Show Installation

The postcard for our show, which we got today.

Whew. Today was a long one, spent installing our gallery show. We started at 11 AM and we just got home. It's 5:30 PM! It took so long because not everybody was there to help, and there's just a whole lot to do. The show turned out really really well though. It looks amazing!

This is a small portion of the crap needed to install a show.

The room where said crap is kept. In here you will find paint, pedestals, shelves, glass, projectors, bleach, sponges, nails, staple guns, velcro, levels, measuring tapes and just about anything else you can think of. David brought us a bag of fruit to munch on that you can sort of see peeking out.

The gallery space, more or less. Everyone sort of had their pieces just resting on the wall at this point. Then much (much) rearrangement ensued.

One of the many pow-wows of the afternoon. You can see John fiddling with the projector. This happened a lot today.

Another common sight, everyone holding up the pieces so we can all see how it looks together. We took turns doing this. That black dress is one of my pieces.

After all of the pieces were arranged, measured, nailed, leveled and hung, the lighting began.

I made the entrance sign with stencils and a super king size Sharpie. I think I lost more than a few brain cells doing this. Indira made a sign with all of the artist's names, while Jeff and Quin mounted the title cards and wall texts.

My piece hung, lit very well (Thanks John), with title card and wall text. It looks beautiful!

A picture of the space completed! It looks very polished and nice. Thank God we're done. Which leads me to my next point:

The back of the postcard, showing where and when the show (and reception) is. If you come, there will be food!!!

All in all, this installation was a really great experience. Tiring, yes. Maddening, yes. Totally worth it? Absolutely.