what happend?

Sorry it has been a while, you know SPRINGBREAK08!!!!!!!!

BUT TO RECAPP!
The ribbon cutting cerimony went SUPER WELL! thank you all who came, participated, and played. Here is a peek into the past.

the first of the flags!

miss emily einhorn!

the sweing circle!

zookie and shoolie!

the beloved bare caravan!

us patches!

We promise to post up real deal images of all the charming flags all the darlings stiched together soon. THANKS AGAIN!

keep in touch!

this is what jane was talking about but in flier form!
come! come! come! come! come! please! please!



--------------------------maggie

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!

An update unrelated to our progress...

As much as you are all curious about the cool new corrugated plastic wall the caravan is going to have, and our awesome new UV ray-blocking transparent roofing, I thought it was most important to update you on the removal of my body hair.

For a few months, I stopped shaving my armpits. It was great. I could see everyday how my body was changing. Then, visibly, it stopped, so this very morning, I decided it was time to share the wealth with others.

In fact, I'd so much like to share with you all the excitement of growth and change, that I am auctioning off a pretty Ziplock bag full of it.




Now, I know $10.00 seems pretty steep for a container full of something you could grow yourself, but, keep in mind, this bag contains my very own DNA.
You can't really find that in your own armpits.

Also, this money will go toward our new set of tires, so we can get on the road!

HELP US OUT! SUPPORT GROWTH AND CHANGE!

(Or keep in mind that you can always make donations at our Myspace )

But wait!

Good evening, blogosphere!

We haven't officially met, though I've heard a lot about you. I'm Jane and I'm one of those blurry girls in the pictures below and one of the members of this little gang we've started. You'll probably be hearing a lot from me throughout this adventure.

There's much to be said about last night's comedy of errors, (and I snuck some pictures with my phone inside the 'Depot!), but I don't want to bore you, dear readers. The Home Depot motto is a comfort, though. "You can do it! We can help."

Instead! Instead, I'll show you this. It's our MySpace page and while it may not seem like the most exciting thing in the world, it does have a button which allows you - yes, even you! - to donate those pesky quarters you hate that are rattlin' around in your pocket to our little venture. Any little tiny bit helps us out, so if the Spirit moves you, be moved. (The button says "Donate". It's pretty self-explanatory.) Or why not be our MySpace friend? Friendship helps, too!

Finally, I leave you with this image:

Imagine Maggie, Moira, Olivia and I are all about the size of salt shakers. In that crazy far-out world, this is the caravan! That is to say, this is Maggie's A+ model of our summer made of cardboard and blue tape. Aren't you excited for the real deal?

We are!

Love forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and even after that,
Jane-Claire

Patience

Late last evening, driven by the force of some God-sent motivation, the members of the Patchwork Caravan embarked upon a rather hectic journey to the land of The Home Depot. There, our tasks were simple, or so we thought.

Needing to purchase some crucial trailer-building materials such as plywood, 4x4s, hinges, and more, we ran into major complications when the Home Depot electric saw began to malfunction. Having arrived at The Home Depot in two small cars (driven by two of our wonderful friends,) we had a limited amount of space, for, despite the fact that we are clearly tough, construction-working girls, we do not drive tough, construction worker cars...

AND THE WOOD DID NOT FIT!


We were forced to hold off on our 4x4s, and to work the magic of the stars to fit our plywood into the cars.
Our dear friend Allison helped us to tape her trunk shut, once the boards got comfortable in the rear.



So, here are some pictures from our trip.
As much as we would have liked to document the exploration of the materials within The Home Depot, I was warned, very seriously by the security guard, that there were hundreds of video cameras mounted in the establishment, and I would be prosecuted should I try to take any pictures.



AND HEY, thanks again Noah and Allison! Where would we be without you?




Our arrival.


Problems. Noah's trunk. Too small and full of cords, Sun Chips, miscellaneous articles of clothing.


Here we are shoving our big wood into Allison's wide trunk.


GAFF TAPE SAVES THE DAY!



Back at school. Safe and sound, equipped with coffee.

A mystery...

Due to the conditions under which the members of the Patchwork Caravan operate, (from home bases separated by a LENGTHY, TREACHEROUS fifteen minute walk through blustering wind and other weather conditions reminding us of our mortality), during the evening, communication between members will occasionally exist with a brevity atypical to each member.
But, have it be known, that deep into yesterevening, an internet comment sparking great excitement was recieved by our own Jane Quigley from our own Maggie Wong.

A surprise behind the Sarah Lawrence art building?


WHAT could it be?

Friends, brace yourselves.



(And enjoy your morning!)