Well even though we’ve been in a holiday zone where art making and jafagirl mischief goes on the back burner, we have still been creating a few surprises.
There have been a few Free Art Friday treasures about town. And we are about ready to put up a Hero Pole. I had been thinking about the everyday heros in my life. In fact I made it a theme for our Christmas. I wrote notes to all my heros (telling them why they are a hero) and tucked them in back pockets of Super Hero ornaments that I made. I ended up putting Super Hero emblems on everything I made them. So now they are sleeping on Super Hero pillows and putting their wrists at the computer keyboard on super hero wrist rests. Steven, my husband and always hero, received a wonderful painting called “The Hero’s Journey-Unconquered” by artist Michael Fleishman.
After talking to Corrine we decided that it would be neat to honor everyone’s heros in some way.
So Corrine and I will be putting up a Hero pole with super hero emblems on it and there will be some felt emblems in a zip lock bag attached to the pole for you to use, and a stain marker (that we will also leave in the bag)to write your own hero’s name on and tie it onto the pole. Or you can take it home and embroider the name on to it before you tie it onto the pole.
Then if you want to, please send us your hero’s story of why they are a hero. Send it to us at jafagirls@gmail.com and Corrine will put it on our Hero Page.
We are also working in cahoots with the YS Arts Council (They are sponsoring us!!!!) to present a public performance art piece called “The Kiss.” We did it for Christmas about 3 years ago and everyone had so much fun. Corrine did a great slide show of the whole event. That’s a hint Corrine..could you add the slide show, with the music, i loved the music you chose, to this post?
This year we are doing “The Kiss” as part of a Valentine weekend that the YS Arts Council is putting on. They are calling it a “Love-In.” It takes place over the weekend of February 10th-12th.
“The Kiss” is 80 couples all kissing at the same moment,at kissing stations all over downtown Yellow Springs. You can look down the street and see people kissing and laughing everywhere!
So if you would like to join the fun here’s the info:
“The Kiss”
Eighty couples wanted to kiss at 3:27 p.m. on Saturday, February11th at one of 80 Kissing Stations (look for the large Red Lips) inside and outside in downtown Yellow Springs. If you would like to join us in this short Performance Art Piece, please contact Nancy Mellon 767-1366. We’ll meet together at the steps of the Presbyterian church at 2:45 to synchronize our watches, get your assigned kiss station, find it and be ready to kiss at exactly 3:27 p.m.
