We received our first public art commission in early December! Shortly thereafter I slipped going down the embankment at Holmes Lake and broke my ankle!
It’s amazing how far denial will get you. When faced with having to wait 45 minutes while it was sleeting for someone to come and help me, calling an ambulance or somehow getting back to the car myself, I just said “You know what? You’re fine” and managed to get the rest of the way down the embankment and then limp back to the car. The issue with an ambulance is the fire department would have taken the dogs to animal control. The next day was Christmas and I wasn’t willing to leave Gladdie and Arthur in the pound for two days.
I was presented with two options- I could do the surgery-meaning I could still go to Mexico, or I could not do the surgery and stay home. So I did the surgery. Mexico was great. Then I presented my paper at SWPACA- that conference is always a good time.
I will post some of my drawings for our piece at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. Until then I will leave you with a couple images of me carving a bull mask with a machete. In an orthopedic boot. Also, my college wrote a nice article about me last fall. Although I wish they would emphasize my research over my community outreach.