Yesterday was a hot steamy day, but several sculptors made remarkable progress until a welcome thunderstorm rolled through at about five thirty, cooling the air and making the evening the most pleasant since we've been here. It washed down the beach front so that today most of the old marble dust was gone. That didn´t last long, however, once everybody got back to work today.
Edgar, Adolfo, and Anna pronounced their work complete before lunch today, and several others are close. For those that still have a ways to go, the assistants are working at a fever pitch to help. We have a closing ceremony at six Saturday evening, so the hours are winding down. Anna and Adolfo are helping Francisco this afternoon, since he's the one most likely to be pulled away from his work by the demands of producing the event, and Marcia and Sandy continue to work in partnership with Nancy. Minor is ever-present to help move stone or do whatever else is required of him. The atmosphere yesterday was energetic, but today it's a little more frantic. The weather is threatening again, but we´ll hope it gives us a reprieve and the rain holds off until dark.
I'm getting several comments from readers of this blog that they want you to organize similar events in their areas! Hope all goes well as all of you as you get ready to wind things to a close. I can't wait to see more pictures of your work in progress. Very inspirational!
Jami
Posted by: JRA | April 28, 2006 at 09:00 AM