working towards the end of March

The last week or so of the last week or so of March.

Tom has been working on a turned/carved project. A gal at work gave him a piece of wood - odd shaped. He created this hand with floating ring. The entire sculpture is about 4 inches tall -


Speaking of Tom, he is retiring at the end of this month. I had M and M's printed with messages and an image of him. Party is on the 25th. I have a reoccuring dream that people ate all the candy and didn't notice the printing - ( Tom thinks I am nuts)

Pam and I went to FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) downtown Los Angeles, to see the display of this years costumes from current movies. After the Gallery show we went to the Scholarship Store , looking for bargains -

a dollar or so a yard.available in size 12 only.
Then we went to lunch at Bogota Louise - known for their macaroons and desserts.
We did have lunch. Had a fun day.

Not a usual ART day

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is working on a new installation - Levitated Mass, which involves moving a 340 ton granite boulder across southern California. It started in or near Riverside and will settle in the Wilshire district of LA. It moves at night and in the day time the rock and transporter are on view.

Link to more information:http://lacma.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/levitated-mass-transport-a-gawkers-guide/

Today I decided, spur of the moment, to go track it down. It was in Long Beach yesterday and moved over night, I had the cross streets. In this day of all things electronics I sure could have used my old Thomas Guide, which I had deemed out dated. Me and my cell phone and Tom at his computer at work got me to the location.

Proving that I found it
It is really big. I think I heard the mover/rig had 156 tires. The big rock is covered with white
plastic and can be seem below and above the carrier.
Size of rock vs. size of car
Signs to control the traffic and parking at night.
I wonder how many cars were towed!

I loved my little get away, gas consumption and all.
I fit it in between having new car alarm desensitized (which failed)
and trip to physical therapy. Yesterday was 4 months since my
back surgery, progressing.