The Things that shall be Done.
3/29 '26
The things I have to do. Note to get my thoughts in order.
As I'm apt to do, I committed to some things. Projects. Adventures. All these things have reasons and backstories. But now they are all lining up for attention and I need to make more of a schedule.
Tomorrow: Don't forget your doctors appointment! Also find a dentist & schedule an appointment!!
April 23 - 25 days from now I'm going to Alpha which is kinda like adult summer camp for artists. I'm bringing human sized Tsuro board game, where humans are the pieces instead of pawns, which means I need to make supersized Tsuro. Also this will come with a side of dragon themed crafting. The things I still need to do for MINIMUM VIABLE is FINISH 35 human sized 2'x2' tiles. So far I've finished 1 and 5 quarter tiles. Probably won't work on it much until next week, but sometimes I'm inspired and get at it. One of the reasons I'm doing this project is to prep for Playa del Fuego (see below), which is towards the end of May.
May 1 - 33 days from now applications for Delaware's "Community Reinvestment Fund" are due. I committed to putting in an application to revamp the Dover Art League's pottery studio. The room needs a floor without holes in it, and walls that reach the ceiling, less dumb use of space and other things of that ilk. Plan to get a draft grant request done this week.
May 9 - 41 days from now is Pots to the People. I talked my Dover Art League into this fundraiser -- we are bringing 30-50 pottery pieces to the local brewpub. There we offer them up for $35 which includes a drink ticket. Check out the cool flyer/poster in the link - the Art League staff of creatives are amazing. I mentioned I wanted a "Power to the People" vibe, holding a mug, and wow. Anyway, now I just have to arrange staffing, signage, transport, and assist in getting all the pottery items made/glazed. This week, line up staffing.
May 10 - 42 days from now is Big Ink at the Delaware Contemporary Museum. I have been following Big Ink for some time on Insta, and kept saying "if he ever comes to Delaware, I'm signing up!". Well, last fall I noticed he scheduled a Delaware date, so with some trepidation, I signed up. So yeah, working on that project. For Big Ink, you sign up to make a 2' x 3' or larger woodcut for printing. Mine is going to be Limbus Company fan art of a sort. I started carving a few days ago. This week: carve ~1hr per day.
May 23 - 52 days from now is Playa del Fuego. I'm bringing Dragon Themed Art project wich includes Human Sized T'suro and a 10' Dragon. I need to make a 10' dragon at some point between then and now. "Need" is the word here, because I applied for an art grant which included making the 10' Dragon. I got the grant, now I have to deliver. This week: do nothing more on this except the stuff mentioned for Alpha.
Late November 2026 - like 235 days from now I'm installing two large storefront windows for the Winter Window scene at, you guessed it, the Dover Art League. I decided one of the two windows will be a 10' hibernating dragon. Which is why Playa del Fuego art grant was for a dragon, which led to Tsuro and then Alpha. I hope 235 days is enough for it all to come together. (There is also a second window, which I plan to be Snow Queen themed)
oh yeah, I also have a date in a couple of weeks. I wonder if he'd be up for making a paper mache dragon instead of, dunno, dinner & a movie.
My current idea is we have regular 2" tiles also. The 3 tiles "in hand" will be small 2"square ones. Then we will place the 2-ft square tile that matches on the ground.