The exhibit is over. There are still some glass pieces at the Gallery but the big stuff left. It was great fun, some work, some frustrations and certainly successful. I loved being part of it, and I loved feeling that I was involved in something that not only benefitted the Gallery, but the Marble City Glassworks and even brought people to town who had not been here before.
I learned a lot about using frozen Hors d'oeuvres in a place with no oven. (Never re-heat them in the microwave: they turn to greasy mush. Mmmm yum.)
The treasure hunt was kind of a bust--only 5 people-- but someone did win it and then stayed to chat and buy and that was nice.
Chris (in the red shirt) and Matt (the other guy) discuss hanging the bar to hold the pendulum lights.
Matt hooks wires to pipes above the false ceiling to hold the light bar. You couldn't get me up there on that ladder for any amount of money. Well, ok maybe for a very large amount... but you get the idea. This is what the Gallery looked like at the beginning of set-up.
And here is that section with the light bar up and the ornaments and one of Matt's "Bursts" in the foreground. Meanwhile, over in the windows, Chris was setting up his birds:
And finally it was all together, and it was 4pm and time to open the doors, and it was lovely.
Now the company has gone back to Knoxville and we take up our usual lives again. If it warms up just a little I can get the front garden cleaned out and the ornamental grass cut down: maybe I can find the energy to clean out the garden garden and repair or even replace the fencing with something more attractive and dog-proof than what I have. The garden is so pretty when it really comes in...my lilies are up in front and on the south side. I am so pleased that I planted them last year: it is a huge improvement over the junk that had taken over that spot.
Anyway happy spring. And if you need any glass, check out
http://www.marblecityglassworks.com/
They do custom orders, too.
