My internship in Washington DC is winding down – only a few days left before I return home. With a schedule that is packed to overflowing for the rest of my stay, I probably won’t take a deep breath until April!
A few of the things on my to-do list: Trip to a local beekeeper with Novie Trump – research for an installation she is working on; assist Margaret Boozer with a large installation in the city; dates with Tim Tate to the Renwick Alliance Gala on Saturday night and their brunch on Sunday; a private class with Elissa Farrow Savos and visits from two of my favorite people – my daughter and Tory Hughes – both of whom are in the city for other reasons. And that’s an incomplete list – plus I also need to finish the vessel I am working on at Ani Kasten’s studio and three reliquaries at Novie Trump’s studio. I don’t know when I will find the time to pack!
Once home, the next phase of work for the apprenticeship project begins, including editing audio, photographs (more than 12,000 to go through), writing, and scheduling another internship. And more posts for DAM about what happened during my 9 weeks here, of course.
Instead of posting sporadically on DAM as I complete my final days here, if I feel overwhelmed I will re-post some of my favorite Picks From The Past. Visiting the archives is a gentle reminder that there are more than 2,900 posts waiting for you there . . .
To start, let’s go back to 2009 when I shared Alice R. Ballard’s ceramic pods. The pods are only a small part of her extensive ceramic portfolio. Take a deep breath and dive into her work.
DAM Update
If you follow DAM on Facebook you know that the site was hacked, which is why I couldn’t post. It was a deep spam attack and trying to fix it set me back a few days. The images below show what many people saw when they visited the site and what it looked like on Google.
Dam Spam – ugh!
How Rude!
Michael VanDeMar to the rescue! VanDeMar is the programmer who wrote this very thorough post about how to clean a hacked site. I had been struggling for more than 12 hours trying to fix things when I found the post. I immediately contacted Michael and hired him to clean the hack. He was GREAT and AFFORDABLE and DAM is squeaky clean again. Thanks Michael!
I’m off to record some beeeeeeeeeees!
