Saluting Greentopia

C? CD. Scott Grove and his merry band wove together rows of CDs to make a US flag. Hanging for Greentopia in the Stantec building at High Falls in Rochester. It is up for sale after this venue. And its A O K.

Behind the Scenes

"Genesee," my piece hanging from the roof of the WXXI building is anchored with garbage bags filled with more discarded nylon material. Here Bev is fixing one of the six panels. Oh, yes, and some bags of topsoil for extra weight.

"Genesee" at High Falls

I made this for the Greentopia event this week at High Falls in Rochester. It is about 12' high and 24' wide, and flaps in the breeze. My thanks to Scott Grove for including me, and to WXXI for letting it hang from their roof. Go see it if you can. Till next Monday, I guess. The festival is the 15th and 16th.

Genesee Falls Backdrop

Behind me (as I stand on the Pont de Rennes bridge) is the Genesee Falls, just north of the Rochester's downtown. My work "Genesee" mimics the falls, and I install it Monday. Just checking the real thing today for accuracy. Ha.

Six of Six Finished

This is the last panel of the six panels for my "Genesee" for Greentopia. Bits of throw-away plastic bags (white part on far right), shower curtain (thank you, Kyra!), nylon canvas scraps, and window netting all stitched down with my longarm machine. Now to trim, and ready for hanging.

Sight Unseen

Company came last week and we needed the design walls in my studio. So, here it is vacuumed and stripped bare. It lasted this way until just after the meeting, and now I am knee deep in strips of nylon scraps. You can see "Genesee" out the door hanging down from the balcony.

Halfway There

Three panels hang from the balcony. I have three more to do to complete my Greentopia piece. It is about 12' high and made with nylon, plastic, fiberglass window netting, and tuille. Oh, and discarded (but new) shower curtains.

Beat the Clock

Many of my fellow artists are trying to finish work to enter Quilt National. My other works have all been seen, but this bit is lingering on the design wall while I finish my Greentopia piece. But I will try to beat the clock. Tick tock.

Greentopia Begins

In less than a month, Greentopia will take over the High Falls downtown Rochester. Here is the beginning of "Genesee" which will hang from WXXI on Mill Street. More to do, more to do.

Work in Progress

Should I call this garbage? It is another try at using discarded material for a piece for Greentopia at High Falls for this September. I have not gotten a set pattern yet that I like, so its back to the longarm tomorrow for another round. Ding!

Blank Canvas

My six-foot-high daughter is my gauge for how large a piece to make for downtown Rochester. That is, if I get an okay to install. I am sitting by the phone waiting for the call. Hello?