Anyone out there interested in building some wicked , twisted trees? I need someone who knows welding and prop construction. Also looking for seamstresses to help with making costumes.
Below is a conceptual description of the project, which will be one of the ten featured diorama/stages located directly beneath the Man this year.
Vault of Heaven: The Theatre of the Heavens Mask/Light Box Installation and Oracle
The highest wisdom of the ancient world was informed by a radically intuitional and deeply felt understanding of man’s nature as a reflection of observable cosmology. Modern man, with his insistent reliance upon mechanics and lenses, mathematics and objectivity has, nevertheless, remained unchanged in his basic nature. In this timeless, metaphysical reality, this void of endless possibility and creation from which we spring, there is nothing “out there” which we cannot immediately access from deep within.
It has been said that humans were created because God wanted to understand Himself intimately - to dance with his creation; we are all, therefore, dancers in a cosmic dance - our partners the heavenly bodies of the stars and planets - embracing the void from which we are created.
The Theatre of the Heavens is thus the stage upon which man’s cosmic nobility is played out: the cataclysmic rending and reordering, the mystery and infinity. We are the children of the stars. Our psyche and the cosmos are inextricably linked: the cosmology of man reflected in the cyclic nature of the ever unfolding and refolding paradigm: man as the embodiment of the infinite. God laughing at his own reflection.
There are masks. Masks we create and wear and think of as ourselves. Then there are masks that we embrace, encounter on our journey through art and community, such as these. These masks have been made to embody the mystery held within the observable celestial fields, personified and mythologized to express our wellsprings of longing, imagination and power.
The Oracle/Players
Astra:
Astra is the Mother of Humanity. She embodies boundless love and kindness, abundance, personal gifts, and the intelligence of the heart. In Her far-reaching beams of light, spanning immeasurable distance and time, she shows the spirit of giving freely without restraint; spent and dark, Astra bears mute testimony of Her savage decline from the highest reaches of stellar magnificence to cold anonymity - She nevertheless spends Her energy without reservation. Hers is a celebration of the deepest personal commitment without regard for self. In each of us is a similar fount of reckless, boundless munificence.
Helios:
Paternalistic and authoritarian, the blinding power of Helios, our sun, is at once life-giving and destructive. With sprays of jetting, molten fire thrown out thousands of miles into space and with a volume 1,300,000 times that of the earth, the irresistible magnetic attraction of Helios holds fragile Terra captive, while it imbues her with great fecundity: life as we know if could not exist on the earth without Helios’ heat and light energy.
The celebrated warmth of Helios invests our imaginations with creativity, playfulness, and unfettered joy. His healing rays convey a sense of freedom, brotherhood and conviviality. In his warm embrace we gather to play; but at his uncompromising power, we bend to our tasks: we rise with the sun, we toil and make obeisance to His awful authority.
In His diurnal passage, circumambulating the heavens, Helios, with his predictable risings and settings, represents certainty. Little wonder that the ancients felt compelled to sacrifice their most beautiful maidens and youths in his name, in an effort to propitiate His all-consuming egoism.
The gravity of his manifestly material nature is vividly represented in Helios’ twin symbols, the sun disk and the golden coin, the latter often bearing the portrait of all-powerful human patriarchs - temporal rulers, who, in their lust for power, eagerly aligned themselves with the association of the sun and Godhood.
Thus, borne of Helios, each human creation is likewise a conflation of freedom and constraint; joy and tragedy; obligation and free will. Within our own spheres we rise and set, in turn creating life from raw matter and embracing with arms at once both nurturing and deadly.
Luna:
Luna is Humanity’s celestial Sister. She is the Eternal Maiden: serene, inviolable and remote. The horned disk, Her ideogrammatical representation - a solar disk surmounted or surrounded by horns suggestive of Her crescent phase - is held to be both magical and sacred; Hecate, goddess of magic, Artemis, goddess of the Hunt, and Isis, Egyptian mother goddess, and many others, are all depicted wearing Her crown.
Luna monthly retraces Her delicate orbit, at times shyly, at times boldly in her hypnotic cosmic dance across the skys. Throughout her phases, she mirrors life passages. In Her first incarnation, as the New Moon, She is wrapped coyly in a cloak of darknesss, recalling the mysteries of hope, magic, potentiation and yearning. When waxing in ever-expanding crescents towards fullness, She speaks to us of rebirth, renewal, resurrection, regeneration. In Her full majestic radiance and glory, when her transcendent beams are at their apex of illumination, she embodies deepest introspective reflection, radical intuition and madness; She is the sentinel of the subconscious, recalling us to our bestial, atavistic natures. In her waning crescent form, she represents decline and decay: a return to sorrow, redemption, surrender and mourning. In Her Serene Majesty, Luna is primordial - at once tangibly palpable and evanescent. We allow Her graceful beams to move through us as She holds us in her timeless embrace.
All of life responds to Luna’s pull, Her weight, Her gravity. As the scion and upholder of the feminine mystique, Luna honors all phases of female physiologic and spiritual expression, from birth to motherhood, menarche to menopause. She sings to us of longing for home and for compassion. We instinctually move with her, as do the very oceans’ tides and the progression of the seasons and the blood that flows through us, linked in ecstatic, instinctive sympathy.
The Theatre of the Heavens is a collection of removable dramatic masks, displayed in light boxes against a stunning thematic background of stars; the masks are worn by Actors of the Theatre to portray Oracular Personages in interactive theatrical dialogues with the general BM community. The hand-crafted wooden boxes have the dimensions 14" X 20" X 8" and require a generator to stay lit. They utilize low-wattage incandescent bulbs and, in some cases, led's, as does the starry effect utilized with the black velvet backdrop of the installation. The masks are made of lightweight material: plaster of paris infused medical gauze. They are painted and decorated with found objects, then scarf-like material is attached to them and draped around them, as in the Commedia del Arte style. There are currently sixteen masks planned for the installation: Astra, Aether, Vivoa (Comet), Helios, Luna, Maelstrom (Galactic Center), Inferna (the Quasar), Giro (the Quark), Polvera (Interstellar Dust), Galaxia, Nulla (the Vacuum), Aurialis (Aurora Borealis), Rota Universalis - the Cosmic Egg, Perfido (the Black Hole), Pulsaris (the Pulsar) and Nebulon (the nebulae).
Participants encounter the Actors and ask them questions. The Actors, wearing the ceremonial masks and robes of the dieties, respond in character, in Oracular fashion. Since each character embodies unique characteristics revealed deep within each of us, the answers are extemporanious and spiritual in nature. Particpants may find us at the base of the Man, after sundown, each day.
Theatre of the Heavens needs prop builders with experience
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leslielandberg
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leslielandberg
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Hi!
Okay, thanks for posting. Some have most definately already been picked. I was among the first three, I am proud to report. Do you know of anyone who'd like to participate and help build my little trees?
Thanks!
Leslie aka The Vixen vortex!
Thanks!
Leslie aka The Vixen vortex!
Trees? What trees? All I read was masks and stars.
The masks sounded intriguing to me, if you're looking for help with that, I might be interested.
But--nothing personal against your project--it seems kinda odd to me that they would have decided on some of the dioramas when an announcement just went out in todays JRS about extednding the deadline. I'd think thet they'd want to review all the submissions and then decide. But what do I know.
The masks sounded intriguing to me, if you're looking for help with that, I might be interested.
But--nothing personal against your project--it seems kinda odd to me that they would have decided on some of the dioramas when an announcement just went out in todays JRS about extednding the deadline. I'd think thet they'd want to review all the submissions and then decide. But what do I know.
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leslielandberg
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deadline, schmeadline
yes, it's disorganized artistic chaos at its very finest, I agree. However, I was an extremely early submission, and mine is the only one to my knowledge that fully incorporated the entire suggestion to create a fully-participatory theatrical installation. Everyone else has only submitted diorama designs. So I think mine may have been a slam dunk.
As for the trees thing, well, the design had to change a bit from the version you are reading and quite frankly, with performing opera and setting up my table at Flambe Lounge to preview my installation, I just haven't had the energy to update it.
The latest is that the trees are props that incorporate images from my background, as suggested in the section under dioramas. Think back to exhibits at the natural history museum, where they have the mountain goat, or what have you, in his/hers natural habitat: the background is often painted boards and the foreground incorporates some of the flora that is painted, to create a unified effect, as on a stage. \\
The trees will be about eight feet high and must have some sort of ballast, to keep them from toppling, or wobbling. The lightboxes will be suspended from the tree's branches in sort of an eerie Night Gallery effect. The total effect will really be stunning and evocative. It ought to stop people dead in their tracks, as the masks eyes and mouths glow from behind, ensconced in their elaborately framed boxes.
The masks are lightweight, as are the boxes and frames. I have been working of prototypes for two weeks now and they are very strong and light. I wish I could say the materials are cheap, but, hey, you can't have everything! The masks are fully removeable.
When Burners encounter the masks, they may be drawn to a particular one. The Stage Manager (who may also be drawn from the ranks, impromptu, with just a bit of coaching) encourages people (one at a time, as the stage is small) to go backstage and we remove the mask they are attracted to. On the back of the box is the "biography" such as you have read, of each God or Goddess. Armed with this knowledge and the robes and masks, the "Actors" can become Oracles and answer questions from the "seekers", or they can hold forth and rant and rave (in character, of course.) If this doesn't appeal to you, I'm sorry. It seems to have moved a lot of people very deeply at Flambe Lounge, and maybe one of them will step forward to help me in the area that is needed at this time.
As the artist, I have the masks, lightboxes and basic designs already well in hand by myself. I'm sorry to dissappoint you, but hopefully you will enjoy participating in other ways. See you on the playa.
As for the trees thing, well, the design had to change a bit from the version you are reading and quite frankly, with performing opera and setting up my table at Flambe Lounge to preview my installation, I just haven't had the energy to update it.
The latest is that the trees are props that incorporate images from my background, as suggested in the section under dioramas. Think back to exhibits at the natural history museum, where they have the mountain goat, or what have you, in his/hers natural habitat: the background is often painted boards and the foreground incorporates some of the flora that is painted, to create a unified effect, as on a stage. \\
The trees will be about eight feet high and must have some sort of ballast, to keep them from toppling, or wobbling. The lightboxes will be suspended from the tree's branches in sort of an eerie Night Gallery effect. The total effect will really be stunning and evocative. It ought to stop people dead in their tracks, as the masks eyes and mouths glow from behind, ensconced in their elaborately framed boxes.
The masks are lightweight, as are the boxes and frames. I have been working of prototypes for two weeks now and they are very strong and light. I wish I could say the materials are cheap, but, hey, you can't have everything! The masks are fully removeable.
When Burners encounter the masks, they may be drawn to a particular one. The Stage Manager (who may also be drawn from the ranks, impromptu, with just a bit of coaching) encourages people (one at a time, as the stage is small) to go backstage and we remove the mask they are attracted to. On the back of the box is the "biography" such as you have read, of each God or Goddess. Armed with this knowledge and the robes and masks, the "Actors" can become Oracles and answer questions from the "seekers", or they can hold forth and rant and rave (in character, of course.) If this doesn't appeal to you, I'm sorry. It seems to have moved a lot of people very deeply at Flambe Lounge, and maybe one of them will step forward to help me in the area that is needed at this time.
As the artist, I have the masks, lightboxes and basic designs already well in hand by myself. I'm sorry to dissappoint you, but hopefully you will enjoy participating in other ways. See you on the playa.
No, it doesn't particularly appeal to me, but there's no need to be sorry. i still think it's a worthwhile project and I'm sure it will appeal to a lot of other people.
However, if you havd this all planned out and it was a "slam dunk" and now you're changing it...how does that reflect on other people who've submitted things. You imply that you got accepted becuase you had your shit together, but now it's changed.
Like i said before, it's not against you personally. But I'm finding myself more and mroe disillusioned as to the way BM handles things like this.
However, if you havd this all planned out and it was a "slam dunk" and now you're changing it...how does that reflect on other people who've submitted things. You imply that you got accepted becuase you had your shit together, but now it's changed.
Like i said before, it's not against you personally. But I'm finding myself more and mroe disillusioned as to the way BM handles things like this.
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leslielandberg
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I live in town here and volunteer for many things. It was during the first meeting of the Artery that I was introduced to LadyBee and i showed her my idea, so I was able to get good feedback and encouragement.
The changes made reflect the feedback and suggestions that she made, the same process that everybody who submitted is going through. The changes in the deadline date were made to reflect the fact that lots of other people clearly needed more time to develop their ideas.
I worked hard on the diorama and brought it in before the first deadline. Maybe if you were more engaged in the process of creating your own vision you wouldn't have so much time to sit around and grouse about unfairness, or to put other people's work down, or question their motives, or whatever it is you seem to be doing with MY thread. I resent you.
I didn't want to say anything before, but you are a time waster and very disrespectful of my needs. This thread is for finding like-minded individuals, not for dealing with complainers.
This isn't a perfect world, anymore than there are perfect people in it. My impression of the folks at BMHQ is that they work hard and long and are very committed to the project.
What are YOU doing for BM, besides tearing other people down?
The changes made reflect the feedback and suggestions that she made, the same process that everybody who submitted is going through. The changes in the deadline date were made to reflect the fact that lots of other people clearly needed more time to develop their ideas.
I worked hard on the diorama and brought it in before the first deadline. Maybe if you were more engaged in the process of creating your own vision you wouldn't have so much time to sit around and grouse about unfairness, or to put other people's work down, or question their motives, or whatever it is you seem to be doing with MY thread. I resent you.
I didn't want to say anything before, but you are a time waster and very disrespectful of my needs. This thread is for finding like-minded individuals, not for dealing with complainers.
This isn't a perfect world, anymore than there are perfect people in it. My impression of the folks at BMHQ is that they work hard and long and are very committed to the project.
What are YOU doing for BM, besides tearing other people down?
I'm glad you live in town and are on friendly terms with people at the Org. That only makes me more suspicious as to why your project got accepted.
I said nothing againt your project. I do think it's a good idea and worthwhile, as I stated before. I was interested in it at first, until you gave more specs and it turned out not to be what Iw as thinking. So I'm not interested in it. So what? I'm sure lots of people aren't intereted in my project (Belly Dance Boot Camp and the Burning bellies, since you're so curious), and that's okay, too. Not everything is for everyone.
I posted in this thread because it was your comments that made me think about these sorts of things. I was hoping that other people reading this thread might respond and a discussion could take place about this but so far that hasn't been the case. This thread is under The Theme Section of BM. It's about BM. It's not under the needs section, so don't try to play that card. That's just semantics.
I have nothing against you. I have nothing against your project. I had a curiosity so I voiced a question. but I'm coming to learn that in this day and age, BM-related and otherwise, asking questions is now the wrong thing to do.
I'm sorry I tried to politely get some more information about a situation I was curious about. Next time I'll know better, and when i see something happening that I think may have been unjust, I'll be sure to let it slide.
I said nothing againt your project. I do think it's a good idea and worthwhile, as I stated before. I was interested in it at first, until you gave more specs and it turned out not to be what Iw as thinking. So I'm not interested in it. So what? I'm sure lots of people aren't intereted in my project (Belly Dance Boot Camp and the Burning bellies, since you're so curious), and that's okay, too. Not everything is for everyone.
I posted in this thread because it was your comments that made me think about these sorts of things. I was hoping that other people reading this thread might respond and a discussion could take place about this but so far that hasn't been the case. This thread is under The Theme Section of BM. It's about BM. It's not under the needs section, so don't try to play that card. That's just semantics.
I have nothing against you. I have nothing against your project. I had a curiosity so I voiced a question. but I'm coming to learn that in this day and age, BM-related and otherwise, asking questions is now the wrong thing to do.
I'm sorry I tried to politely get some more information about a situation I was curious about. Next time I'll know better, and when i see something happening that I think may have been unjust, I'll be sure to let it slide.
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leslielandberg
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THERE'S A NEEDS SECTION????? WHY DIDN'T YOU POINT ME IN THAT DIRECTION????
Sorry for shouting, but the reason you haven't gotten anyone else involved in this string with you, is because you are obviously a hostile, jealous and passive aggressive person. You sure got defensive easily when I pointed out your obvious failings. Not that I expected any appology.
If you were out for more than just yourself, you wouldn't be so suspicious of others' motives. The thief always believes everyone else to be stealing from him, doesn't he? I feel soooo sorry for you and anyone else you lure into your little traps.
So where's the needs section? Could you please tell me how to find that, since I am a newbie to this whole discussion board thing (yesterday was my first time, ever, on any board in the whole world.)
How about doing something nice for others, for a change????
Sorry for shouting, but the reason you haven't gotten anyone else involved in this string with you, is because you are obviously a hostile, jealous and passive aggressive person. You sure got defensive easily when I pointed out your obvious failings. Not that I expected any appology.
If you were out for more than just yourself, you wouldn't be so suspicious of others' motives. The thief always believes everyone else to be stealing from him, doesn't he? I feel soooo sorry for you and anyone else you lure into your little traps.
So where's the needs section? Could you please tell me how to find that, since I am a newbie to this whole discussion board thing (yesterday was my first time, ever, on any board in the whole world.)
How about doing something nice for others, for a change????
The needs section is under the section called "Share," where you can list things you have and are willing to give away, or things you need.
As for the rest of your comments, I'm sorry if I like to research things before jumping wholeheartedly into and commiting to them.
While I am slightly offended that you chose to call me the names you did, I'm not overly bothered. If that's what you think of me, that's fine. Sometimes I am those things. I tried not to be in this case, and I think the lack of response in this thread stems more from the lack of time it's exsisted than from any of the comments made in it (up until the last few). But youre going to believe whatever you want to believe and I doubt there's anything I can do to change your mind. Nor do I feel it would be worth the effort anyway.
I sincerely wish you good luck on your project.
As for the rest of your comments, I'm sorry if I like to research things before jumping wholeheartedly into and commiting to them.
While I am slightly offended that you chose to call me the names you did, I'm not overly bothered. If that's what you think of me, that's fine. Sometimes I am those things. I tried not to be in this case, and I think the lack of response in this thread stems more from the lack of time it's exsisted than from any of the comments made in it (up until the last few). But youre going to believe whatever you want to believe and I doubt there's anything I can do to change your mind. Nor do I feel it would be worth the effort anyway.
I sincerely wish you good luck on your project.
leslielandberg:
I think it is a great stage Idea and I hope it all works out well for you. I'm not able to help you myself, but I might just take a turn on stage when we get out there. And this seems to be the right place to post looking for help for this project, being that this is camp, art and activities.
Ivy
Your question was valid on how did he get approved so soon, but you did seem to quickly head in the direction of the evils of the org. You said you like to do your research, did you check with the org on how they are approving ideas? Are they doing them all at once after the deadline? Are they approving them as they come in complete and acceptable so artists can get an earlier start? Why did they extend the deadline? Not enough interest, people asked for more time, plans were sent back for more detail, not enough good ideas?
I don't know, I don't recall exactly what the forms all said but I did read them all and I don't think they laid out in detail the judging process.
I don't think you can use this to say the org is playing favorites or anything. Maybe leslielandberg just had his/her shit together and impressed them early on. After all there is only 100 days to go now until the man burns.
leslielandberg, I was curious, I thought they were keeping the stages and the manning of the stages separate. You got approved for both OR am I misreading something. Cool either way see you on the playa.
Bob A
I think it is a great stage Idea and I hope it all works out well for you. I'm not able to help you myself, but I might just take a turn on stage when we get out there. And this seems to be the right place to post looking for help for this project, being that this is camp, art and activities.
Ivy
Your question was valid on how did he get approved so soon, but you did seem to quickly head in the direction of the evils of the org. You said you like to do your research, did you check with the org on how they are approving ideas? Are they doing them all at once after the deadline? Are they approving them as they come in complete and acceptable so artists can get an earlier start? Why did they extend the deadline? Not enough interest, people asked for more time, plans were sent back for more detail, not enough good ideas?
I don't know, I don't recall exactly what the forms all said but I did read them all and I don't think they laid out in detail the judging process.
I don't think you can use this to say the org is playing favorites or anything. Maybe leslielandberg just had his/her shit together and impressed them early on. After all there is only 100 days to go now until the man burns.
leslielandberg, I was curious, I thought they were keeping the stages and the manning of the stages separate. You got approved for both OR am I misreading something. Cool either way see you on the playa.
Bob A
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leslielandberg
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Hey Bob, thanks for the encouragement. I'll try and address your question.
This year, Larry's intention is to augment and further the interactive component which was suggested by the altars of last year's Burn Structure. If you have read his essays, interviews (esp. the Vie Boheme) and the requirements for the diorama/stages, they want radically inclusive improvisatory theatre in these areas. While they had wanted someone to come up with a total concept, I believe that they figured it would be too much for most people to handle both areas, especially in the short time frame that they allowed for submissions!...it certainly seemed born out by the submissions they received, which were on a table at the HQ for people to look at. Most submitted an image only.
Since I am a playwright and screenwriter, with a background in both performance and visual arts, it was very easy and natural for me to want to design a total concept. At the time of my first submission, it was not radically inclusive, and it was just an installation. I thought maybe it would be nice in one of the quadrants at Center Camp.
I showed the concept to LadyBee and she mentioned that she thought it would be nice under the Man. I had no idea at that point what they had planned, and in fact, the theme essay and the guidelines for diorama submission hadn't even been written yet.
LadyBee encouraged me to rethink the project as a theatre piece and it became the Oracle, but with set actors I would choose and work with prior to the event; then, once I read the guidelines on the web, I unerstood that I had to change it so that anyone could come up and choose a mask. I like the final idea best. That's how the installation became the Oracle. Then I designed a diorama, changing my display idea to fit with the suggestions on the website for alien worlds. Simple scaffolding became large twisted trees, where the framed masks would hang like alien fruit.
All of this was immensely challenging and I was working on the original deadline, so it was kind of stressful. I had no idea whether or not it would be what they had in mind. Turns out they liked it very much.
By the way, if anyone is thinking that I'm some sort of insider and that there is any kind of favoritism going on here...let me tell you! I am utterly new to the BMHQ scene. I signed up to volunteer for the Artery and the Newspaper two months ago and attended a couple of monthly meetings and made sure I spoke to people I knew were responsible for making decisions. I made these opportunities happen on my own merit and initiative.
I also requested and, after consideration and review of my writing, was granted the interview with Larry for the Gateway edition of the Black Rock Gazette. My editor, Durgy, has informed me that this year the focus of this piece will be Larry's vision for inclusivity and co-creation beneath the Man.
This is an incredible opportunity for me as a writer, and I know I can do a fantastic job. I've been working on my craft as a writer for over 20 years in a very diligent fashion. To get the best interview, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on by and about Larry and BM. I'm also brushing up quite a bit on my reading around the theories of radical inclusiveness, co-creation and social and philosophical theory. Hope you get a chance to read it, and I hope that the direction we go in inspires everyone in the future!
All The Best!
Leslie
This year, Larry's intention is to augment and further the interactive component which was suggested by the altars of last year's Burn Structure. If you have read his essays, interviews (esp. the Vie Boheme) and the requirements for the diorama/stages, they want radically inclusive improvisatory theatre in these areas. While they had wanted someone to come up with a total concept, I believe that they figured it would be too much for most people to handle both areas, especially in the short time frame that they allowed for submissions!...it certainly seemed born out by the submissions they received, which were on a table at the HQ for people to look at. Most submitted an image only.
Since I am a playwright and screenwriter, with a background in both performance and visual arts, it was very easy and natural for me to want to design a total concept. At the time of my first submission, it was not radically inclusive, and it was just an installation. I thought maybe it would be nice in one of the quadrants at Center Camp.
I showed the concept to LadyBee and she mentioned that she thought it would be nice under the Man. I had no idea at that point what they had planned, and in fact, the theme essay and the guidelines for diorama submission hadn't even been written yet.
LadyBee encouraged me to rethink the project as a theatre piece and it became the Oracle, but with set actors I would choose and work with prior to the event; then, once I read the guidelines on the web, I unerstood that I had to change it so that anyone could come up and choose a mask. I like the final idea best. That's how the installation became the Oracle. Then I designed a diorama, changing my display idea to fit with the suggestions on the website for alien worlds. Simple scaffolding became large twisted trees, where the framed masks would hang like alien fruit.
All of this was immensely challenging and I was working on the original deadline, so it was kind of stressful. I had no idea whether or not it would be what they had in mind. Turns out they liked it very much.
By the way, if anyone is thinking that I'm some sort of insider and that there is any kind of favoritism going on here...let me tell you! I am utterly new to the BMHQ scene. I signed up to volunteer for the Artery and the Newspaper two months ago and attended a couple of monthly meetings and made sure I spoke to people I knew were responsible for making decisions. I made these opportunities happen on my own merit and initiative.
I also requested and, after consideration and review of my writing, was granted the interview with Larry for the Gateway edition of the Black Rock Gazette. My editor, Durgy, has informed me that this year the focus of this piece will be Larry's vision for inclusivity and co-creation beneath the Man.
This is an incredible opportunity for me as a writer, and I know I can do a fantastic job. I've been working on my craft as a writer for over 20 years in a very diligent fashion. To get the best interview, I'm reading everything I can get my hands on by and about Larry and BM. I'm also brushing up quite a bit on my reading around the theories of radical inclusiveness, co-creation and social and philosophical theory. Hope you get a chance to read it, and I hope that the direction we go in inspires everyone in the future!
All The Best!
Leslie
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leslielandberg
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Bob, your profile says you're a theatre owner. So was my father. Are you an film exhibitor, so do you manage and operate a legitimate theatre? My father was a noted exhibitor. I recently led the fight to save his theatre from demolition (we live in Berkeley, Ca.) For more info, go to my website savethecinema.com.
Love,
Leslie
Love,
Leslie
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leslielandberg
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Film, I run a small 2 screen independant small town theater. One of the last few that still gets first run films. We do have a small stage in one and run the Rocky horror picture show every week with a live cast.leslielandberg wrote:I'm sorry: I meant to say "Are you an exhibitor OR a legitimate stage?
Bob A
MASKS
LLB, forget all the politics--lets talk about your project! Sounds like just what the good doctor ordered, IMHO. As for the masks, for that is something I have some experience with (building and performing,.) I wonder what you're using. I would suggest "paper mache." Not your childhood PM of newsprint and flour/corn starch but using brown paper bag and watered down wood glue. These masks are extreamly lightweight but when coated with polyeurothene; flexable yet quite stout!
I use modeling clay to sculp the image/face, coat with interlocked layers of brown paper, pull off clay sculpture and allow to dry. One good base coat of paint, then the artistic detail painting, add hair, hood, ears, et al, and apply a coat of spray polyeurothene to the painted parts, cut eye and nose holes and Viola! I make a plaster cast of some clay sculptures, then alter the clay and move on. Can begin the process all over again with a new mask as soon as you pop the shell off the mold. Using this system you could create a lot of custom/individual masks in a short time! You have one shell painted, one to add finishing detail, one drying, and one still on the clay. Multiply this by 10 (using plaster casts of your favorites) and you have a cyclical process that allows you to work non-stop, as apposed to waiting 3 days for the shell to harden or paint to dry... Not to take the fun out of mask making, but offering a way to produce a large number in a relatively short time. If you want 6-12 individual masks with 3 back-ups each, this is the way to go.
By the way, I will bring some of my own and hope to use them in your diaramma! I am a ham at heart and need only the platform to display my "art." I hope this piece offers you some food for thought, feel free to e-mail any questions.
I use modeling clay to sculp the image/face, coat with interlocked layers of brown paper, pull off clay sculpture and allow to dry. One good base coat of paint, then the artistic detail painting, add hair, hood, ears, et al, and apply a coat of spray polyeurothene to the painted parts, cut eye and nose holes and Viola! I make a plaster cast of some clay sculptures, then alter the clay and move on. Can begin the process all over again with a new mask as soon as you pop the shell off the mold. Using this system you could create a lot of custom/individual masks in a short time! You have one shell painted, one to add finishing detail, one drying, and one still on the clay. Multiply this by 10 (using plaster casts of your favorites) and you have a cyclical process that allows you to work non-stop, as apposed to waiting 3 days for the shell to harden or paint to dry... Not to take the fun out of mask making, but offering a way to produce a large number in a relatively short time. If you want 6-12 individual masks with 3 back-ups each, this is the way to go.
By the way, I will bring some of my own and hope to use them in your diaramma! I am a ham at heart and need only the platform to display my "art." I hope this piece offers you some food for thought, feel free to e-mail any questions.
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leslielandberg
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- Joined: Tue May 25, 2004 4:52 am
- Location: oakland, ca.
Thanks! Thats' really helpful! I love the idea and the efficiency really just makes it all the more fun. It sounds like it will free me up to really create.
I am not %100 on the details, and am wondering if you'd mind a chat over the phone. I live in oakland, ca. and if you are a Bay Arean, perhaps you'd like to even meet. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
I am not %100 on the details, and am wondering if you'd mind a chat over the phone. I live in oakland, ca. and if you are a Bay Arean, perhaps you'd like to even meet. Please feel free to contact me at [email protected].