4:29 PM: today i continued cleaning up and re-organizing my studio. this afternoon mikela came & helped out, while a technician started the overdue repairs following the flood last year in the studio loft and the ensuing damage to the cieling & walls. there’s a long way to go, but you can see the difference in these comparative photos.
cutting canvas yesterday for a new 49 1/2 x 49 1/2” painting
8:41 AM: yesterday afternoon I got everything off the two work tables so I could unroll my 84” x 5 yards linen canvas and cut a 52x52"” piece to stretch on a stretcher bar designed to fit in a big, beautiful, heavy natural wood frame that was formerly home to a 2001 creek oil.
everything is now sitting on a big strip of plywood, on my 2 saw horses. so today i’m going to organize all that stuff; mostly collaging materials & brushes, in a more efficient way.
we’ve been without water since yesterday morning, when our friend & technician David was installing a new pressure gauge on our well pump & it blew out, not one but three times, soaking him each time.
no showers, no dish washing, no toilet flushing, and we’re having to drink “purified” water we bought in a 2 1/2 gallon container in town. he should arrive any minute, and hopefully we’ll have our well water pump working sometime today.
8:50 AM: that was quick…he just arrived moments ago and the well pump water is working already and, lo, we have water!!!!