Upcoming Trips
I haven’t posted for a few days because I’ve been busy getting mundane stuff out of the way in anticipation of several trips. I’ll be at the Palm Springs International Fetsival of Short Films from August 24th-26th. It’s the largest short film festival in North America. I’ll also be at Burning Man from August 29th-September 2. Burning Man is a super-surreal arts festival in the middle of the Black Rock Desert in Nevada (think Hieronymus Bosch paintings). I’ll blog both events. Palm Springs - during the trip. Burning Man - directly after.
One interesting quality of Burning Man is its enforced lack of commerce. Nothing can be sold. There are no T-shirts or postcards. You can’t buy supplies. If there’s something you need, like food and water, you bring it with you. There is an economy, but it’ based on barter and “gifting.” Need some duct tape? I’ll trade you for a half bottle of Jack. If you meet somebody you like or you think is cool, you can “gift” an item. Most often the gifts are hand-made souvenirs. This year, I made some shell necklaces that represent the Burning Man effigy.
What do people do at Burning Man? Anything that has to do with art…and I mean anything…every art form represented. Plus, there are numerous art installations that run the gambit from serious to the absurd. Me - I plan to paint playa mud portraits of people. I’ll post a few when I get back.
Who said hot glue guns aren’t manly?
I have the hot glue burns to prove it.