My first day on the site was yesterday. It was a bit frustrating locating the place for a couple of reasons 1) mapquest sucks 2)signs are missing. Once I found it I was greeted by Takashi and two volunteers. The house is old. We were noticing the framing and how little the slats were. Two trees frame the entrance of the house, a pecan and cypress. The cypress is quite large.Our tasks for the day were cleaning up, picking up glass and then actually painting latex on the walls. We found a lot of beer bottles, a dog toy that still blinked with a red light when we bounced it and some cassette tapes in an old box including: Roberta Flack with Peabo Bryson.
Later I met James and Becca, two students from Loyola who are assisting with the project. Takashi's connection with Loyola goes back to his first 3 years in the US. He graduated with his bachelors and continues to stay active in the department. Most recently, helping secure visiting artist Vito Acconci for the university. I missed this lecture by only a few weeks!!! So i had to live through the stories from James and Takashi.
The first day was good. The second day was met with heavy rain. I was pretty much drenched the whole time. We were expecting a group of art student from Chicago to assist today, but they might show up on Saturday instead. We called it a day. Tomorrow I'll continue to add a second layer of cheesecloth on the house. This part I really like. I saw a section of the casting that was peeled yesterday. It looked awesome. 
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