Dreamscape

The time right after a big art piece always feels surreal to me. I am still buzzing on what has happened but their is also flavor that is bittersweet. Being in the thick of the production of an art piece is the perfect place to exist. You can finally see all the pieces coming together smoothly but you still have the anticipation for the grand event. Now, I am in sorting mode with photographs and plotting out my next steps. I am still writing and re-writing the final version of the fairytale. Language is really important to me for the fairytale. I remember listening to stories and being enraptured by specific phrases and attention to detail. I don’t remember where I heard this particular version of Little Red Riding Hood but they described how her red hood had been lined on the inside with fur. That detail has stayed with me because from then on I would imagine what that must have felt like for her. The closer I can inhabit the skin of a character of a fairytale or any story for that matter the more invested I become. I really want to fall in love with my little story’s language, so I am sorry, but I have taken it off the site for now, until I feel more confident about it. I have some more pictures to share with you from the project.

Puffin, who traded magic for the tusks of the Walrus.

Walrus after she has traded her blubber for magic with the Fox.

Reindeer who will trade some magic with Walrus in exchange for her skin.

The Fairytale

Here are the first pictures! These were taken by Tyler, Korka’s husband. He walked a fair amount of the marathon to document the performance which was pretty fantastic. Thank you Tyler!

This is the first costume the horse before it falls under a spell that transforms it into a walrus.

Here is Jenalee and Kirk

This is Jenalee doing a transformation of make-up and costume change

This is Puffin

This is one of the forms of walrus

This is fox

This is reindeer

This is the crew

This is the final walrus

This is the final horse after she has broken the spell

Crossing the finnish line

Interview on Icelandic Tv

Here is the Tv interview! This was shot just before the marathon during my photo shoot with Oddvar. Check out my Pat Benatar make up, wicked!

The Medal

How often do you get a medal? I can’t recall the last time I won a medal for anything, I think this is my first one. I am so proud to have accomplished so much with this first third of the project and to get a metal on top of everything else is just cool.

p.s Sorry for the misspelling, I was not trying to be clever just being dyslexic.

first images coming in!

I am back in the states recovering from a triumphant project. I am sorry that I don’t have more media to post at the moment. My team and I are sifting through so much media but as soon as I get it I will start posting it so you can see what the performance looked like. We had the most ideal weather sunny and windy which kept us all comfortable though out the 13 mi. Here is a still from my interview on Channel One in Iceland from a show called Kastljos during a photo shoot with Oddvar Örn Hjartarson.

Tea-Stained

On a recent tea-stained day, we sat around our huge wooden table drinking cups of tea and talking, talking, talking. It was cozy weather day, which we all welcomed. Finally, a day to show off our newly found sweaters treasures from the Red Cross. Peter has become quite chummy with the ladies who run the store. He is always on the hunt for more sweaters. Here is his latest purchase.

Our days are flying by, at a furious pace. They are filled with walks, meetings, cooking at home, shooting, and of course, friends. We have eight more days until the performance and it is getting very exciting. We are planning on going dancing tonight. I am looking forward to cutting some rug and hope no one will be parking on the dance floor, ahem!

Korka and her husband have arrived after having a brief stop in NYC. Early Saturday morning Jenalee arrives from San Francisco and our Art Posse will be complete. My family, and more friends will arrive next week. I am thrilled. I am also looking forward to seeing how they will all fall in love with Iceland.