Collaboration and Flow

This evening the posts are flowing! Margo was working on some script before she decided to document the process instead. Unfortunately there are no photos of the effort, but you will see her work in the upper right corner.

I sat back and watched the right and left brain artists battle it out. Fascinating to say the least.

The idea of being in the Reston Holiday Parade came about a few weeks ago. At that time we batted around a few ideas, and there were some grand schemes! Over time, we kept refining the ideas, until today when we actually put it together. The final idea was influenced by the t-shirts (no pix until after the parade!) that we picked up this morning.

We are about recycling and reusing, so Marco's banner from the first Lollapalooza at Lake Fairfax makes a return after 18 (!) years. With the banner, t-shirts hot off the press and looking around at what we had, the final idea was constructed.

We figured a way to 'carry' the banner (bamboo) and added more art. You can see what I am talking about from the two previous posts.

All very exciting, at least for the five of us working this evening. Tomorrow, we will add more doodles and make final preparations for the parade.

We hope to see everyone at the parade, 11 a.m. Friday.

Kids Start Doodling

J creating.

It's 9:00 p.m. and the kids got right to work creating their own doodles for the parade banner.

J and Greg collaborating.

Z posing.

Countdown to the Parade

Marco and Greg have been busy preparing the artistree banner to carry in the parade on Friday.  In the true spirit of "use what you have," Marco has recycled his 18 year-old PLU banner (long-time Restonians may remember seeing it from Wiehle Avenue as you approached Inlet Court).  PLU is Marco's character who represents Peace, Love and Understanding.  

On the other side of the 8' x 10' banner is a blank "create here" canvas, where anyone is free to doodle.  It's a giant version of the "create here" t-shirt, which is a larger version of the "create here" canvases you'll soon found in your favorite Reston hangouts.