Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The Mural Begins!

After a long and sleep deprived weekend I began my mural. Tuesday morning I began preparing the wall for my mural and then sketching on the wall. It was graciously not raining, Heidi and Briana (the managers here) offered us a ride to Kona for a music festival, and we finally got in a good nap. When we woke up the barn was teaming with new guests- all with a great story and something interesting to share. Some will stay a while and become work traders like Dj and myself, and some will move on at the end of their vacations. Snowy made a green Thai curry to thank me for cooking the night before and it was delicious!

Today was equally low key. Finally recovered from the storms and refreshed by a few brief visions of sun, I began painting the outlines and background for my mural. It felt good to get a lot of work done. This afternoon I spent some time chatting with some of the new work traders, catching up on some artwork, and discussing Heidi and Briana's up and coming wedding next week. Tonight we are having a dueling curry pot luck- one chicken and one veg. I'm sitting in the barn smelling the roasting sweet potatoes and listening to people jamming out on drums and guitars outside the door. We got sun, a gentler perspective for a day, and are looking forward to a great night.