Scattered By the Wind: Not Quite the Final Post

Reception DaynaI was going to make this my final post and update on my Scattered By the Wind Prayer Flag Project, but flags are still flying and being sold.  Last Wednesday was the final reception and it was a huge success. Over 300 flags were hanging at the Project Space venue; by the time the reception ended at 8:00 pm, we had sold a total of  50 flags, which, when added to the 107 that had previously sold, totals 157 sold flags. Generous people have also been donating cash to the project, and that money is still coming in. I’ll share the final results of the project in a couple of weeks. Finally, I’m happy to share that there are two more opportunities for people to purchase flags (details at the end of this post). For now, I want to share photos from the First Wednesday final reception at Project Space.

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My excellent crew of helpers: Spencer, Debra, and Tory. Howard was also helping, probably on a ladder attaching a red dot!
My excellent crew of helpers: Spencer, Debra, and Tory. Howard was also helping, probably on a ladder attaching a red dot!

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Reception Steph and Dayna

Howard in his element, surrounded by women artists!
Howard in his element, surrounded by women artists!

The past two days I’ve been sorting the sold flags, packaging them for personal delivery, or preparing them to mail.

IMG_9987The good news is there are two more opportunities to purchase flags. The first is this coming Sunday, September 7, 12-4 pm in downtown Salem. The Salem Art Association will have a booth at the Salem Sunday Streets event and the remaining Scattered By the Wind flags will be available there.

IMG_9990The other opportunity will be the weekend of September 13-14th, from 10-4, when my studio will be on the Willamette Valley Open Studio Tour. I’ll be posting details about that in my next post.

A New Batch of Funky Junkyard Birds

???????????????????????????????I just completed 17 (seventeen!) Funky Junkyard Birds! I started the new flock on Monday by auditioning body parts, wings, and legs, then began the arduous task of attaching the different and varied elements. Lots of raw materials go into making the birds, here’s a peek at some of the bits.

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It felt so satisfying to finish up the gang this afternoon. Here’s the proud mama of her new flock:

???????????????????????????????My Funky Junkyard Birds will be flying off to Guardino Gallery in Portland, Lunaria Gallery in Silverton, and I’ll have a few available for sale from my studio. Here’s a sampling of my new birds.

"Little Red"
“Little Red”
"Kenny"
“Kenny”
"Clementine"
“Clementine”
"Stella"
“Stella”
"Camille"
“Camille”
"Salinger"
“Salinger”
"Rio"
“Rio”
"Barney"
“Barney”
"Tango"
“Tango”