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Bumbershoot Production Schedule

A while back I was invited to participate in a color by number art pavilion at Bumbershoot.  It went months without being final, and even now though lined up, I have yet to see contracts or cash (both on the way now I hear.)  I should have made my production schedule weeks ago and not resisted working until my pay day was iron clad.  I think maybe I don't have time to do even one other project let alone two... unless i give up my freebie  Friday's. The question now is what do I desire more; to show new work? or maintain some semblance of my sanity?

oooh, i should add an "estimated duration" and an "actual duration column" for future reference.

Half a 100 Nellie Army

Nellie in progress

And now for a string of somewhat related process pictures.

First off is a calendar I made for the project. It went through so many revisions it is pretty much a scribbly mess with little to no relationship to reality. As one can see I gave up even trying to plan for the final week.

Trying latex. Foolishly I believed it would be easier than silicone. Easier is relative. I think it is easier in the long run for something to be faster and more effective. After blowing the whole first week on this mold I mangled it beyond its usefulness. It smells bad too.

Once I am back on the TAP Silicone wagon, things start to go faster. (see blue mold). Unfortunately, i have rushed through everything. Obsessed with quantity, I shot through the first tests where I should have been concerned with quality.

 

As a result the number is growing, but it is a grueling process filled with the pitfalls of poor planning. 

 I stopped doing many process photos, but I successfully resisted the urge to use the blog to vent and complain. A small victory this post deters from.

 

This last photo, i just think is cute. (loading first batch back from Cornish)

I made a lot of mistakes in a lot of places in this project. As a  result not only did i fail to reach my goal number, i burnt myself out on it. (I am pretty sure John caught me telling the busts how much i hated them, seriously i don't normally talk to my art.) I now have around 50 half finished nellie's. We've had some time apart, and i think i can get back to resolving the cleanup. Now that I am supposed to be working on something else, scraping them can be my latest procrastination hobby.