Christmas in April

I am a patient person. This blog post should prove it. Never one to nag, just suggest…and it finally happened. My promised Christmas present from two Christmases ago finally took an actual physical form:

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  Assembling a lot of plywood. A couple of weeks ago we bought the wood, last week we cut it to size.

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  Framework is rolled into its standing position. It looked so heavy we were doubtful we would be able to lift it vertically, but in reality it was a piece of cake.

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  And here it is, stuffed to capacity. Shipping boxes are on top, along with boxes and boxes of stretcher bars in various sizes. That greenish bag in the right hand slot is full of packaging foam and bubble wrap.

What finally got the designer (I claim no credit other than constantly questioning the actual designer’s wisdom) to get the project underway by agreeing to devote one day a week to the project. Paintings had been accumulating over the years and were stacked against the walls to such a depth that to reach any particular one required moving and relocating several others. A big pain in the patooty, if you ask me. Which you didn’t. But anyway, I think he (designer and promiser of grand Christmas present) had been dragging his feet because both he and the artist (me) thought this would be a way bigger undertaking that it turned out to be. We managed to knock out the actual assembly in a few hours over two days.

What isn’t evident in the photos is that the room itself now has a lot more space in the center of it, and the corners of the room are now accessible. All the small stuff has been removed and/or rearranged so I can just walk right up to it. Not a problem anymore to get my 6-foot tall canvas rolls out of the corner. Christmas in April has made me quite happy!