07LBSluUpXaL06Ge4ZKV0nKKUTj5LiGI0adTvSp_ddL0RcFRtGLkr0jbMAF44hROi/s320/Austin+%26+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483275888129347282" /></a>Austin standing next to his "Red Room"<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiUGZYFJDbkf5w_3xoGtf1K0guP61E7jI3HvqK2oUzYHF_OIqwE3jp39zMlsu75cEen25y5a04XRLYIMFL0BY-UHgnMUquoCetDsQQzkEYqU4jbNq79N7h0_eIMa8T7j3Cx17wrMnw1tJ/s1600/Andy+%26+ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRiUGZYFJDbkf5w_3xoGtf1K0guP61E7jI3HvqK2oUzYHF_OIqwE3jp39zMlsu75cEen25y5a04XRLYIMFL0BY-UHgnMUquoCetDsQQzkEYqU4jbNq79N7h0_eIMa8T7j3Cx17wrMnw1tJ/s320/Andy+%26+ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483275609092698370" /></a>Andy and Ojars</div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-3334361470229186262010-06-15T09:59:00.000-07:002010-06-15T10:17:55.591-07:00TallinnTallinn is truly a magical place. First of all let me remark about Soviet Russia, as we are going there tomorrow. With every country we have visted we get one step closer to to being in Soviet territory. We first started in Finland, well known for there socialist innovations, but still quite Westernized. Next we spent time in Latvia, mostly unknown in the US. But the Soviet presence became more emminent, with beeraddicted soviet era tractor driver(gotta love em) and even the accents seemed to clue into something bigger, its hard to describe. We were in the middle of nowhere mostly, so it couldve been almost anywhere. But Tallinn, Estonia the whole Soviet thing is glaring at you. There is a tshirt and liquor shop here where 95percent of the shirts are a variation of a middle finger to Stalin and co.<br /><br />BUUUUT, anyway, This is a truly magical place. In old town we ate at a restaurant that had been serving food for probably 400 years. We ate in a dining room like you see in Robin Hood movies or a Renaissance Faire, except this was really really authentic. I ate Wild Boar yesterday. IT was amazing. Others in our group got elk and it was like the best steak Ive ever had. OMG!<br /><br />Its also a really friendly and chill town. Today I found the Major art Museum by just asking people for directions. There are so many trams and buses running around that you dont need a cab. oh! and the people walk so fast! I cannot keep up with anyone here. Which is funny because I think of myself as a fast walker, but I truly get out walked by anyone! Also the diet here and Pedvale and Kellokoski is making me fat. Yes I have devoloped something new here: a belly. LoL.<br /><br />I wish more of companeros were blogging. You should chide them into submitting. Carl did such a good job that I didnt even need to add to, but now that he is off to Wales its all up to me and the other students. Anyway. Iäll report back to yaökk in Russia.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-13494201858845968602010-06-14T08:44:00.000-07:002010-06-14T09:11:18.503-07:00Pedvale Reception DescriptionPlease excuse my punctuation mistakes, dont have time to find the right keys.<br /><br />A lot has been going on since Carlś last post. I will try to summarize as best as I can. We only had one slow PC in beautiful Pedvale Sculpture Park and it was hard to access plus we were hard at work on sculpture+labor. Which was why we came to Latvia. For me this was so nice. As a Graduate Student for the past two years I have been on the computer more than making actual artwork and finally to have a couple of weeks to focus all my time on one artistic endeavor was quite a needed treat. <br /><br />Id like to upload some photos of the reception and everyones final work but Iäm in a nternet cafe in Tallinn and this will have to do for now. Everyone of us labored till the end on our and eachothers artworks. We met for breakfast at 9am everyday and worked in groups till 1pm for lunch. Then trooped back out into the park until dinner at 7pm everyday. It was like an art summer camp.<br /><br />The reception saw about 50 Latvian guests. Ojars Feldberga, an extraordinary human being, started the reception off with a stone+planting ceremony, wherein he donned full camoflage fatigues and different hats representing the stones´ origins. Then we marched on out to everyones sculpture where Ojars (the curator and MC) said a few words and then the artist said a few words which Laura, Ojars artist daughter, translated for Latvians and Americans. Personally, It was the first time I have ever spoken in front of a group with a translator. You know I ate it up. Everyone did a super job on their pieces and spoke very well about them. It was a very tremendous experience.<br /><br />Two of the sculptures were performative. Opening act: Cole and Mallorys were lit up as the sun was setting. The Hobbits: Mike, Alex, Eric, and Jesse had a huge performative piece with fire (wait till you see the pictures) that gave us the cresendo and finale of the night. Many of the pieces were actually <em>about </em> Pedvale and many were dedicated to our esteemed professor, Carl Billingsley. It was apparent to me, a first+timer at Pedvale, that this place and the people that bring this symposia together have a special history.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-55494652672253194032010-06-08T11:19:00.000-07:002010-06-08T11:33:25.671-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn56lVrlLHNnMz3efmlcH1FrZHw_Q6W0QAS_XVRDJhZov2jFJPHDFic5jJaGzrsIEEpxV1dprGyP1wWiL5wkUO3oOU4mnBW-kY7FPoEdUhbZtfAZJi7M3mVtbrfc5hI59qBVkzG9qo69b4/s1600/Chris+Peterson+%26+students.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn56lVrlLHNnMz3efmlcH1FrZHw_Q6W0QAS_XVRDJhZov2jFJPHDFic5jJaGzrsIEEpxV1dprGyP1wWiL5wkUO3oOU4mnBW-kY7FPoEdUhbZtfAZJi7M3mVtbrfc5hI59qBVkzG9qo69b4/s320/Chris+Peterson+%26+students.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480471003720091762" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Chris Peterson works on his sculpture as students watch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV27vDvlmoVKmp1L9VGn7mY2v1PDvg0GasZCrN5OfbE-vB7uwk_uKTwHitH0xqPpn_K7_irsx_LhnlqVqTpuiWrHoL89_67kr1wUk_MBOLutBhmG6Cb07EMcjxwfBQdXALwpPtMWgOG19K/s1600/Ken+working+on+his+sculpture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV27vDvlmoVKmp1L9VGn7mY2v1PDvg0GasZCrN5OfbE-vB7uwk_uKTwHitH0xqPpn_K7_irsx_LhnlqVqTpuiWrHoL89_67kr1wUk_MBOLutBhmG6Cb07EMcjxwfBQdXALwpPtMWgOG19K/s320/Ken+working+on+his+sculpture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470845753417810" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ken Payne working on "AbavaVenus"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gw4WJ5E4nFaw6mqJ1zSRMHtxaIBLD2-VQENwo1IjlVsvqEhefnVppUcGke7osgHBFznPnyeL_FS5CBctOPFrnW5Zwl880hwpJOh8CvvxCb_AI6twTkzsHHmcFikivJWAT1qSLSyKmLh3/s1600/Colton+riding+the+snail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Gw4WJ5E4nFaw6mqJ1zSRMHtxaIBLD2-VQENwo1IjlVsvqEhefnVppUcGke7osgHBFznPnyeL_FS5CBctOPFrnW5Zwl880hwpJOh8CvvxCb_AI6twTkzsHHmcFikivJWAT1qSLSyKmLh3/s320/Colton+riding+the+snail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470707491337074" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Colton rides the giant snail!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehQIw1bxUioh8WjgVADUTmhEq8zS_kCgh0YcLnkqFkplH9uO71h-JBksiXk6t5h6LP3cXAIAo59YYijZgnevsTUD_rLOoDbgiyUZEDNxhqNQGEcL9d_6hu-iu0czeYMqvrIp2PvoCJe8b/s1600/CJ+%26+Colton+%26+the+snail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehQIw1bxUioh8WjgVADUTmhEq8zS_kCgh0YcLnkqFkplH9uO71h-JBksiXk6t5h6LP3cXAIAo59YYijZgnevsTUD_rLOoDbgiyUZEDNxhqNQGEcL9d_6hu-iu0czeYMqvrIp2PvoCJe8b/s320/CJ+%26+Colton+%26+the+snail.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470617767745778" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Colton & CJ make finishing touches to "Steady Mover"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60TCfB94Nsu3Z2frGmuhhoS99_19UZIbW0Ff_mBOGr_yyGdBxd3Z6Tv5yqDe50OoDYHuSnuQfQ_JNfzAplTUIedOBoPM1dae2ycC0PbWOwUBNIP3yMYoOwCKcnhRjSRtjr4xIHZHppsHQ/s1600/Unloading+new+stones+for+Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60TCfB94Nsu3Z2frGmuhhoS99_19UZIbW0Ff_mBOGr_yyGdBxd3Z6Tv5yqDe50OoDYHuSnuQfQ_JNfzAplTUIedOBoPM1dae2ycC0PbWOwUBNIP3yMYoOwCKcnhRjSRtjr4xIHZHppsHQ/s320/Unloading+new+stones+for+Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470445188897938" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ojars gets more stones!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVyG7q9ji7LwTy-x9eyXOjiMg_Px9kE19Z6lXxlgQHHkuuQyH7udVVbqrFjIFx5kL4adCVK9F4cvaZuTzuTo72UbLe19YM53TqIkQqmHbThbHGCb2BuU0bZCS5LK60B3llkqJzIW_TbKg/s1600/The+crane+at+the+nest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCVyG7q9ji7LwTy-x9eyXOjiMg_Px9kE19Z6lXxlgQHHkuuQyH7udVVbqrFjIFx5kL4adCVK9F4cvaZuTzuTo72UbLe19YM53TqIkQqmHbThbHGCb2BuU0bZCS5LK60B3llkqJzIW_TbKg/s320/The+crane+at+the+nest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470281292195746" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The crane at the nest& an egg about to land.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuH7gXBFJuWKMhyphenhyphenfg5kfJH44br5jwttodv_NsrjlMsLm81QWgXmjtQhCn-DQae6yyM33yISlRPT2DHoixv-rV2PDu076Ke3cTr-C4aUFGkaq33mhAXISR-qoAs6l2KM9jGLj5EU936NKE/s1600/The+egg+goes+into+the+nest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuH7gXBFJuWKMhyphenhyphenfg5kfJH44br5jwttodv_NsrjlMsLm81QWgXmjtQhCn-DQae6yyM33yISlRPT2DHoixv-rV2PDu076Ke3cTr-C4aUFGkaq33mhAXISR-qoAs6l2KM9jGLj5EU936NKE/s320/The+egg+goes+into+the+nest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470166318607858" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The first egg goes into the nest<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_VaANgeEMs3iAKe37VjRgUfsvjLwhyQiq1rRbPo385gyQbhT1qcniI74xqt1DmPEy_V9_cKD7tvuuePc4pI8weDI4DE1jU16kE9skG6EZuuoqwISOjw4_lcHUnQUV80eRq-Kn69NcUMJ/s1600/Stuart+%26+Ojars+place+the+first+egg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_VaANgeEMs3iAKe37VjRgUfsvjLwhyQiq1rRbPo385gyQbhT1qcniI74xqt1DmPEy_V9_cKD7tvuuePc4pI8weDI4DE1jU16kE9skG6EZuuoqwISOjw4_lcHUnQUV80eRq-Kn69NcUMJ/s320/Stuart+%26+Ojars+place+the+first+egg.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480470014949309298" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Stuart & Ojars placing the first egg<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlrYufKcWAx7DNTCOwT3uh9kdTZ7spOvC9V_TJ54A0l6OsMndFhV5-9FaT94j9cPhBS4RRDoiefVEqDUFp9zNGplSW2fQwUJg_uY98BxUV6A6_sCpEm_MNLUA0GvQdzHbETrRzG2qFB-C/s1600/Adjusting+the+strap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlrYufKcWAx7DNTCOwT3uh9kdTZ7spOvC9V_TJ54A0l6OsMndFhV5-9FaT94j9cPhBS4RRDoiefVEqDUFp9zNGplSW2fQwUJg_uY98BxUV6A6_sCpEm_MNLUA0GvQdzHbETrRzG2qFB-C/s320/Adjusting+the+strap.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480469829885943954" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Adjusting the strap<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA15wdxgzTOVJ3eDEBN6ssTXAqfzO9ABh2Bfzsgay-vsBPYbmolKfxUX3-l16B0iMY9lVcFi3SIREh00G9fEDBCelO1hkEp46bcryH7hcrL8Hp8tH5auDUTAN9po8-cWxvuhO8liPk4mIz/s1600/The+egg+goes+into+the+nest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA15wdxgzTOVJ3eDEBN6ssTXAqfzO9ABh2Bfzsgay-vsBPYbmolKfxUX3-l16B0iMY9lVcFi3SIREh00G9fEDBCelO1hkEp46bcryH7hcrL8Hp8tH5auDUTAN9po8-cWxvuhO8liPk4mIz/s320/The+egg+goes+into+the+nest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480469691306650946" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Another delivery<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQft7BvcAPcwZUJLXSLx3HA6ybMdJas__BZHl_8IF1wgvPnm1-nibmAFzfakcsdLGagvmJOd9y36km428_8CkEvEtZExvaVSv9hqGFIzuwwPX_LRMx_dF_L_n0Rw5XnWjxJAfDlQgni_dh/s1600/A+bunch+of+hens+in+the+nest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQft7BvcAPcwZUJLXSLx3HA6ybMdJas__BZHl_8IF1wgvPnm1-nibmAFzfakcsdLGagvmJOd9y36km428_8CkEvEtZExvaVSv9hqGFIzuwwPX_LRMx_dF_L_n0Rw5XnWjxJAfDlQgni_dh/s320/A+bunch+of+hens+in+the+nest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480469431490339650" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The eggs must be kept warm!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cv97Wx7FVDde8uAgK5uDNYk9MSVhu8v4tONHsvmrH4KzGQsKlpnunr2-cfhTRJFuqVgZHOdj5GN8BwF1j90XhsX3XUaDVVOLakmcQ3ujewQV2gmNluQ2fzzEZnzq546OKeVowByIYWhp/s1600/Hello-Hello.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0cv97Wx7FVDde8uAgK5uDNYk9MSVhu8v4tONHsvmrH4KzGQsKlpnunr2-cfhTRJFuqVgZHOdj5GN8BwF1j90XhsX3XUaDVVOLakmcQ3ujewQV2gmNluQ2fzzEZnzq546OKeVowByIYWhp/s320/Hello-Hello.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480469284714499378" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hello...Hello......billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-87888019453320451762010-06-07T09:32:00.000-07:002010-06-07T09:41:36.021-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQleaDUI62mrgloVdxUR0IsSMNaWpWiKNHE8U4t3IuE9S0BRGPUfC4QYKwtBvWLPek98r2RdCNkeC89lFOihM2XD5chzHOoNX89kbJrE_mYPQaMHQ2X3p65B3o4qlrTR1jGG2ZwKWb0x9/s1600/Stuart+%26+Aaron+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQleaDUI62mrgloVdxUR0IsSMNaWpWiKNHE8U4t3IuE9S0BRGPUfC4QYKwtBvWLPek98r2RdCNkeC89lFOihM2XD5chzHOoNX89kbJrE_mYPQaMHQ2X3p65B3o4qlrTR1jGG2ZwKWb0x9/s320/Stuart+%26+Aaron+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480072063155864418" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Stuart & Aaron working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdJIMklKEa4vMs_wtfGr3x_i9pXmOgDFVaJh2akttsPp1sNnwC0L-KOntytJO0SCTnHMXpfB1ssWJLzkVKiHpS6wuQpQ_kP-WjPHF0jkO9YQn5a-AT5PiiNYE4mW2Zoj5wx4wMD2E-0Gw/s1600/Mallory+%26+Cole+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCdJIMklKEa4vMs_wtfGr3x_i9pXmOgDFVaJh2akttsPp1sNnwC0L-KOntytJO0SCTnHMXpfB1ssWJLzkVKiHpS6wuQpQ_kP-WjPHF0jkO9YQn5a-AT5PiiNYE4mW2Zoj5wx4wMD2E-0Gw/s320/Mallory+%26+Cole+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071899519381458" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Cole & Mallory working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoerAjYib3UNIz51ofE_1amteV_yQrc73JoPJYEEZvm8SZMTIY6g0ei-aCkxgiwxTGv-VnJW3xOvoSVbtpHcM-Ea0IgK3u2aDFNljnbaTxJtRDpPdgmrzEZqCLd54tMMT7ciVZ9zWXDWI3/s1600/lunch+time+.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoerAjYib3UNIz51ofE_1amteV_yQrc73JoPJYEEZvm8SZMTIY6g0ei-aCkxgiwxTGv-VnJW3xOvoSVbtpHcM-Ea0IgK3u2aDFNljnbaTxJtRDpPdgmrzEZqCLd54tMMT7ciVZ9zWXDWI3/s320/lunch+time+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071681068828738" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>LUNCH BREAK!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfp09_p_M3OzJ7y_MLM8vPvxCfIKfRR2LIsgUMJD4cEDGYZZN3WJiuIfgl74nlQ1wkwrnvEygXXtgE2brBg0dFgIGnPQ1yvyzfK5a0yGrqt2VU4Hq2NynPWCNdIOmujiw7WF4Jat98yGM/s1600/Ken+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghfp09_p_M3OzJ7y_MLM8vPvxCfIKfRR2LIsgUMJD4cEDGYZZN3WJiuIfgl74nlQ1wkwrnvEygXXtgE2brBg0dFgIGnPQ1yvyzfK5a0yGrqt2VU4Hq2NynPWCNdIOmujiw7WF4Jat98yGM/s320/Ken+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071524745242290" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ken Payne working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg7mj1omgXicjuCOWfGEJIUCwJOeEQbYsj1RwaSg4cbLCRmvcSkYwdFMNPMqjPeYzg6o84He_X9i9yFo5OfsfT9dB9nnkipObq2dQMvETaZX2cvGOXPJpOuoLaG4H6ha0oYSKaGJqIfDh/s1600/Jason+working2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg7mj1omgXicjuCOWfGEJIUCwJOeEQbYsj1RwaSg4cbLCRmvcSkYwdFMNPMqjPeYzg6o84He_X9i9yFo5OfsfT9dB9nnkipObq2dQMvETaZX2cvGOXPJpOuoLaG4H6ha0oYSKaGJqIfDh/s320/Jason+working2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071393999178466" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jason working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKWlpkGVLgKsy_95BsF6uA8TD523RunkiLqcEpEhD0OCGWFSbpW3DpfYnfi4FBw-KsKu5MUGEg2zNluGcisazncwOfBsJIstklm8UskzFHi3m2aifa6E7bT4Sh46-FwP2pndYbQNgJGPi/s1600/Eric,Mike+%26+Jesse+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcKWlpkGVLgKsy_95BsF6uA8TD523RunkiLqcEpEhD0OCGWFSbpW3DpfYnfi4FBw-KsKu5MUGEg2zNluGcisazncwOfBsJIstklm8UskzFHi3m2aifa6E7bT4Sh46-FwP2pndYbQNgJGPi/s320/Eric,Mike+%26+Jesse+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071237694859074" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Eric, Mike & Jesse working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy45QOFiBrHqi58r2c7FxwpDxyVroKjdGLIj4km4ja7WgQptqC_MSRjAZbTFBY4gRPfP7t2_U1g2sbln4gGFF2un5Jzl3sh1gfLgs9TjQSjy1Nb0pKxqdsCW_pgXdu6ZMxpILWAlHQGYJl/s1600/carl+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy45QOFiBrHqi58r2c7FxwpDxyVroKjdGLIj4km4ja7WgQptqC_MSRjAZbTFBY4gRPfP7t2_U1g2sbln4gGFF2un5Jzl3sh1gfLgs9TjQSjy1Nb0pKxqdsCW_pgXdu6ZMxpILWAlHQGYJl/s320/carl+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480071109964457682" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Carl working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV2YfADgjJRy8R_h6DQ71a_H4VRDLLk_CaMhV0e2RuJjYYh8CQUE0j9t4hlc1sF6P4c6GUXyFkcWnfa0Cp982GTjCR0t5ZJS80GyK-MD2wm4ivXo1HNE3fOFU7ksZui3_EkOCEC_mcLjd/s1600/Austin+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpV2YfADgjJRy8R_h6DQ71a_H4VRDLLk_CaMhV0e2RuJjYYh8CQUE0j9t4hlc1sF6P4c6GUXyFkcWnfa0Cp982GTjCR0t5ZJS80GyK-MD2wm4ivXo1HNE3fOFU7ksZui3_EkOCEC_mcLjd/s320/Austin+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480070999671606674" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Austin working<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQF9bDOekYUtVH4zgMIdSxoYyhdcK-rOs2T8FfDrOoQxOITashyEplQfs1WKimn1T9j1dPk1gaNakjKWiwohj5U6LZi5sMlgDSq8NV4o7Dq-Y2i9xcQ4UvaIs1mC1PtWeHK7QphDHKPqH/s1600/Andy+working.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQF9bDOekYUtVH4zgMIdSxoYyhdcK-rOs2T8FfDrOoQxOITashyEplQfs1WKimn1T9j1dPk1gaNakjKWiwohj5U6LZi5sMlgDSq8NV4o7Dq-Y2i9xcQ4UvaIs1mC1PtWeHK7QphDHKPqH/s320/Andy+working.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480070885448244930" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Andy working<br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Monday<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>June 7, 2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Pedvale Open Air Museum and Sculpture Park</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Sabile, Latvia</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Summer Sculpture Abroad Program is more than half way through this year’s schedule and at the halfway point in our Pedvale experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The students have self-selected to work alone or as groups in creating site specific sculptures in the environment of the Pedvale Sculpture Park. Austin Sheppard, Andy Denton and Jason Stein , all from ECU , have chosen to work alone. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Cole Kernstine ( ECU) has teamed up with Mallory <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Schiller( Buffalo State) while Colton Winchester ( ECU) has teamed with Curtis<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Miller ( SCAD) . Buffalo State students<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Zachery Pritchard and Grace Higgenbottom have formed a team and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>ECU students Eric White and Jesse Morrisey have joined Univ. of Oklahoma graduate students and ECU alumni Alex Knox and Mike Hill to form the largest team. ECU student Aaron Earley has teamed with ECU Group Leader Stuart<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Kent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Buffalo State Professor Kenneth Payne is making a sculpture<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as is ECU Professor Carl Billingsley. Images of the completed sculptures and the titles will be posted as soon as possible. Several Latvian artists are also making sculptures for this season in the park as well as Pedvale founder Ojars Feldbergs and his daughter and fellow sculptor Laura Feldbergs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dutch sculptor Chris Peterson is in residence at the park and has already finished a large granite sculpture and has started on a second large stone!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The season theme for the park according to Ojars Feldbergs is “Stone/Color”. The Latvian artists are creating works under the group title of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“Art in the Bushes”. Our group is using the group title “Stone.Color.Response”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Ojars and Laura have been documenting the artists at work in the park<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>as they themselves alternate between working on their own sculptures and managing the thousands of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>details necessary to the symposium and to running the park. I will try to get some of those images on the Blog as soon as I can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Cable internet connections are not available in the rural sections of Latvia yet so we are restricted to one phone modem for all internet communications so , as you can imagine, there is a constant demand for access to the line and every request must be prioritized. That should explain why there have been relatively few posting while we have been here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Access to the net while the group is in St. Petersburg will be via netcafes so it is much more available and I expect that Stuart and Andy will be posting brief reports from there.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Carl Billingsley</p> <!--EndFragment-->billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-48971971351702247892010-06-06T12:27:00.000-07:002010-06-06T12:37:26.334-07:00Hello Everybody,<div>It has taken me several days to get everything in order to post information about our next experience in the Summer Sculpture Abroad Program. We are at Pedvale Open Air Museum and Sculpture Park in Latvia and the weather is perfect! We are making site-specific work in the park using mostly the materials that can be found here; stones, earth, wood, grass, etc. The students have decided to work as individuals or to form collaborative groups and they are hard at work! The sculptures are growing larger and more complete each day and the work is very good! I have posted images of the Park, of individual works and of the students at work. I will post addition images and information soon.</div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-20986544695164878422010-06-06T12:01:00.000-07:002010-06-06T12:26:28.415-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1EtI_dJne75B03ECUWwY07I60Al_ljU_EeZNjw00MZD4sK21MvAk-CIUr4LeO_BSuAyoFpU85kf9iLpC6MvEuuGxccZo0VhogN0h3qvt4pTDBAVWpJgKjsfaLgktrBzw2cxgCbNryKok/s1600/Feldbergs:Chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1EtI_dJne75B03ECUWwY07I60Al_ljU_EeZNjw00MZD4sK21MvAk-CIUr4LeO_BSuAyoFpU85kf9iLpC6MvEuuGxccZo0VhogN0h3qvt4pTDBAVWpJgKjsfaLgktrBzw2cxgCbNryKok/s320/Feldbergs:Chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479741599105859906" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Sun Chair" Gvido Buls<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dx_W7IzUQoUnjqLKNo4LBJyYYf1WZPacd-EeSDACy-qJn1DtjTFuHJgifES4vF5lghq_l-EiaI36KhKo1n88o36OV2PsyEAqp3hYNmJgttX9zauMwYtjiJTUidn-wuHaOMRghT_tnU3y/s1600/Flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dx_W7IzUQoUnjqLKNo4LBJyYYf1WZPacd-EeSDACy-qJn1DtjTFuHJgifES4vF5lghq_l-EiaI36KhKo1n88o36OV2PsyEAqp3hYNmJgttX9zauMwYtjiJTUidn-wuHaOMRghT_tnU3y/s320/Flowers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479741393400748242" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Spring Fantasies" Andris Biezbardis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9fS_dUSb23p3M4ZiSAGfPIMMGdHnReA8qZ2JrWkbxGPSH-LvLZhjnHeMH2SIVRPUzDnXTc8FO8SMOaYyMrXCqDBHXGXu7Ms-YcL31XV9F29nmzLYUWAuOaxz3V-tNLKV3iKuoeznXJk6/s1600/Exploring.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9fS_dUSb23p3M4ZiSAGfPIMMGdHnReA8qZ2JrWkbxGPSH-LvLZhjnHeMH2SIVRPUzDnXTc8FO8SMOaYyMrXCqDBHXGXu7Ms-YcL31XV9F29nmzLYUWAuOaxz3V-tNLKV3iKuoeznXJk6/s320/Exploring.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479741090316771282" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Students exploring the Park<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ec7LHhU65GYx1yfhK-uWT9kk1chzvmD0itHn4IIU1sbUi3-i8fVvuyOWzvUCEsUx6b57UNA4LYF9J903YBJiQX-sKbEaCL5VfP-JlBJ4im23pC77OCWdzWbUPCMPA4VLcV7vINKH9uYx/s1600/Carl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Ec7LHhU65GYx1yfhK-uWT9kk1chzvmD0itHn4IIU1sbUi3-i8fVvuyOWzvUCEsUx6b57UNA4LYF9J903YBJiQX-sKbEaCL5VfP-JlBJ4im23pC77OCWdzWbUPCMPA4VLcV7vINKH9uYx/s320/Carl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479740165065203202" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Some Old Guy Cutting Wood<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q-d5K_rOBX4dvbu5pfAEG2mC-DaLebsIZjmEXx7m4GURINghqFljN_5Kbzr3YVzD0OcHhz6qZPyWIuRJMdTGUoZOU9X8p_1XFBZIZgVLjScVa_f2rYGvEHvnkDhA6ukRth8VPcbScOGw/s1600/Ojars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q-d5K_rOBX4dvbu5pfAEG2mC-DaLebsIZjmEXx7m4GURINghqFljN_5Kbzr3YVzD0OcHhz6qZPyWIuRJMdTGUoZOU9X8p_1XFBZIZgVLjScVa_f2rYGvEHvnkDhA6ukRth8VPcbScOGw/s320/Ojars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479739752269521970" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"8-2 =6" Ojars Feldbergs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfIm5zWrLpyHanWYRh-FMJeDfvTOFYxcOJCxD2D7CldkxOPRtmqmS_-O-DJ0FxxnthN7KYMEy41ViYEaDj1nXq9gH1Le9d5LgMMq7atzYpZ3KzDl8FjP-wEeR07S3mf9enmmb1-f3AK83/s1600/Laura+feldbergs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfIm5zWrLpyHanWYRh-FMJeDfvTOFYxcOJCxD2D7CldkxOPRtmqmS_-O-DJ0FxxnthN7KYMEy41ViYEaDj1nXq9gH1Le9d5LgMMq7atzYpZ3KzDl8FjP-wEeR07S3mf9enmmb1-f3AK83/s320/Laura+feldbergs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479739594264929026" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"Reading Room " Laura feldbergs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJxL0JcraREeyx05bkYpnbof6nW7PsPjqjZEUw0uhfamFKt6ujREOB_-PXHzqpEAbUteFQQBifljK4bFHqYSe8aQ8FiaoCh8evf1cTqP2rUWeJf-DKBfwxGlwwwEUA1GyfYFj69xTiTom/s1600/Gathering+Stones.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJxL0JcraREeyx05bkYpnbof6nW7PsPjqjZEUw0uhfamFKt6ujREOB_-PXHzqpEAbUteFQQBifljK4bFHqYSe8aQ8FiaoCh8evf1cTqP2rUWeJf-DKBfwxGlwwwEUA1GyfYFj69xTiTom/s320/Gathering+Stones.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479739469624852338" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Students choosing stones<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YVqYUV4CRZF6dIf9i7zjlic1ZVQZUQp2GYXQNKEFCM8abmXStqwzjMGZAxxN6lfej48_gsv6We3nnW3yThIYsX8Ts8k7W2Ed3ZxOavuIUDNkFnYIvaehIfHOwpuDkAdlDwMABxKMVCLx/s1600/Storks.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbItCeckvWLjSxfOYwPpzrhlxt2ZFrGe7xJl7zjWn6DSNrPhmY5MzoAcFtQ_ERsS9q5uDEdfCnu9aCbcY1oThX93LWN1eeETHGOS_3WStfx7vlCVjQabjDQczMDlBLHtk8lDa4xeQ7KsT2/s320/Maria.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477733298047905314" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Marja<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeK0EZsmZ05gHilnVh3W34-APmQTkG3kNCyEtwu76YAC91CHuB2qMX657D-QxE0P__Y9jeCiGRefe45BM0a6mZgcoJ2_dcM8R78HZnlBr4D2v428L_st8IT_xxMlwmpQRYcAuqm-ZZEER/s1600/Mallory.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbeK0EZsmZ05gHilnVh3W34-APmQTkG3kNCyEtwu76YAC91CHuB2qMX657D-QxE0P__Y9jeCiGRefe45BM0a6mZgcoJ2_dcM8R78HZnlBr4D2v428L_st8IT_xxMlwmpQRYcAuqm-ZZEER/s320/Mallory.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477733170530687634" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mallory<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQnZHVpCljzhm1CnvAxdWM9C-Ehxe9jD4_06dDVaJF3MKzlMZwxVSWR5GWhGtfsSz1Kj_u2296sf0yarWzKl4qKJiV7fn3ATrogo0-KS6KDIs3FpWkPA8t1xexMZUV0as_WxtPhLDZFiJ/s1600/Jesse.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0LDkdUmiiz-hbE-adGNL45DaU_AoyUxDicieBVOOzzid55gAjLKRZPGsQXRNnnW-nG4aYBOS2EioiYY6YfzS80h9XqChp_dOgw6MxF15y0zaTKh6c-wSDCtbejBOQfiZhKVr3kOGNnMq/s320/Grace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732868111132994" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Grace<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-U_q0kcyV-xNe5eK-lH-CmBhUBfhJ9pUpxV4LmnG5Yw9SdvwxdzoKhVp8tjsr5-zyl4A_J5vtscsNzOzdwewKQx03CRSOEvP_tREaGkQfSlzM5uWJKgygDK5uYfx2AcXVsOE78snikY0/s1600/Eric.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-U_q0kcyV-xNe5eK-lH-CmBhUBfhJ9pUpxV4LmnG5Yw9SdvwxdzoKhVp8tjsr5-zyl4A_J5vtscsNzOzdwewKQx03CRSOEvP_tREaGkQfSlzM5uWJKgygDK5uYfx2AcXVsOE78snikY0/s320/Eric.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732760694241858" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Eric<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvohaGw28yprPHCGoT-syxoEZyaJ5RGVNhbFZB6LVk7WwkzJcLyfdJqKwyz0wxh2NnxQUSBPGq6PjS9DrXfk8EaUAzzndJEBK_jogPd-u70WZg3qbn3vQBaN_GkoVH6mPyvK10uM2FqRH/s1600/Colton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvohaGw28yprPHCGoT-syxoEZyaJ5RGVNhbFZB6LVk7WwkzJcLyfdJqKwyz0wxh2NnxQUSBPGq6PjS9DrXfk8EaUAzzndJEBK_jogPd-u70WZg3qbn3vQBaN_GkoVH6mPyvK10uM2FqRH/s320/Colton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732656155319938" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Colton<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWEM-XDYaiMpMlMifHs4o0UNydmKT-8OdOt2Ir2McF8YMgm0KIzPzEKaedoPE8vp_Bs3CGZ15-kck5M-ohsNCr1lVsFwC_iJZO-0vKNThsjBLOGUxIMt-ZGLfYXU3QTwQp0UITAOyabYW/s1600/Cole.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWEM-XDYaiMpMlMifHs4o0UNydmKT-8OdOt2Ir2McF8YMgm0KIzPzEKaedoPE8vp_Bs3CGZ15-kck5M-ohsNCr1lVsFwC_iJZO-0vKNThsjBLOGUxIMt-ZGLfYXU3QTwQp0UITAOyabYW/s320/Cole.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732509844400690" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Cole<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VG1dsPHW9zdnlBOhHarj3s50YZhpoCEvj3wTDdCQpRZPSXj-YWH_q3IVileP1DeVLnwCOvSc09JtzbCpiO4hF1nDnPcgIJMsJvLEUi7YP3slczJo0Rochg_laAs2hRcSTKXpGTJ91qg_/s1600/Austin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6VG1dsPHW9zdnlBOhHarj3s50YZhpoCEvj3wTDdCQpRZPSXj-YWH_q3IVileP1DeVLnwCOvSc09JtzbCpiO4hF1nDnPcgIJMsJvLEUi7YP3slczJo0Rochg_laAs2hRcSTKXpGTJ91qg_/s320/Austin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732356003117634" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Austin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoYA52GCGfs8Vf4S2ANzZqZj7aXkPl50vnTnflBrvq4pu6f4pkVi7NrmQa75EXuKQzhGjFhiMwJJEKsBbu0927GfBacanPUcUJMsRBtmy8iakzf1JwdY6WQ96F260EqcHmrKkUwKxITdt/s1600/Andy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPoYA52GCGfs8Vf4S2ANzZqZj7aXkPl50vnTnflBrvq4pu6f4pkVi7NrmQa75EXuKQzhGjFhiMwJJEKsBbu0927GfBacanPUcUJMsRBtmy8iakzf1JwdY6WQ96F260EqcHmrKkUwKxITdt/s320/Andy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732218720640098" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Andy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix__lkTVNsttYJSDfRik8kZT_9uDU2YPTNg5rJ1khht3OJ5bg6YgYJkniR_u4glSg7j2oyx9XTA0RjJNtJNbeyZ2XYuo-ZOwNSMJzhVOtGDsvXxHv6Vu6lK-zYF99ptDS2OLb70eIXWlTY/s1600/Alex.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix__lkTVNsttYJSDfRik8kZT_9uDU2YPTNg5rJ1khht3OJ5bg6YgYJkniR_u4glSg7j2oyx9XTA0RjJNtJNbeyZ2XYuo-ZOwNSMJzhVOtGDsvXxHv6Vu6lK-zYF99ptDS2OLb70eIXWlTY/s320/Alex.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477732125196754882" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Alex<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp0-0HBudO1hN4TJyM9wLKivdY9AwaGE2vUxc6sNUvY1MLcHyyvX-Wops5vZV20ZdaZGJ2RNBWfA12m7MlIGORdfLfVtl1m5LZRqWSCA4idZaVGG-HEzqyVgqsBksEimFO5jdbsXQR9r_/s1600/Aaron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHp0-0HBudO1hN4TJyM9wLKivdY9AwaGE2vUxc6sNUvY1MLcHyyvX-Wops5vZV20ZdaZGJ2RNBWfA12m7MlIGORdfLfVtl1m5LZRqWSCA4idZaVGG-HEzqyVgqsBksEimFO5jdbsXQR9r_/s320/Aaron.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477731799346211442" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Aaronbillingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-54175166103721386052010-05-31T07:36:00.000-07:002010-05-31T07:45:10.253-07:00Carl's Mold<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='365' height='303' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyMIjDRb1KII7kKBixd9-PDMf3qdSf7Lfo9dObT-bYUX14Q3ZNYpP_zLb8m-ov5mw--7TyKExRbzg8mkzvmCA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>birdzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391067183333702820noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-22103881115552034492010-05-30T18:50:00.000-07:002010-05-30T18:56:00.831-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_oSOGDreQ18bZyOUpCs3KklmqRKOj4j2HTErMW_DX4rHe89bVO5osQAKJkEHTGLPEW0I-FqEeV4O1VCKR8RFRN-VZCbuKmQFU13R-F4i250eZJzAQBtavRHzH88Rg41JvcbKUzvUECD6/s1600/Jesse+%26+Alex.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx_oSOGDreQ18bZyOUpCs3KklmqRKOj4j2HTErMW_DX4rHe89bVO5osQAKJkEHTGLPEW0I-FqEeV4O1VCKR8RFRN-VZCbuKmQFU13R-F4i250eZJzAQBtavRHzH88Rg41JvcbKUzvUECD6/s320/Jesse+%26+Alex.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477246829158872770" /></a>Alex checks out the Lodestone while Jesse warms her hands over the mold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9ZXYnubHcE85Rvv6I5JsEBFLUZSVHRRx-0A3CYOIbORVy8o-gHGrJW6U5NUEPnwdjYZLZ_6ktVbsvCp67_x4ub4rXOfzLleba6WpvxghAIqOHn2vCWji9nqbEVJ2Sh3LEpATEGfFNSIF/s1600/Lodestone.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9ZXYnubHcE85Rvv6I5JsEBFLUZSVHRRx-0A3CYOIbORVy8o-gHGrJW6U5NUEPnwdjYZLZ_6ktVbsvCp67_x4ub4rXOfzLleba6WpvxghAIqOHn2vCWji9nqbEVJ2Sh3LEpATEGfFNSIF/s320/Lodestone.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477246410912302034" /></a>The afternoon of the day following the pour and the Lodestone is still cooking the mold away from the casting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EY3NJX3eivI3y0x9bdb5gOdPayX6WHP6rOJ5-SpZCycx0ptev7zWBIzdrV4MvnXYGm6TTBOEbMQyhpOmpwuVDCPu41feTfFQVNQJ66G5U84WvASLbyTD1BEVJLrSkmjErSVgAkKScpL0/s1600/Kellokoski+Pigs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0EY3NJX3eivI3y0x9bdb5gOdPayX6WHP6rOJ5-SpZCycx0ptev7zWBIzdrV4MvnXYGm6TTBOEbMQyhpOmpwuVDCPu41feTfFQVNQJ66G5U84WvASLbyTD1BEVJLrSkmjErSVgAkKScpL0/s320/Kellokoski+Pigs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477245791153922242" /></a>Somebody always designs a "pig" to mark each pour . Here is the Kellokoski pigbillingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-42111890124131594662010-05-30T18:31:00.000-07:002010-05-30T18:41:07.158-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuWT9N6nDmNwkQ1yP5h7H1m-7xB_kTT8Y8PR-ervl595f7DIjgXLwoBzjhFzAr9RywIPoOUP6_OC-Juu-1qRVv0bMYb9-B5XXl12KmzFhmdIVYO2jS-K5ap1ghXChliieNHEnqrzoYnAu/s1600/Lodestone+mold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuWT9N6nDmNwkQ1yP5h7H1m-7xB_kTT8Y8PR-ervl595f7DIjgXLwoBzjhFzAr9RywIPoOUP6_OC-Juu-1qRVv0bMYb9-B5XXl12KmzFhmdIVYO2jS-K5ap1ghXChliieNHEnqrzoYnAu/s320/Lodestone+mold.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477242540169837298" /></a>Billingsley's lodestone mold was the last mold to be poured and it held so much iron that the big furnace was tapped directly into the mold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E6_JoEcpurVtdnrn_ib50qUYXxH7mTXRwAYNV_KnzheOCP-uD3vWVjQAgIHlK_By0GqQt-k0mVWITwfEST7HWbeU3pZuVwDI-C5OxcyLfQifFJZP1TevdLYWL515RES6ULJDEDOj2ie6/s1600/small+cupola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-E6_JoEcpurVtdnrn_ib50qUYXxH7mTXRwAYNV_KnzheOCP-uD3vWVjQAgIHlK_By0GqQt-k0mVWITwfEST7HWbeU3pZuVwDI-C5OxcyLfQifFJZP1TevdLYWL515RES6ULJDEDOj2ie6/s320/small+cupola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241926661888290" /></a>The small cupola is under blast with the ladle in place above the top vent so it can pre-heat. As you can see she is running hot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1TNUg7J78XHsScoR4tSuCFsPZBQkDS3ssiflt4QaHLGvcIdBoSEU3aDyzod4Z45A05WQpSTsR33uXsjAVlDRiNHUKMfRWW2WnHdmPRuFZE7_EocPLiZQQEDwN1tbqZM9OlvZwDz1cURA/s1600/The+big+cupola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg1TNUg7J78XHsScoR4tSuCFsPZBQkDS3ssiflt4QaHLGvcIdBoSEU3aDyzod4Z45A05WQpSTsR33uXsjAVlDRiNHUKMfRWW2WnHdmPRuFZE7_EocPLiZQQEDwN1tbqZM9OlvZwDz1cURA/s320/The+big+cupola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241580854933890" /></a>Villu's big cupola is under blast and making iron<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkO_Ll3lssmDw3XtcfhbmI-W4oyKrxCctlUwjXG9z-9QEfTfQb9FsPR_apoW_tPvbk7-Lcl1mB3Mbvdwy9TqjFailvrHANJKZKi_sEgGsC-WHwNRWKkp9KIbnNna2uIWhqyviQF6BnjOma/s1600/Safety+lecture.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkO_Ll3lssmDw3XtcfhbmI-W4oyKrxCctlUwjXG9z-9QEfTfQb9FsPR_apoW_tPvbk7-Lcl1mB3Mbvdwy9TqjFailvrHANJKZKi_sEgGsC-WHwNRWKkp9KIbnNna2uIWhqyviQF6BnjOma/s320/Safety+lecture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477241058041507714" /></a>We begin every pour with a safety and procedure lecture.billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-9040468009310216952010-05-29T00:49:00.000-07:002010-05-29T01:01:41.957-07:00Here are some images of the day of the iron pour and the following day. Several people took images and I believe some video of the pour itself. I will try to get those images on-line later today or tomorrow. We worked straight through from breakfast at 8 am until 2:30 am Friday morning. The cupolas were started at 8 pm and we dropped the bottom on the big cupola at 2:30 am. We don't have a total for the amt. of iron that was melted but it was close to 6000lbs. We only lost one well of iron when a bott gave way under the pressure of a full well and about 200 lbs. of iron spilled onto the ground in front of the small cupola. Fortunately no one was standing at the tap hole at that moment so no one was hurt. There were no injuries except for a few small ember burns and Colton's scratched cornea, which the Dr. proclaimed was minor. Although we could have had a larger crowd of on-lookers, those that were here seemed to be very interested and enthusiastic. Certainly Ilkka Taipale, the Director of the Baltic Sea Center, was well pleased with the event and eager to get the resulting sculptures installed on the grounds of the adjacent hospital. More about those aspects of the symposium will follow. At this point students are busy cleaning up the site, working on their castings and catching up on much needed rest. Several have plans to take the bus in to Heksinki to attend a music festival near the main train station. We will be here two more days and then we are off to Riga and then the Sculpture Park at Pedvale.<div>Carl </div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-90814083380379825912010-05-29T00:36:00.000-07:002010-06-18T23:25:58.729-07:00Images of the Kellokoski Iron Symposium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoL-ebrUs1fmbPzESjFTx6HXQoQ3oVsyP2eJHoH6vlRvEofse7Jid6oU5ZkcFIso_UivP93oG2EppcRNhPZmSijzyQ5Be_LtZvw73HMIvUWmwE7QwBoTvwXsQPLzMwKF7wFXOqtneZboU/s1600/Ken's+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgoL-ebrUs1fmbPzESjFTx6HXQoQ3oVsyP2eJHoH6vlRvEofse7Jid6oU5ZkcFIso_UivP93oG2EppcRNhPZmSijzyQ5Be_LtZvw73HMIvUWmwE7QwBoTvwXsQPLzMwKF7wFXOqtneZboU/s320/Ken's+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476595143162951922"></a>Ken's casting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1yTuedk6SMEJ-6Hns38pDbGXi43oLmhlIFuey8pJDOPoBtqG3XSu96Tp6SI3EXnnc4gXSzARnaoeTIyRTWPkgwSy1PibjgASqXBhd9hzU4sKFJ7bG4oPA1FmSnzdV2fGy_gauF2yu1tU/s1600/Opening+the+molds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1yTuedk6SMEJ-6Hns38pDbGXi43oLmhlIFuey8pJDOPoBtqG3XSu96Tp6SI3EXnnc4gXSzARnaoeTIyRTWPkgwSy1PibjgASqXBhd9hzU4sKFJ7bG4oPA1FmSnzdV2fGy_gauF2yu1tU/s320/Opening+the+molds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476594841974127266"></a>Opening the molds in the rain. The fuzzy spots are raindrops!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoYPg4Hf569HBhg4oHBwvoXIbAtyepMTCId5_14Tw7oxTb5BiCYmqSqNdYnqI4qzzQCITIgA_3R_UXC6Q7FebHAN_adLUtYxPAgiWR19Rt-vbVi8AvLuP1_wqTA2OXlnDma065K3rNdqu/s1600/Mallory's+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoYPg4Hf569HBhg4oHBwvoXIbAtyepMTCId5_14Tw7oxTb5BiCYmqSqNdYnqI4qzzQCITIgA_3R_UXC6Q7FebHAN_adLUtYxPAgiWR19Rt-vbVi8AvLuP1_wqTA2OXlnDma065K3rNdqu/s320/Mallory's+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476594550655474738"></a>Mallory's casting.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODXUHf5e0hjB_aAnvfZCc3tUpJWqLrGam7p5vjdb80H4mzkIyixRQ_AniKRqXm4LhgtTKnGkv2DOglDNO7xwa4JLfvnnNRWdmgcDZkg8l02SdkvzlDAABOb_ixRJphVFxU2J0rLWA-Qwv/s1600/Alex's+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODXUHf5e0hjB_aAnvfZCc3tUpJWqLrGam7p5vjdb80H4mzkIyixRQ_AniKRqXm4LhgtTKnGkv2DOglDNO7xwa4JLfvnnNRWdmgcDZkg8l02SdkvzlDAABOb_ixRJphVFxU2J0rLWA-Qwv/s320/Alex's+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476594281639148210"></a>Alex Knox's sculpture after the mold has been knocked off.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqREDplg2O3QWMwi4Z0qtavDDuqVS6CSvNFTk06C7ZH3A7vwynwPokirw8dypvoAQ182i7oAI1chGqSOfDjt30GqhVhcSYallpwJMjCR6kU48umemvtk8Onf7dQUHjwTxRCjipY2TgqGkg/s1600/Austin's+casting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqREDplg2O3QWMwi4Z0qtavDDuqVS6CSvNFTk06C7ZH3A7vwynwPokirw8dypvoAQ182i7oAI1chGqSOfDjt30GqhVhcSYallpwJMjCR6kU48umemvtk8Onf7dQUHjwTxRCjipY2TgqGkg/s320/Austin's+casting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476594040059664418"></a>Austin's figure emerges from the mold<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR8-d6_lIfSFJXpwuVRS00gs90r-9N8a-V0QWpXU7Df1uZXsnJ0ntm2NALb90XEsbHO2yLazZ5vLpxVczZj5Z8BlC0YVwKMWg_IMWOJBjH1JjS9zYkF9yxiFOYnkkfSWjOYGY-Gj0zbI4/s1600/Austin's+mold.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrR8-d6_lIfSFJXpwuVRS00gs90r-9N8a-V0QWpXU7Df1uZXsnJ0ntm2NALb90XEsbHO2yLazZ5vLpxVczZj5Z8BlC0YVwKMWg_IMWOJBjH1JjS9zYkF9yxiFOYnkkfSWjOYGY-Gj0zbI4/s320/Austin's+mold.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476593765855506258"></a>Austin's mold before the second half is rammed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwGGt2w69Frkcmbo8jEmgiFvKgbpNJ09lIEaz4TU8i4mgIHWZWjwAA0oykMy0lqCItoc5nmJi9PtNifWMTY6ZLa8ARYU7fjiL8sgTc3K4lGPsRn1_hDtTNoI-bekY-cAK7G_EfIpodY-4/s1600/Ladle+warming.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwGGt2w69Frkcmbo8jEmgiFvKgbpNJ09lIEaz4TU8i4mgIHWZWjwAA0oykMy0lqCItoc5nmJi9PtNifWMTY6ZLa8ARYU7fjiL8sgTc3K4lGPsRn1_hDtTNoI-bekY-cAK7G_EfIpodY-4/s320/Ladle+warming.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476593548675668194"></a>The new ladles are pre-heated with a wood fire<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qnjZu0HKeHwohD336hHm4blmJI_hwvxn1POlEq4ph0PyWmvoJ003dLROEDNH1U2Z8DaLF6TZk2WF4ku7uoTq6ciTnAqBgTub7X08RpHI84WB5U37n7uDr16dwjJ-FOE5kOZaVLEvPG3f/s1600/Low+-melt+crew.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qnjZu0HKeHwohD336hHm4blmJI_hwvxn1POlEq4ph0PyWmvoJ003dLROEDNH1U2Z8DaLF6TZk2WF4ku7uoTq6ciTnAqBgTub7X08RpHI84WB5U37n7uDr16dwjJ-FOE5kOZaVLEvPG3f/s320/Low+-melt+crew.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476593254400593890"></a>The final low-melt run for last molds<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTilfGX33tU9lzVf68r1jEukw7rELee5crmigCa8dh5hhXjdpBNBq9z7443X3ybIQ1VL4ac9fIS0mbrVBKc7F0Y8wI5Nt2wxNueYvwOiiHwoU4HSlXKwSSgUkWLgMVluKERbwv3Js5w_fc/s1600/Ken-big+cupola.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTilfGX33tU9lzVf68r1jEukw7rELee5crmigCa8dh5hhXjdpBNBq9z7443X3ybIQ1VL4ac9fIS0mbrVBKc7F0Y8wI5Nt2wxNueYvwOiiHwoU4HSlXKwSSgUkWLgMVluKERbwv3Js5w_fc/s320/Ken-big+cupola.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476592940249150370"></a>Ken Payne finishes repairs to the big cuploa on the morning of the pourbillingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-35515430340068964772010-05-28T06:00:00.000-07:002010-05-28T06:11:54.558-07:00After PourThe last 24 hours has been a mad race to the finish line. Some people finishing their mold at the last minute, others getting the charges ready, lining up the molds , checking safety equipment. I gotta say I am so exhuasted, like all the time. I donät think I get enough sleep and so I end up taking naps in the middle of the day. I think others are doing it as well. <br /><br />The Finale of the iron pour was last night and it was a mother. Villu´s giant furnace was a beast. A very experienced ECU crew including myself handled it all night and it was like running a volcano. I still don´t know who that saint was that fed it for most of the night. I do feel like anyother furnace I could run now that Ive handled this one. So it was a pretty good learning experience. Professor Payne ran it and so I got a chance to learn from another professor. We ended the pour around 1:30am. <br /><br />It looks like most castings came out and everyone is out cleaning them. we have two days before the exhibition. I think I can make it through another day. lolUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-41363434265544824502010-05-25T07:19:00.000-07:002010-05-25T07:23:49.624-07:00The weather became quite cold and rainy so we have had to cover all of the molds and be very careful when mixing sand as the resin we are using is sensitive to moisture. After Mike Hill's big posting of images and videos I will just put a few images of the conditions under which we are working. Things are not bad, just a bit more damp than we like. Everyone continues to work and make progress and preparations for the pour on Thursday are moving ahead on schedule. As I write this sunshine is streaming through my window so I will go outside and see if any student needs help.<div>Carl</div>billingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-61969132933605977582010-05-25T07:08:00.000-07:002010-06-18T23:25:58.737-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9-1YE4dA8CiGbiHqQwtp69cpfzPkPM-D_vJJ1frbPUFUPY2Fin-K0VG0awksRbuzGKYvnA5NR2oPNlc5N0NnCd5BrumlqofllTkTkgju7SSIU2zFVEgbJU6RfZItDG9XHft04qpbWbu/s1600/The+large+cupola+after+a+samll+accident.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9-1YE4dA8CiGbiHqQwtp69cpfzPkPM-D_vJJ1frbPUFUPY2Fin-K0VG0awksRbuzGKYvnA5NR2oPNlc5N0NnCd5BrumlqofllTkTkgju7SSIU2zFVEgbJU6RfZItDG9XHft04qpbWbu/s320/The+large+cupola+after+a+samll+accident.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475210855581934338"></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Villu's big cupola suffered some damage during transport to the site. But we will fix it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfXdeGqxYoZ0IdBlbqLNQtMxV5W4vnyW4jUHjyhvcVegl_9CxRjcedpAHx5HvsFoqLV-kdkDjzkp92Ho9LHS811knK-ZOfG_hBMzwHG8ux8s9NS4SVng4Kz3QYXgGx2Y8X8FdmvtGX05Q/s1600/Students+watching+the+low-melt+kiln.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfXdeGqxYoZ0IdBlbqLNQtMxV5W4vnyW4jUHjyhvcVegl_9CxRjcedpAHx5HvsFoqLV-kdkDjzkp92Ho9LHS811knK-ZOfG_hBMzwHG8ux8s9NS4SVng4Kz3QYXgGx2Y8X8FdmvtGX05Q/s320/Students+watching+the+low-melt+kiln.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475210496630936466"></a><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Students watching the low-melt kiln under temporary shelter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS_ouFQSR4TpPsfLjNiubgiRB-dEN8N72rxAIMGyUQm-_oXEg53XUOb0OAFfONkb1eNWPu11cP30921gn4wTlvgIT8kiauwb2tHuRcRLSQltx6vbZFYyiJH8dC7No8UOb4ojZwtPgoJ5Y/s1600/Rain+requires++covers+for+all+the+molds.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS_ouFQSR4TpPsfLjNiubgiRB-dEN8N72rxAIMGyUQm-_oXEg53XUOb0OAFfONkb1eNWPu11cP30921gn4wTlvgIT8kiauwb2tHuRcRLSQltx6vbZFYyiJH8dC7No8UOb4ojZwtPgoJ5Y/s320/Rain+requires++covers+for+all+the+molds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475210187093223554"></a><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Molds that aren't under the tent are covered with plastic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjm5jYQ4ek-Qm_6AU4M3_Z-JykhPbgon9dtNkV0A1wLSBkvWQ4W6HU4jH5uH_lVHdsebIzOCumKlBqhkDMQEZqsP3NwpjWc0p2w23JZVlOiG1W2n7zZ39vhHW5_zYei24kT5-jkBRdl_s/s1600/Ken+payne+consulting+with+students.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjm5jYQ4ek-Qm_6AU4M3_Z-JykhPbgon9dtNkV0A1wLSBkvWQ4W6HU4jH5uH_lVHdsebIzOCumKlBqhkDMQEZqsP3NwpjWc0p2w23JZVlOiG1W2n7zZ39vhHW5_zYei24kT5-jkBRdl_s/s320/Ken+payne+consulting+with+students.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475209917995106418"></a><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Ken Payne consulting with students about mold problems<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT69bEuMSqjpo0thpVKyWM8Cxab5Tz9WsV3X4LLk12I0rQf_HDG5c9CtCvf5aCd7HatGC6_4EuUNc5CbqeKkmELMvRx8FuEux7lnRfXe4f5CHkPHbkVm3XWq8sE6wnuM9SFVXae-A0JxQ2/s1600/molds+under+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT69bEuMSqjpo0thpVKyWM8Cxab5Tz9WsV3X4LLk12I0rQf_HDG5c9CtCvf5aCd7HatGC6_4EuUNc5CbqeKkmELMvRx8FuEux7lnRfXe4f5CHkPHbkVm3XWq8sE6wnuM9SFVXae-A0JxQ2/s320/molds+under+cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475209584509624930"></a><font class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </font>Molds covered for protection from the rainbillingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914137376137753331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-222327165533351812010-05-23T08:15:00.000-07:002010-05-23T08:24:14.037-07:00A Day of Exploring.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtzMvskfmG4NBcci_6run6u0x6QDdugjVw64qqgP7Y020RLR7WkYRw-lY6sRPLrefQvIK139qFqMHiCAOglsFYY6pwPRU-mXw940mcBgh4sZovzbUVg6DpXDDuJGmwLkbLrw65M-8ryQ/s1600/Ilka+at+Mental+Patient+Museum.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtzMvskfmG4NBcci_6run6u0x6QDdugjVw64qqgP7Y020RLR7WkYRw-lY6sRPLrefQvIK139qFqMHiCAOglsFYY6pwPRU-mXw940mcBgh4sZovzbUVg6DpXDDuJGmwLkbLrw65M-8ryQ/s320/Ilka+at+Mental+Patient+Museum.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474485003076458738" /></a><br />Illka and Eero take the students to a mental hospital where Illka was a former doctor.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxp5uaM07-4Me-uz8VuTrklxSea0h0iTzDghfP49dX4BkaVvJ1JfkBpwvS06XpX5-8KjcAYO7qalXXIAwG7ow' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Our day of exploring ends at Matti's farm circus, where we all ate many many pancakes and sausages. Their were lots of games to enjoy including a tire swing with a bit of a kick. Jason braves this swing in the above video.</div>Mike Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146110847106353077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-23823867141940747822010-05-23T08:04:00.000-07:002010-05-23T08:13:52.118-07:00Reconstructing Villu's Furnace<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Students have been taking trips with Finnish sculptor and instructor Villu Jaanisoo to the University in Helsinki to reconstruct his large iron casting cupola.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VEsnhITVgBEE0VBwaJUX0kfd2uTPnpoph4Q_a076UjgaxdCSL3RQHudx-ulhz5_1ZgPBztBai5I7lGjrf3OKT6sovcOTiFaDMmy2YSJ4YGATNhItfPx5vy9DuqfoUCBwSzgCerK3GI4/s1600/Revamping+old+Furnace.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VEsnhITVgBEE0VBwaJUX0kfd2uTPnpoph4Q_a076UjgaxdCSL3RQHudx-ulhz5_1ZgPBztBai5I7lGjrf3OKT6sovcOTiFaDMmy2YSJ4YGATNhItfPx5vy9DuqfoUCBwSzgCerK3GI4/s320/Revamping+old+Furnace.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474482843915538546" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Andy prepares the furnace for its patched lining and new panels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AV7Unz0hbQNlNVzXP4GAFGpOZdTAkQ_HQjY1Ljw8MFZTwV7MaVDRHecFTHStAknZ4uYtH6P9CRkl24y102cVw0hwUmFCqeCqNUwxmnUJeakAICiyiy0tdMxje4p2Vq_VRD-_UONx4m8/s1600/spot+welding+furnace.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AV7Unz0hbQNlNVzXP4GAFGpOZdTAkQ_HQjY1Ljw8MFZTwV7MaVDRHecFTHStAknZ4uYtH6P9CRkl24y102cVw0hwUmFCqeCqNUwxmnUJeakAICiyiy0tdMxje4p2Vq_VRD-_UONx4m8/s320/spot+welding+furnace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474483230404446162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mike Hill spot welds the panels in place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The day ends with a surprise visit to a local library where Vilu has on display a very very lager monkey!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-XBqvVzZ_N-TDSq2D69vFivSnjWujIp0-XCBAEnip5TAXogzqnoNyLSwsRXN23VMoFAlt1Ri1qK-dPlRkaGSiq24QWFFib3A65-G5keQZwA-CIJkeXh1O91OI02P1voy6CDJG9y3zwE/s1600/Villu's+Big+Monkey.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ-XBqvVzZ_N-TDSq2D69vFivSnjWujIp0-XCBAEnip5TAXogzqnoNyLSwsRXN23VMoFAlt1Ri1qK-dPlRkaGSiq24QWFFib3A65-G5keQZwA-CIJkeXh1O91OI02P1voy6CDJG9y3zwE/s320/Villu's+Big+Monkey.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474483771866237906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Mike Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146110847106353077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2148632645242627321.post-54702783204651881882010-05-23T07:25:00.000-07:002010-05-23T08:02:41.932-07:005/21 A Busy Work Day<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>Students add extension to lowmelt kiln in order to prepare for our 12hr low melts.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYWpDUQ8jwA7KkRq5uHNQwutrKQbyiaske9yqWJYN5ZlOB8kWcTYiIWoxtTAK3E6vGbYC9WIFdmRxczYcoLcK5hJCX7htLmpm9bIV2vDlnivOUF79wmmTHc3L5wGQF9JTuikY1_936rE/s1600/Alex+Welding+lowmelt.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYWpDUQ8jwA7KkRq5uHNQwutrKQbyiaske9yqWJYN5ZlOB8kWcTYiIWoxtTAK3E6vGbYC9WIFdmRxczYcoLcK5hJCX7htLmpm9bIV2vDlnivOUF79wmmTHc3L5wGQF9JTuikY1_936rE/s320/Alex+Welding+lowmelt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474473639645982642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">Alex welding the extension in place while Cole holds in place.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIKNnlxwQg3Pi1Gh208d8lv0fGr4UJdm1VQ2ytx5TcBjkkL437ECNSzRmK5hnwK1qe7f6xTFZmT6BObizysw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Grace from Buffalo State Carves on her pattern in preparation for the pour.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMWKc6n0BhOhzIBh4LayuD66yupaPnc_ncGXvcABh4xOOh_B4K-KvKYTiZBQYpAODS4pvZ2mkY_A5IcL7IlA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Aaron cold forging stainless steel to make the fuselage of his B-52 for his sculpture.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyDvvitpLWPyL6q1vNNGD7mUeM0a7J2OKKRFKRsPHBlJO4y2IJdoAT1-NFy5-MKBvsJD7NHTyVBJQusfsKl0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Austin carves styrofoam in order to create an armature for his pattern.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtqRm63jgUYR8BgjwLTFQN2q183110nc2jgK4vmVRxswAgCh-FWueMeQ3qeqDkAZ2tiw4UP8ZH0pL1rIRm9gGHmhmLaBecN_CaMJpFGeucUOjLlhDGJKsSzF_Q9TnHADuBB5DW8qmz2s/s1600/Austin's+Pattern.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTtqRm63jgUYR8BgjwLTFQN2q183110nc2jgK4vmVRxswAgCh-FWueMeQ3qeqDkAZ2tiw4UP8ZH0pL1rIRm9gGHmhmLaBecN_CaMJpFGeucUOjLlhDGJKsSzF_Q9TnHADuBB5DW8qmz2s/s320/Austin's+Pattern.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474477291330224082" style="display: block; 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margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">Finnish student Marja works on her pattern of a saddle.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzkp-dalWS-a955tDHJiWOVlMzZ1WSaG1UkJhNoAUOnEdXYT9xumV-1Lvs0MMF_k6ig0ORSNp5K0Ydl5iOZPQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Carl begins to reassemble parts of his lode stone pattern.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ11OzLCmH7K85MwQWXawkdjmhE5pOBiEVZl0_vKa5jemFQd8fr7n3-rX4DJgDTa3EXzUtuy3b4-3LSVeWpe4TamVUPOmmCgnFqO-sTNdZ1Db-gDqadtaq8toUmVRAUgFVytx3sjW8gAk/s1600/Aaron+Patching+Furnace.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ11OzLCmH7K85MwQWXawkdjmhE5pOBiEVZl0_vKa5jemFQd8fr7n3-rX4DJgDTa3EXzUtuy3b4-3LSVeWpe4TamVUPOmmCgnFqO-sTNdZ1Db-gDqadtaq8toUmVRAUgFVytx3sjW8gAk/s320/Aaron+Patching+Furnace.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474478952379584082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Aaron works on patching the tap hole of the small furnace.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzSz7rh3Fh2k5oACBicLo6laaG153kWg8x22Gnld_mBZDh8pkizeLE03IoocSlWo0Oy1k0QVfmey65GUcNNkw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Our day ends with monkeys patching the lid of the furnace while Carl Billingsley plays the 55 gallon drum.</div>Mike Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146110847106353077noreply@blogger.com1