Saturday, August 7, 2010

Build Day - Loveland, CO

I was unfortuantely unable to participate in the Loveland build due to an incredibly stiff neck (all is well after some muscle relaxers!) but all in all, it seemed like it was a really successful day. The Loveland Habitat chapter was super organized and split us into two groups that worked on two different homes in the neighborhood so that we would have keep busy. One group worked on siding while another crew was on the roof raising tresses. It is pretty exciting to watch tresses on a house go up - so much is accomplished in a day!

Hard at work up on the roof (picture compliments of Nicole :)

Loveland lake

Later that evening, we all headed downtown for dinner and the local cherry pie festival. A local art gallery invited us into his shop to help him create some bike related art. We all contributed (some of us who are more artistically inclined were more involved than the rest of us...) and used canvases and bike parts to make these really cool pieces. The art is later going to be raffled off and the money made will be donated to the Habitat for Humanity Chapter in Loveland. How cool?! Here is the link to the write up the Loveland paper did on the event: http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100725/NEWS01/7250350.

Using maps of the U.S. and bike gears to create the base layer of one of the pieces

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Also, we were able to use some of the supplies in the studio to design and make a stencil with Paige's initials that we incorporated into the canvases. We held on to the stencil that was made and plan to paint in the trailer and on all of our bins.

Drew and Paul designing the stencil

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