ART, ART, ART in the neighborhood--Open Studios

Every October Boulder hosts OPEN STUDIOS--100 artists who open their studios for two weekends for anyone who wants to come and see and chat with the artist. In Goss-Grove Neighborhood Jerrie Hurd will be having one

Jerrie is at 2010 Goss--studio is behind the yellow house with the big-big numbers.

October 1 and 2 from noon to 6 p.m.

October 8 and 9 from noon to 6 p.m.

Jerrie does fine art nude photographs, many underwater. This year there will be an emphasis on the male form, but nothing too graphic.

Absolutely no pressure to buy. More interested in showing off and talking about the art. Hope you come by and take in the work.

PS if someone else in the neighborhood is having an OPEN STUDIO. Let me know.

Video Goss-Grove Mural--Time Lapse

Both Jay and I want to express our gratitude to the community for making this project possible. So many people gave so much to make this a successful event. All the planing, preparation work, plus the actual day of painting. The effort put forward by this community is so impressive and the dedication to seeing the project through was really touching for us. I had never worked on such a large mural. I never thought it would require so much effort from so many people, and in so many ways. Thank you to all the individuals that came together to pull it off! Jan Burch and Jay Pettipiece Here's the link to their timelapse video--wonderful. I wasn't able to actually get it onto the blog. Jerrie

http://youtu.be/M2IvV1-d-KI

Thank You Everyone--Goss-Grove Mural Project

Here are the people who made the mural at the Geographic Center of Boulder Happen.

Jan Burch

Jan Burch

Jan Burch

Jan Burch

Jan Burch

Jay Pettipiece

Jay Pettipiece

Jay Pettipiece

Jay Pettipiece

Jay Pettipiece

OK__THOSE TWO ARE WORTH FIVE OF ANY OF THE REST OF US--We all know why.

The rest of the names are in no particular order:

Deb Crowl

Bill Knight

Rich Points

Juliann Major

Nic Ballinger

Susan Iott

Alycia Bouyounan

Mike Overton

Matt Delumpa

Chip Samson

Campbell "Mac" Tilt

Stacie Wolf

Shrishti Yadav

Juliya Drakh-Hewels

Erik Lasko

Lola Clark

Regina Martinez-Stransky

Andrea Montoya

Lisa Holmes

Loren Weinberg

Mary Hey

Maria Krenz

Michelle Bishop

Mindy Hurd

Jerrie Hurd

Jon Hurd

Greg Mulligan

Eithne Mulligan

Graham Mulligan

Roseanne Mulligan

Susanna Lubinsky

Kelsey Glass

Diane Fritz

Cynthia Peacock

Paul Shields

Deb Shields

DISCLAIMER: If I missed you and you helped, let me know. Also, if I spelled your name wrong, let me know and I'll fix those things because this list will be here as long as blogs live. Maybe even longer than the mural

jerrie@jerriehurd.com

THANK YOU, CONGRATS, WONDERFUL, GOOD JOB, WAY-TO-GO, PRIDE, HARD WORK, TAKE PIE, WOOT, AWESOME, HIGH FIVE, OVER-THE-TOP--you get the idea.

We DID IT--Goss-Grove Mural!!!! Mary Hey's Photos

WE DID IT--Goss-Grove Mural!!!!

Check out the Daily Camera report. Thanks to the dozens and dozens of workers and well wishers. It was a long and fun day. Congrats to us. Are we a cool neighborhood or What???

http://www.dailycamera.com/ci_18973807

Looking Better--Still Need People

Thank you. Thank you.

A bunch of you have stepped up. Barricade Power is looking much better.

I still need people, especially late afternoon and evening. Plus one 8 a.m. shift. You can bring a chair, your dogs (that one is for Jon), a book, knitting, a beer (as long as city blog party people don't see it--I'm thinking late evening times) You get the idea--you don't have to stand at attention, like a soldier. We're getting close!!

jerrie@jerriehurd.com

303 444 3475

303 898 1435

Mural Project in Jeopardy---HELP!!!!

Here's the deal. The city is requiring FOUR barricades. They are also requiring that we have someone positioned at those barricades every minute from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. The moment we don't have one of those barricades covered with someone, we are shut down!!!!

I have one person who has volunteered for two shifts of 2 hours. I have one other person coming at 1 p.m. who will stand a barricade IF there's no painting to do. We can't operate like that.

Here's my email: jerrie@jerriehurd.com

Home phone: 303 444 3475

Mobile phone 303 898 1435

By tomorrow evening, if I don't have most of the hours on those barricades covered, we're going to have modify or abandon the project. We don't have a choice here. So I need people to soldier-up on this one.

No one except Jan (the artist) is excused from barricade duty.

The city is sending press, an ice cream truck, a food van. We have the paint. My husband, Jon, went to Denver this morning to get the barricades (that's going to require two trips in Diane's pickup) So we're ready to roll. It would be a shame to lose the project because we can't get anyone to stand the barricades. Right????

Your Job Mural Painting Day--September 25

As promised, I have a list of things and work needed to make that mural happen at the intersection of 19th and Grove.

Here's the schedule: Start at 8 a.m. Sunday morning September 25 (next Sunday)

With good weather, Jan thinks the painting might be done in 4-6 hours. We have a permit to keep the street blocked until 10 p.m. That's to let the mural have plenty of time to dry because durability depends on drying time.

Jan will also be spray washing the street earlier in the week. She will be outlining the mural on Saturday. If you want to help with those things contact Jan janburch@me.com Otherwise plan to show up sometime Sunday to help.

We need

1. knee pads/garden pads (these might get paint on them)

2. Coolers for drinks and ice

3. quart-size containers to hold paint (these will likely get trashed)

4. old ripped up T-shirts or rags (also likely trashed at end of project)

5. Chalk for kid's project that we're sponsoring on the side (Roseanne--I hope you're reading this)

6. YOU stooping over to paint will be tiring so we need to spread that joy around.

7. Guards to stand at the barricade until 10 p.m. to keep people from walking on or driving over the mural while it dries--this is likely the least glamourous job but you can bring I-Pad or book to read and we'll try to limit this duty to 2 hours per person.

You can bring cooler, knee pads, etc to my house (2010 Goss 303 444 3475) all this week, if that's more convenient.

I NEED PEOPLE TO EMAIL ME WITH COMMITMENTS AS TO PAINTING GUARDING HELPING WITH THIS PROJECT. Naropa students will fill in. They need to know exactly when they are needed and should show up sooooooo it would be helpful if I knew when you all are going to come and help.

ARE WE EXCITED YET!!!!!!

Mural Painting Time--BE THERE!!

It's happening.

It's going to be big.

You want to be there when Goss-Grove puts itself on the geographic center of Boulder in PINK!!! and DRAGONFLIES.

Sunday September 25 starting at 8 a.m. and going until 10 p.m. we're putting that mural on the corner of 19th and Grove.

We have Naropa students lined up to help us.

Jan's got the design ready and approved. Jan has also found a way to get most of the paint donated.

There's a meeting my backyard (2010 Goss) tomorrow at 4 p.m. for anyone who wants to get involved in the remaining planning.

After tomorrow I'll have a list of job and needs. Pay attention because this is toooooo big of a project for anyone in the neighborhood to ignore!!! Get it on your calendar.