Great relaxing day which I very much needed.   We started off iwth a nice run while it was hot and sunny.. then we went over to friends Chris and Kim to see chris’s  work. He’s an excellent stone carver .. and I’d liek to find a way to work together..

Later in the afternoon we headed downtown. Today was the day of the Iron Pour.. Thats when my freinds at the Pine Street Studio get together and melt old radiators and cast them into new and interesting objects. I’d really wanted to cast soemthign this year.. but a combination of lack of time, inspiration and money (in that order)  prevented me from getting my act together enough to design anything. My inability to do that really got me thinking abotu how time constrained I am again.. if anythign, I’m beusier than when I left for the colony.. I was hoping that wouldn’t happen so fast. It jsut means I need to be more mindful of syaign ‘yes’ to so many things, again..

We did make it down in time to see the last pour.. which was great.. !

Seeing the hot metal pour out is such a cool sight !

The ladel takes abotu 100 pounds of white hot metal.. the crew then carrys it over to the sand molds and pours it in… lots of sparks, smoke and steam

Several old freinds were there.. Thea was doing a great project in whch sh cast wierd dools on to the handles of cast iron skillits.

Adrianna did another beutiful had scuplted form.. last year it was a beutiful nude.. thi year it was a mans face .

There were some other great peieces around.. like this bowl

Matts puzzle (from last year)

and his suit and tie from this year

Here’s louie about to uncast

I liked this winged wrench !

and an iron glove

As soon as the last pour was complete it started pouring rain.. it was great seeign the raindrops explode as it hit the hot molds and metal…  We said goodbye and headed to the inn and essex to meet up with aour good friends lary and leah who are up for a few days from pittsburgh

we sepnt the evenign hanging out with them and eating thai food in their room. We can talk for them for hours and hours.. Their coming over tomorrow to talk more…

OOppps.. looks liek that’s it for my batteries.. more tomorrow.. nite all, nite Sam !
-me