Monday, March 7, 2011

Guild Group Project - 100 Hammers

Valda has heard from the 100 Hammers project and they are happy that we're interested in getting involved. If you go to the link, www.100hammers.com you can find out some basic information and look at the hammers that are left. It seems that most of the hammers are still "being used" and apparently, the project doesn't really want the hammer back, but the participant is encouraged to pass the hammer to someone else or keep it. If more than one hammer is desired, the cost (which covers mailing costs) will be adjusted for one package.
So - the questions everyone needs to answer are the following:
1. Do we rent a hammer or not?
2. If we rent a hammer, do we want one or more?
3. Whether we rent a hammer or not, do we make the project from new materials or do we go on a type of scavenger hunt (either walking around Columbia, taking a walk on the beach, going to a hardware or flew market) to get materials? (The artist 100 Hammers is memorializing apparently was big on reusing/repurposing items.)
We could also cut up the hammer and everyone use a part of the hammer itself for their piece!
4. Do we make one collaborative project, individual projects, or individual projects that go together in a wall hanging or around a frame?
5. Do we make our piece(s) in one afternoon during our meeting or take a month until the next meeting? Or do both?
So let the discussion begin. We could just decide on getting one or more hammers during this discussion, then at the next meeting, talk further about what we want to do with our hammer.

Also, I will be sending out minutes tonight. Let me know if you don't get them - I may not have your e-mail.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 8, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Great! What about asking for three hammers? With three we could all be occupied in smaller groups if we choose the one-day approach and if not we can pass around the three in a timely manner while the excitment is still present.
    I vote for the one day scavenger hunt and make event with then taking home the hammers and rotating them through the membership.

    Thanks, Valda and Joanne!

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  2. JoanneMarch 13, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    This weekend I had a chance to talk to Annemarie, Kathryn and Valda about the hammer project. They are all excited about doing some type of guild project.
    I suggest we order the three hammers and at the next meeting, make sure everyone looks at the website, we go on a scavenger hunt and then talk and plan on what we'd like to do. At the following meeting, everyone needs to bring everything they would need to make their project. I'm concerned people won't have what they need on scavenger day - sheets of metal, wire, other items, whatever.

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  3. DianneMarch 14, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Sounds good. I would like to take one of the hammers home with me after the frist meeting. In May we will be going to Illinois to await the arrival of our new little grandson and I don't know when we will be leaving. I could pass the hammer to Annemarie.

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  4. AnnemarieMarch 15, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I think we should request at least one hammer and do a group project.
    Annemarie

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