Flag Project, Fun Times.

Good morning, all.

First, I want to extend the warmest and happiest and most gracious thanks to our benefactors thus far. The donations will not only help us out on our tour, but they warm the cockles of our hearts to know that you guys care.

Secondly! And to the point! We have been hard at work on the Caravan (and it really is hard work) and now the floor is done. We're all exhausted and bruised calloused but also pretty proud of ourselves. (I held a power drill, Ma! A power drill!!)

So you know what this means. It's almost time to party. On Tuesday, March 11th at around 6:00 PM, we're going to hold our inaugural ribbon-cutting ceremony in the Heimbold Visual Arts Building on Sarah Lawrence campus in Bronxville, NY. This is an open invitation! If you have any means of making it out here, we hope to see you. It should be a lot of fun: we're going to have some food, some rousing speeches and some live music. (Music by our very talented friends THE SEX WHISTOLS, MAUD DEITCH, THE SPLINTER ENSEMBLE, ZOOKIE AND SHOOLEE, and who knows?! maybe more!)

But most importantly, we're asking you to come so you can participate in our Flag Project. The Flag Project is one of the most exciting parts of the Patchwork Caravan. At every stop along the tour (starting with Heimbold on Tuesday) we're going to ask people to come into our tailer and make some art with us right there on the spot. We're asking for personal maps or flags of everyone's neighborhoods and communities. ("Maps" and "flags" should be open to interpretation - they can be made of whatever media the artist desires. You want to interpret "map" as poem? Sure! You want to make a flag with floss? Go for it! "Neighborhoods" can mean whatever you want, too.) Because we're trying to stay rooted in DIY and self-sustaining culture, we encourage you guys to bring any old clothing, fabric, magazines, et cetera you no longer want that you can use as materials for this project. The idea is that we're nurturing everyone's sense of regional, cultural identity, but doing it within this (literal and figurative) vehicle which will travel all over the country to different artists' communities and therefore it will reinforce a sense of national artistic community.

Get it?

Please come out if you can. It's going to be a really lovely event. If you can't, please stay tuned to the 'blog for more updates (pictures soon!) on the progress of the Caravan, our ribbon-cutting ceremony, and how you can donate your art.

Thanks for reading, ladies and germs. We adore you.

Jane-Claire Artemis

Oh, and P.S. Sorry that the "Buy Now" button is broken on the previous post. I'm not sure how to make it work. If you're reading this, and you're interested in purchasing Olivia's armpit hair, (and why wouldn't you be), just send an email to patchworkcaravan@gmail.com. Thanks!