- we frame up presentation materials
- refinish windows
- paint chairrail
8pm
- two hours late, the class before us finally gets OUT of the gallery so that we can set up.
- bring in some staging props: plant, coffee table, salvation army desk chair
- we bring in the windows (which took 5 hours of sanding, glass scraping, and painting to refinish
- the wheelchair is unearthed from the INTAR supply closet
- sizing up the space
9pm
- tape off area of wall to paint to demonstrate elevation of common room the desk will live in
- up to 50" off finished floor is wainscot
- start painting, run out of paint 3/4 of the way through the wall!
10pm
- emergency trip to wal-mart for more paint because they are the only place open that sells paint at 10pm
11pm
- apply wal-mart paint which of course DOES NOT match the benjamin moore paint originally purchased
- repaint entire wall space with wal-mart paint
12am Wednesday 12/15
1am
- install wall shelves for models to sit on
- measure, mark, drill, level and hang first wall of frames
- stay positive!
2am
- start to place the windows and install chair rail (mock wainscot) on the elevation wall
- realize we should have marked off the areas behind the window glass to NOT paint
3am
- hang windows
- repaint "risd gallery white" behind window glass panes
4am
- wearily hang the last of the frames
- hang laser cut-and-painted title letters
5am
- place desk and stage with board games, dvds, books
- admire installation
-set up presentation chairs
- go home and DO NOT fall asleep for fear of missing final presentation at 9am
SUN RISES
9am
- torn apart by EIGHT critics from various RISD departments and actual architecture firms
- but it feels kinda good, because we're here to learn
- plus, Ralph & Eleanor from the Pine Street Inn (red and green sweaters) LOVED the desk and feel their residents will enjoy it.
10am
- smile! it's over!.....now for 4 hours of take down.
We'll be bringing the desk to the new Pine Street Inn location in February to install it for the residents. It feels great to have the project and Semester One, completed!
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