SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

 Desert Pastel 5" x 5" pastel on wood panel Above, Desert Pastel , is the first piece of art and only pastel that I created while at the Farm. It was Saturday, February 13th at 6 am, with the chilled winds moving  with alarming speed throughout the sky.   The afternoon of the day prior, I drove up to the  Desert Dairy Farm  with my sculpture strapped onto the  front and back seats. Curiosity and anticipation of  what was in store for me with this residency. Anna Stump, co-founder of the Desert Dairy Farm gave me a grand tour of the facilities and grounds.  Below is a front view of the barn, where I spent much time during the day.

WEDNESDAY THE KICKSTARTER BUDGET GOAL WAS MET! STANDING HAND-PAINTED JOSHUA TREE BLOCKS acrylic on recycled wood block -  *one of Kickstarter rewards Today has been truly a monumental day in many ways.  With the support and funding from family, friends and art lovers my  Kickstarter budget was met - 10 days prior to the ending of the project.   Truly amazing and I'm so very grateful! Monies still may fund the project with 100% of that amount to be donated to the Desert Dairy Farm to aid future art residents. You can see more about the Desert Dairy Farm by clicking here . And to donate to my Kickstarter project click now .  

   A hop, skip, jump away till I go to my residency at the Desert Dairy Farm ! So close, yet still a ways away.      I created a project for this very residency, which a slice of the maquette (model) is illustrated and to the right here. This will be a 3-sided public art sculpture that will top nearly seven feet at completion. It will be fabricated out of wood and installed on the grounds at the Desert Dairy Farm during the mid-February residency.    I've also started a Kickstarter project to enable the sculpture to come to fruition. This is an international platform that aids artists in budgeting projects. And I'm pleased to report in two weeks time the project is 86% funded, yet this is an all or none fund, i.e. all the budget has to be collected or the project is struck down. If any monies are collected above the budget amount, I will be donating at 100% to the Desert Dairy Farm to aid future residents.  Please read a detail description ...