IUSARTCAR

A Face-Lift

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:53:00 +0000

The IUSARTCAR has been on some adventures in the last few weeks. After the Kentucky Art Car Weekend, that attracted many visitors/comments, we were on Ebay looking for buyer. Sadly, no one bid the minimum, which was cheap, cheap, cheap! So, in order to make the van more functional and aerodynamic, an OCTOPUSECTOMY was performed. Here are a few shots of the results.

If there are any potential Artcar Enthusiasts out there wanting to own a hot-van with a new transmission and tires and lots of great creative details, give us a holler.

Kentucky Art Car Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:15:00 +0000

The beginning of the parade down Main Street headed for the Mid City Mall and the start of the official Kentucky Art Car Weekend Parade.

Everyone along the route seemed to have a camera in their hands.

The IUSARTCAR got a nice round of applause as it entered the Douglas Loop and was announced over the public address speakers.

Here we were parked along Main Street during the weekend event. We had lots of visitors asking about the project, the campus, and the program.

This is a shot going down Bardstown Road to the resting place at the presbyterian Church.

The weekend was intense...long...hot..., but loaded with lots of interesting folks and lots of fun art car festivities. Brent and Ben came down and sold their work, Ashley came along, Amdana was there part of the day and participated in the parade, Laurel also came down for the parade even though she is a new grandmother and brought Drew along. He seemed to enjoy it a lot. The IUSARTCAR was a star for the two day event.

FOX in the Morning

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:51:00 +0000

This is a detail of the 'bronzevan' that was also on the FOX 41 morning show.

The 'Bronzevan' took 22 years to get to this state and it's amazing to see.

A FOX 41 cameraman shoots the IUSARTCAR.

This morning we went to FOX 41 studios for a quick on-air interview and camera footage of the IUSARTCAR. All reports say we looked and sounded good. There was another art car there, just arrived from Washington, the 'Bronzevan'. It was an amazing vehicle, 10,000 pounds of bronze, including $15,000 worth of coins attached to it. I've included a few images.

TV

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:16:00 +0000

This morning I appeared on "The CW Louisville", WBKI, Channel 7, with Karen Welch from the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, to help promote the art car festivities. She was great, I was told my part went well, although I'm hardly a good television-type guy. I was able to talk a little about the IUSARTCAR and the project. It aired this morning, and will repeat, I think, at 4:30 a.m. - be sure to catch it when you're up at that hour sipping on your morning coffee.

Early Morning Filming

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:33:00 +0000

Debra and I drove through the rain to WHAS this morning for the filming of the IUSARTCAR. We arrived at about 6:40 a.m. for our 7:00 filming. We pulled into the garage, dried off the van, and watched the cameraman shoot various details. Then he asked us to also be on-camera and talk about artcar. We were caught off guard, and in spite of a lack of coffee at that hour, we represented the project and the students who created it pretty well. The picture above was taken with my phone of the shooting. The broadcast of it will be today at 9:00 a.m., and then again at 6:00 p.m., maybe again at 11:00. Hope you catch it at one of those times.

Art Car Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Donna donated some carpets to add to the interior charm.
We added some jewels around the windows to break up that black nothingness.
The colors have chipped off the airship, but a shiny silver was beneath, we decided to leave it be.
Sweeeeeet.
See you in a few weeks.

The IUSARTCAR is ready for its close-up Louisville. Debra and I washed and spruced things up in preparation for tomorrow's filming at WHAS to promote the art car weekend sponsored by the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft. We replaced the jewels that had fallen off, washed and vacuumed, and re-glitter-glued. Looks pretty spiffy. Check the art weekend web site for events and get in touch with me if you're interested in participating. It would be fun to have the old gang back together.

The Horizon, March 2, 2009 (ouch!)

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:53:00 +0000

Steve Korhfage Opening

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:38:00 +0000

The IUSARTCAR crossing the Second Street Bridge.
The IUSARTCAR enroute down Main Street.
Parked in front of the IUS Library for Steve's opening.
Annie, the good artcar sister, points out details to a friend.
Steve talking about some of his experiences shooting the IUSARTCAR process.

Steve opened an exhibition of 26 images from his bigger portfolio of the IUSART car participants and process. The opening was pretty well attended in spite of it being Sunday night, cold, and snowy. However, the paternal side of me was disappointed that most of Steve's artcar brothers and sisters did not show, but that didn't seem to dampen the warm welcome from the Library Host/Hostess, Marty Rosen and Nancy Totten. They have been tremendous in their support of all of our students and their creative expression, even one in the form of a community-built car and its documentation. All the studio faculty were in attendance, and the IUSARTCAR made a special appearance in support of Steve's debut exhibition. Arrangements will be made to have a several day visit by the car during part of the exhibit and we hope to have it parked by the front doors of the Library. Congratulations, Steve, and thank you, Nancy and Marty.

STEVE'S TAKE: A PORTFOLIO and A DATE!

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:15:00 +0000

Steve has finished installing an exhibition of his IUSARTCAR photos in the Library Gallery. The exhibition opening reception will be Sunday, January 25, from 6:00 - 8:00. The art car will be in attendance for the opening. In Steve's own words:"...tell you mothers, tell your fathers, tell your sisters and your brothers; I want the whole world to see this thing."

SMILE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 03:30:00 +0000

Off Campus

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:54:00 +0000

The IUSARTCAR has now been moved off campus, temporarily stored in Donna's driveway while Debra is in San Francisco. Driving the van on the streets is an enjoyable experience. While I was maneuvering the traffic during rush hour, two different people stuck cellphones out of their car windows to shoot pictures, others pointed, waved, laughed....a few pretended they didn't see me, although I know they did; I mean, seriously. What's also interesting when you drive the IUSARTCAR, is that you end up waving also, sometimes to people who didn't wave first. We should have designed a uniform for the driver(s) to wear! (What happened to that blond wig from Fargo?)

WE'RE EXPOSED (unveiled)

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:41:00 +0000

After the parachute was removed the appreciative crowd moved around the IUSARTCAR noting all the interesting details and surprises.
As the crowd began heading off in different direction, some started moving into the IUSARTCAR just to keep warm. We'll leave it at McCullough Plaza for a day or so before finding a safe place for it to rest a while.

We loaded the stove, milk, cider, cups and a table into the back of Ben's truck and hauled it over to the IUSARTCAR site for the unveiling today. It was very cold and windy, but we've gotten kind of used to being in the cold since our studio where our work was done was usually colder that it was outside. It was, after all, designed to be a cold environment.

As we approached the noon-hour, a small group started to gather around. I heard someone in the crowd say "move that bus." The parachute was flapping in the wind as though it wanted to expedite the process, and so at noon it happened. Everyone pulled the multi-colored cloth off and from the crowd there were audible gasps, laughter, and oh-my-goshes, followed by applause. My very brief comment during the final count down was that the IUSARTCAR was, in fact, a rare exception to the notion that too many cooks spoil the both. It pulled together beautifully, especially in the last two weeks when all those small details got addressed.

Nicely done, gang.

LEAVING MELLWOOD

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:37:00 +0000

The IUSARTCAR ready fot its trip to campus.
Debra peering through the icy mist that the windshield wipers wouldn't touch.

The GPS giving directions to the IUS campus.

Parked and parachuted in Mc Cullough Plaza; ready for the unveiling.

Tonight Debra and I drove to Mellwood to finish cleaning up and getting the IUSARTCAR ready for its trip to the IUS campus. It was very cold and wet; really cold and wet! I was pleasantly surprised to find the garage in order, the newest decal applied, and both sides clear-coated. Debra and I finished cleaning up, loading things into the back of my car, and then waited around for any takers on the trip back to campus; there were none. Hmmmm. So I left my car there and climbed into the van for its maiden voyage as an art car instead of a soccer mom car. It was a rich experience, full of interesting surprises. We got lots of interesting looks and waves, we listened for parts and pieces loosening and ejecting from the car body (it didn't happen). Especially pleasant was the beads in the back jingling like "coins". We tried to see the road through the gossamer film from in-effective windshield wipers ( an overlooked detail). Everything stayed tight, in place, and survived the trip.

After the long circuitous voyage back to campus, we arrived at McCullough Plaza for our two days stay in public view. We're in the Plaza instead of in front of our beautiful Library because of the two inch rainfall and the above freezing temperatures. There was fear the van would sink into oblivion. We were greeted by Amanda, Brent, and...... that was it...hmmmmm. We covered it with a brightly colored parachute that Annie provided. However, little did we know that the wind would be so brisk that the parachute almost took off to unknown regions of the adjacent parking lot. We called Brian Harper, our newest ceramics professor, and he donated bricks to anchor the parachute. We're set for the unveiling, and the forecast is freezing rain. We can only hope for the best with hot chocolate and cider provided.

C'mon over to the IUS campus, Thursday, noon. Hope to see you there.

WRAPPING UP!

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 00:51:00 +0000

Kristy and I got most of the detailing done today, although the seat belts still look awful, but at least the mounts look good. It was pouring down rain so I moved the van back away from the dripping ceiling and due to the humidity, the detailing, especially the trim work, would not dry. We left all the doors ajar so they wouldn't be sealed shut.

What's left? Cleaning the windows, applying the new "IUS Fine Arts" decal, clear-coating the decaled areas, mounting the 'sparkled' hubcaps, cleaning the garage. I can do the clear-coating when I come over, or if you want to do it, have at it. I expect/assume this will be done tomorrow while I'm in the afternoon Printmaking Critique. Of course, Julie and Brent won't be able to make it over until after the critique. We will bring the van to campus around 7:00 p.m. If there could be a car pool over to Mellwood, some of you could ride back to campus in the van. I pulled it out into the sun yesterday and everyone that drove by slowed to gawk at the majesty of it! It's getting lots of attention, and once Kaitlin gets the last decal on, it will be in its most finished state. I'll be there after my critique.

Donna will have some plywood tire supports to keep us from sinking into the ground and I'm supposed to call the IUS Police to let them know as we're arriving tomorrow after dark. I love the idea of sneaking onto campus under the cloak of darkness!

See you tomorrow for the journey to campus.

For Tuesday, December 9, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:50:00 +0000

I've emailed everyone a punch list, things to do before we leave Mellwood for the IUS campus on Wednesday night. It's extensive, but shouldn't take too long to accomplish. First and foremost, Pasqualle is now Pascalle. My mistake for the past three years and throughout the entire semester on the blog. Sorry Kaitlin for arguing with you about the spelling. Maybe we can change it by hand.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, December 9, 2008) we'll meet on campus during regular class time to deal with some bureaucratic stuff and then move on to Mellwood to deal with the punch list. The artcar is looking really good, but those finishing touches will make a big difference in how we look with folks moving around the car on Thursday during the unveiling.

We have to get rid of the garbage we've accumulated in the last few months. I'll bring garbage bags, and if each of you could take one with you when you leave, it would make it easier on everyone.

See you tomorrow.

Sunday/Pearl Harbor/Jamie's B-Day

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:36:00 +0000

Rooftop additions....
Kaitlin's roster and Jamie's detailing.
New carpet!!

I got to Mellwood this morning about 10:00 and putzed around with various tasks until Adam got there. We began working on the carpeting both wishing it had a bit more bulk, but for a donation it really did give a much cleaner appearance. The final analysis was that it looked pretty good, and I think we were both pretty pleased with that effort. Jamie came by and helped with some detailing, cleaning up on the roster decal for the most part. Today was his 26th birthday so I didn't have any issues about him leaving to go to the various celebrations that had been scheduled throughout the city. That was it for workers today!

Debra came by and did some additional 'foaming' on the roof and will return tomorrow to finish that up with some painting. The eyeball and the legs now have a connection. We're very close. This was a very slow weekend with few of you stopping by to see what you could do to add something to the final resolution. There are some details that need to be addressed, the space needs to be cleaned out, and our stuff needs to be hauled out. How about a team coming over on Tuesday after we meet on campus?

WINDING DOWN

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:57:00 +0000

Debra detailing the clearcoat.
Ben finishing up the brush antenna.
Stripes extended to the hood.

Yesterday and today (Friday/Saturday) were intense working days, about seven hours each. Several stopped by to add to the process and we had a lot of major things accomplished, but several were missed in the course of the work which was pretty disappointing. The mannequin still life got mounted/bolted onto the roof, as well as the eyeball. Jamie instructed us through the first phase and we were able to get through the second after he left for work. The difficult part was cutting the 36" screws that were hanging down through the roof. Debra went to Home Depot and rented a thing that cuts through such stuff, plier like device so big, so heavy that we were like lilliputians trying to negotiate this enormous plier. It had to weight 30 pounds! Now we have to figure out how to get the clipped screws capped with some kind or ornamentation.

Amanda, Nate, and Adam came by and worked for a while getting the carpet cut out, but there's a lot that still needs to be done to get that installed. Amanda brought some heavier carpet that we thought might be workable but it wasn't long enough to cover the van so we decided to use it as a base for the blue carpet which has needed some extra body anyway. Laurel came by to say "hi" and see where we were. Kaitlin worked on the roster decal that lists all of those who are part of this project. The antenna brush was completed and Ben also did finishing touches on the front and back bumpers: he didn't like the way I had slopped paint on his ceramic pieces. Debra was a huge help over the past two days. She finished clear coating the interior, and she rented a turbo heater that kept us warm on Friday and Saturday (sadly, it was returned to home depot today). She was a really big help in mounting the roof stuff and I think she'll come by on Sunday for a bit of foaming and painting on the rooftop.

I hope there's a crew who can come over tomorrow (Sunday) to help get some of these details finished up and start getting the space cleaned up (bring a few garbage bags with you). We'll be working until Wednesday evening before we bring the van to campus. Annie, any news on the parachute?

LAST CLASS DAY

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:14:00 +0000

Boy, we're close now. The interior was finished today and is ready to be clear coated. However, we ran into a little snafu with the Clear Coat, it dissolved some of the paints, particularly the bronze color in the cockpit, it really looks antiqued now. We may look at another alternative for that finishing work. Spray would be better, but that would mean having to mask out all of the non-spray areas again. Who's up for that? The bumpers and the driver side got clear coated, the bumper foam was also finished with a black enamel. The rear door on the outside was finished although parts had to be scraped down to the primer and repainted because of the poly-run. Additional glass beads were added to the passenger side after we scoured the floor for additional stones, so the stones don't stop at the driver door now, but rather continues back. The dog leash holders were put in; the cockpit frames were untapped; trim work was addressed on both the inside and out; detailing on the inside of the windshield and dashboard was done. It was a pretty productive day. Those who participated on this last official day of class were: Randy, Kate, Amanda, Kaitlin, Sarrah, Lisa, Pasqualle, Samantha, Steve, Julie, Kristy, and Annie. Laurel started her new job, but she'll be on hand this weekend. I don't know what happened to Ben, Adam, Nate, Brent, Jamie, and Rebecca, but I'm hopeful they'll be there for the big finish this weekend.

I am going to put together a punch-list tomorrow, a list of all the things that need to be completed and resolved by next Wednesday. I'll post it here and run it by everyone in an email. We're looking at a 12:00 gathering on Saturday, en masse, to address a lot of things to wrap up at Mellwood. The more the merrier!

DECEMBER!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:12:00 +0000

This is what a little polishing can do to old cracked head lights.
This is a headlight before polishing.
Jamie working with the buffer while Steve supervises.
Annie working on the interior while Steve supervises.

The work groups seem to be getting smaller, but their productivity seems to be getting bigger; we can see the light at the end of the garage.

Jamie did miraculous things with the headlamps - they look new! Kaitlin and Amanda continued to seal up the back mirror mosaic complete with icicles hanging around them (see Steve's portfolio). Annie and Rebecca were getting the interior finished, and Ben and Randy made a stealth delivery of the bumpers yesterday which are now in place ready for final attachment. Pasqualle and Lisa worked in the cockpit installing some framed images from Steve's portfolio, a touching record of our journey. It's all looking really good.

I saw that the forecast for tomorrow calls for 51 and possibly rain, sounds like a perfect day to do some clear coating and I may try to get that started on the exterior. I have a satin clearcoat for the interior and some brushes for you interior folks. Jamie is going to get a long drill bit and bolts to attach the roof goodies and Debra has passed on to me the solar cell/light for the eyeball. It would be great to get that roof stuff done so that we can do the finishing touches on it ASAP. A Saturday session for knocking our some of the final big stuff would be good, that carpet, for example, has to get cut and installed.

The Unveiling is officially set for Thursday, December 11, at 12:00 (noon). I have gotten permission to bring the van over to campus on Wednesday night, park it in place, cover it with something (ideas?), and then unveil it the next day. You all can make those plans, but I know that the department is trying to put together some hot cocoa and cider to serve to our guests. Can't wait for that opening!

CHOICES.....

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:09:00 +0000

Debra came by today and wondered if there was a way to connect the top of the car to the bottom, she wondered if the tires could connect to the top if there was a red-/gold-striping, or gold color? We decided to try it so we painted one of the hubcaps and kind-of reattached it. You all decide...the gold hubcap or the B/W spiral?

Saturday Session

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:27:00 +0000

A trial run of the eyeball and legs.
Laurel grinding a glass bead for the rearview mirror.
Kaitlin working on the back door, Laurel on the mirror, Pasqualle on the interior.
The new checker board on the passenger side.
Kaitlin adding a 'poly' bead in between the mirror parts.

Adam came in at 9:00 and almost finished the checkerboard on the passenger side; Nate finished it up later in the morning. Kaitlin, Pasqualle, and Laurel were part of the session, as they usually are, and could have used more help with some of the tasks, but they seemed to have accomplished a lot. The weather was friendly to us today and we were able to pull out into the parking lot for some sun and much appreciated light. It was good to not be in the dark after working in a dimmed environment for the last few weeks. We're all seeing the end of this phase for the IUSARTCAR, looking ahead to the on-campus unveiling on the 11th, but there's a lot of details to address. The interior trim needs to be resolved and there's a pint of black 'interior' paint for that purpose; the carpet needs to be cut and installed; another coat of 'poly' on the back door would be good; installing the eyeball and the legs/arms; getting the taillights re-installed; most of the interior and exterior needs to be clear coated .....etc....etc.... details....details....details.

Gobble, gobble.

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:31:00 +0000

Kristy adding some details to the interior in spite of her runny and stuffy nose.
The van all aglow in halogen illumination.
Julie, Sarrah, and Kristy detailing the Jules Vernes Acid Trip interior.
Steven, our photographer, caugth in a moment without his camera.

Tuesday, the day after classes ended for Thanksgiving break, and I was impressed with the crew that showed up today. Pasqualle worked hard on the cockpit trying to get our prized cabinet embedded into the lower dash, but our final analysis after hack-sawing it down to a tiny wedge was, no, it's not going to work. Now we'll see if we can mount one of the doors, the next best alternative.

Julie, Kristy, Sarah, Rebeccca continued working on the back interior, and Steve taped out the first phase of the passenger side for the checkerboard, it's now been sprayed blue. Laurel did cleanup on the back window, grouting the areas that were groutless, and continuing with the rear view mirrors. Samantha also continued with the cockpit doing some interesting touches to the GPS and antiquing the space. Debra even stopped by to check out the progress.

It was cold and it was dark - - we couldn't open the door because of the wind-shill factor - - but we forged ahead. We may have an unveiling date of December 11 on the circular lawn in front of the library, but we need to decide if noon or later in the day would be a good time. We have support from the Library and Physical Facilities, now we need to get that event planned. We are, of course, a work-in-progress, but the ideal is to have the van in a 'finished' appearance by the 11th. That means everyone pulling together and getting the big jobs done and the details finished. I'll put together a punch-list this weekend. There's a group planning on a Saturday session, and Sunday is not out of the question.

Have great Thanksgiving.

Saturday - Return of the Chill

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:02:00 +0000

Laurel preparing the back window for some new pieces of glass.
Kate happy to be working on her tree.
Debra and her Heine Brother's coffee starting on the interior back door.
Pasqualle attaching typewriter keys to the ceiling.
Kaitlin addressing some detail.
Rob working on a print glad he's not in a cold garage.

There was a small group today, but the usuals. Adam was there when I arrived, he was working on the checkerboard, but he must have been about ready to go and so he did. I continued to work about 30 minutes when Kaitlin came in looking for something to do as it was too cold to seal the back door, so she started to deal with some of the trim detailing. Debra came by and ended up doing the interior back door by extending some of the side panel work and getting it jeweled. Kate worked on her beautiful tree section. Pasqualle worked in the cockpit with her new toys, the typewriter keys. Laurel finished up the back window and will grout and seal the new stuff this week. I sort of roamed around the car shivering, scraping tape off surfaces, working on the checkerboard, detailing, and shivering.

It's imperative that we get the interior finished so that the carpet can get laid....hmmmm. I've got the mannequins at my house, along with the airship and the tail lights to get them finished before remounting. What's happening with those bumpers???????? When can we remount them? It's time to rejoin the group! Mannequin folks need to find another duty since it wasn't happening. Maybe you can add on to the carpet group?

Thanks to everyone who came in today, it was productive.

GOOD FOLK FEST/SATURDAY WORK PARTY

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:04:00 +0000

The Good Folk Fest (click) is this weekend at Mellwood, so there may be some pretty interesting and entertaining stuff to occupy our breaks from the iusartcar work party. There's lots of art, lots of music, art cars, interesting folks, good food. Please plan on stopping in to the festivities while you're here. It costs 5 bucks for the day and will continue on Sunday as well.

Thursday's Session

noreply@blogger.com (brian h. jones) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:16:00 +0000

I didn't have my camera today, so no immediate images to post, but Steve got a bunch of shots that he'll soon have in his portfolio, so stay tuned. Our progress was slower today since we had fewer workers on hand (hmmm), but I understand there will be another group work party on Saturday.

The back door is pulling together nicely and Amanda and Kaitlin gave that area more attention today, we may be ready to do some sealing on Saturday. Lisa did some buffing on the stained glass to remove the grout film. Kristy made a big dent with the interior, and Amanda started doing some trim work with the flat black (the flat is for the interior and the gloss is for the exterior). Amanda also brought in a big bag of keys, so we'll definitely be able to find a place for them somewhere to further unlock imaginations. Sarrah did more sanding on the mannequins to get them into a re-attachable place again after our Liquid Nails fiasco. Jamie stopped by with the luggage rack, maybe we'll be able to have a place for all those legs and arms once we get the rack attached, maybe painted, Jamie said he could do that.

That Blue tape was/is a real headache. We pulled some off of areas that were not going to get any more spray paint, and it wouldn't come off. It had become a semi-permanent part of the car. I had to run to Home Depot to get some razor blades to scrape it off the glass. I went ahead and took a bunch more off of areas that had been taped from some time. If we have to re- tape areas that will be OK, at least we'll be able to get the fresher stuff off without it fighting back. The black parts of the side windows, after they were uncovered, are very...ummm...'van-like'. Something needs to happen in those areas. What can we use on glass? Are there 'special' markers that Rebecca could attack them with? Also, I realized how important the eyeball and the mannequins are going to be in order to change the too-recognizable shape of the vehicle. It needs some protrusions! The group decided that the areas between the roof and the back side panels would be a good piece of real estate to 'sign' the project. The tail-lights will be a gold IU decaled symbol. Where are the bumpers?

There has been some back and forth discussion of the unveiling with several of you. I am going to try to secure the round grassy area in front of the Library for that purpose, but I'm wondering if we should do it during finals week instead of December 4, given all that still has to be done to have a "finished" appearance. Please discuss it and let me know your thoughts. It was also discussed that NATE STORMER, because he has such a great name, should have some kind or role in that ceremony just so we can say: "NATE STORMER (snicker)!" I'm open to any suggestions. Did I hear fog machine? Parade from Mellwood? A pre-unveiling at Mellwood?

Debra got a painting into the "NUDE" exhibition in Lexington and will need the van to make delivery of her work. I'm not sure of the dates yet, but will let you know.

So Saturday, what time?