TRANSFORMATIONS 2010

I started painting my transformer box today that is part of a public art project done by the City of Loveland. Boxes are painted as a graffiti deturent. Apparently, if you cover large single color objects with lots of other colors, folks are less likely to paint graffiti on them. I hope it works. The City of Fort Collins has been doing this for a number of years and my understanding is that it does help.

My design is a traditional quilt pattern, the Log Cabin quilt. I had a plan in mind - to use a series of stencils to paint each block, but in practice, that method will take way too long. Instead, I'm going to create a template like quilters use for their quilting designs. With that I can quickly (I hope) draw out each block. I'll then have to tape off the areas I'm not painting, but I'm thinking I'll be able to paint a number of partial blocks at a sitting. We'll see if it actually works.

I didn't get as far today as I'd hoped to; at least with the actual painting. But, I have a plan, and that counts for a lot.

When I arrived on-site, the first thing I did was measure the box. Wouldn't you know it, its measurements are not what I was told they would be. This creates a bit of a problem since I'm doing a quilt and tried to make a block that would fit properly. Oh well, I'll have to make an adjustment on the backside of the box.

For this project I splurged and bought an EZ-up tent. It was SOOOO worth it! Anyone doing a project like this should go ahead and get one. It wasn't particularly hot today and it still made a huge difference in my comfort level.

I'll go back tomorrow and if the gods are smiling, I'll make some decent progress.