Less than a month to go and the opening of an exhibition!

I now have only about 26 days left on the island. It's been an incredible five months so far and I'm looking forward to the last few weeks.

This Friday was the opening of our first art exhibition. It included photography of mine, paintings by Claire, the garden ranger, prints and painted calabash by Dagmar Paulus, an Austrian woman who lives on the island, and a sculpture by me. The opening went really well and everyone enjoyed the art work and the food.



Last week, we had to move the sculpture from the welding yard to the garden. This is me, next to where my sculpture's home used to be.



Putting the beast into the back of the truck.



Moving the sculpture to the front lawn.




Ta-dah! In place with a lovely view of the sea in the background.

 

My initials on the back of the body.

Edsel's initials on the back of the body.

Welds on the wings.

Legs!

Close up of the welds on the legs.

Head of the dragonfly.

Corner of the box of the body. Welded and then used a grinder to make them flush with the metal again.

Design on the wings.

Happy sculptor!

Also for the exhibition--since it was about Mother Nature and recycling--I made some flowers out of soda cans and beer bottle caps. It was really fun to make because there were so many different petal designs. It was also quite dangerous because aluminum is very sharp! If you decide to do this on your own or with kids, be careful and try not to cut your fingers on the metal. 

All the flowers.

Close up of the one that resembles a lotus. It's made from two Arizona tea cans, gren tea and lemon tea. I alternated their petals and made a template when I found a petal shape I liked.

This is my favorite one of the whole lot. Made from a Ting can, a banana Fanta, and a Smirnoff Ice bottle cap.





Pinning photos on the pavilion for the exhibition. We used branches to attach the photos to and then put the branches on the pavilion.

Sapphira setting up the crafts table for the children.

The dragonfly ready for unveiling.

Making a speech and talking about the work.

Unveiling the sculpture with Fletcher, one of the contributors to the work.



Thank you to all the volunteers, interns, and staff members who made this exhibition possible! With out all your hard work, it would not have been as incredible as it was.