Topping the Framework, Windows, Plywood, More Steel Circles and What I've Learned So Far

I have the top part of the structure almost attached…. and here are some new materials made at the last art workshops! 

What I’ve learned from the Locomotive Sculpture workshops so far… Before I started all the workshops with the elderly care and independent living communities, I was afraid and anxious that this project would somehow be a failure.  I thought maybe my ambition really would get the best of me. I wasn’t sure that I’d be able to accommodate all the facilities’ needs. The truth is that the workshops have not meet everyone’s needs but nevertheless the project as a whole (bulletin boards, blog, events, workshops) has been a colossal success already in my eyes.  Each of the facilities coordinators have gone above and beyond in so many ways.  I find that most people (staff, volunteers and residents) who are participating or following this sculptures progress are interested.  They are engaged in the building of this sculpture and find it a unique part of their regular schedule.  I’ve also learned that sometimes when we get older we do need more help to do the things that we had once done with precision. And, that letting go and making a bit of a mess while creating art can be incredibly fun!  

I can’t wait to bring the finished sculpture right to the participating facilities' very door!

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