Today proved to be one of the most productive and incredible days in Zagreb. This morning I woke up early to pack up all 12 of my greenware (unfired) clay pots for installation in along Tkalciceva and Krvavi Most in the Main Square. Kyle and Ox were both kind enough to help me with transporting and placing the pots. I managed to find two wheelbarrows that worked perfectly to move everything up Ilica (the main street) about a kilometer and a half. This little event, mind you, occured right around 8.15a, at the height of Zagreb's morning rush. The perplexed and puzzled looks we got from this spectacle of two wheelbarrows filled with clay pots and someone taking pictures of all of this were priceless. I had to laugh as one person flat out stopped, leaned over, and looked right into the wheelbarrow then looked up at me with a face of utter confusion. I was tempted to put a sign on my back saying in Croatian, "Don't worry, I'm an art student." Everything was in place right one time at 9a., then every two hours I returned to take some images. The installation couldn't have gone any better!
When I returned to the Academy from the installation, professor Drinkovic informed my 23 cm model was one of the five chosen to be part of a new small scale bronze sculpture collection and given as a gift to some high profile people in Croatia! The foundry that is producing the pieces will take silicon mold from the clay model, to make seven wax positives that I will have to approve and sign, then will be cast in bronze. One will go into this new collection, and the others will go into the private collections of several other people. Oh, and as a nice little prize, I receive 5,000 kuna or 1,000 USD! Chances are I will be able to be in the foundry when they are poured. I hope I will be able to make an extra to come home with me!
Since today was such and wonderful and exhausting day, I'm tempted to sleep in (meaning wake up at 7.30 rather than 6.30), but chances aren't I won't, I still have a show to get ready for, and several other pieces that are in progress.
--AM
1 comment:
Good going on winning the sculpture prize!! I think it great that you're able to play hockey with the women's national team, too. Can't want to see you at Christmas, and hear all your stories !!
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