FREEZE OPENING

FREEZE - come and gone.

FREEZE opend last week --- and no sooner than four days later, we had 50 degree temperatures. The meltdown has taken its toll on the exhibition. Here are some photos from our project. Thank you everyone for helping out. 

Freezing at FREEZE

Well below normals FREEZING temperature have been happening all week. But beautiful cold and clear days. All the teams are putting finishing touches on their pieces. Our project came to a hiccup yesterday with me breaking my thumb with an ice auger drill. Yikes.

Here is the impressive x-ray. Final images will be uploaded tomorrow of the project.

Here are some lovely photos documenting the week.

FREEZE - snow is moving

Exploration of a snowdrift. The 200 foot wall has begun. With temperatures below zero, the snow is much like styrofoam. We are still needing volunteers!

Happy New Year.

FREEZE is starting

4LetterWord has started on our installation. This past weekend we built all the forms forms for the 60 foot ice wall. 1.75 inches of water was pour into them for our first of three pours. 

We are seeking volunteers! Here is the rough times that we need folks. Send an email if you want to help!

Friday, Jan. 2

2 skilled (some construction experience 10am - 4pm)

4 volunteers (10am - 4pm)

Saturday, Jan. 3

4 volunteers (upon arrival of snowblower (am) - 4pm)

Monday, Jan 5

12 volunteers total (shift 1: 10am - 3pm, shift 2: 4-7pm)

Tuesday, Jan. 6

12 volunteers total (shift 1: 10am - 3pm, shift 2: 4-7pm)

Wednesday, Jan 7

2 skilled all day (10am - 1pm, 2-5pm)

Thursday, Jan. 8

8 volunteers total (shift 1: 10am-3pm, shift 2: 4-7pm)

Friday, Jan. 9

8 volunteers total (shift 1: 10am - 3pm, shift 2: 4-7pm)

Anchorage Opera presents Carmen

The sold out show of Carmen in Anchorage just opened this past Wednesday. It was spectacular performance. The theme for the season is Passions of Spain. Collage techniques were used for all opera graphics paying homage to the Spanish & French masters. 

4letterword looking for skilled volunteers

This weekend 4letterword started on our 1 to 1 scale mock up for FREEZE. We are investigating how to build 40'x8'x4' ice wall. More images will follow. We are planning out our schedule for the actual building ... and are looking for folks that have some building skills on the following dates:

Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 - 2 skilled volunteers

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 - 4 skilled volunteers

Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 - 2 skilled volunteers.

We are looking for additional volunteers that don't have to have building experience too.

Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 - 2 volunteers

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 - 2 volunteers

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 - 1 volunteer

Monday, Jan. 5, 2009 - 1 volunteer

Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 - 1 volunteer

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 - 4 volunteers

Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 - 15 volunteers

If interested contact me at creativespace@alaska.com.

Rise & Shine Bakery - new logo/new labels

Rise & Shine bakery, an amazing local bakery using whole grains and sourdough yeast has gotten a new logo. Alison and Dan are great supporters of the local food movement happening in Alaska. Along with being involved in the Farmer's Market, they helped to start a Glacier Valley CSA (community supported agriculture) that runs all year --- a no small feat in Alaska. Stay tuned to see their new labels on their tasty breads.