Block 706: June 30, 2015

Taking the day off! Last day of the season to use my leftover vacation days! I’ll probably still go in today for an hour or so… Date: June 30, 2015 Crane: 706 Days Spent on Project: 861 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Mikhael G. Last summer, in the whirlwind … Continue reading →

Block 705: June 29, 2014

Back to reality after last weekend. Woof. Date: June 29, 2015 Crane: 705 Days Spent on Project: 860 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Noah N. Vinnie and I, looking back, must have done something right with that small workshop of The California Project. One of the questions behind immersive theater … Continue reading →

Block 704: June 28, 2015

Happy Pride, everyone. The Great Work began and still needs to continue. Date: June 28, 2015 Crane: 704 Days Spent on Project: 859 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Kirsten M. Kirsten was the last student to work with us as an actor on The California Project. Quiet, I didn’t … Continue reading →

Block 703: June 27, 2015

Another scorcher in Portland today. Date: June 27, 2015 Crane: 703 Days Spent on Project: 858 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Jeremy H. When Vinnie and I started talking about what it would take to mount a small workshop of sorts at UCI, he brought up one student that … Continue reading →

Block 702: June 26, 2015

And History was made today. Love wins. Date: June 26, 2015 Crane: 702 Days Spent on Project: 857 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Amanda M. Yet another one of those brave UCI students who worked with Vinnie and I during the workshop of The California Project. We gave Amanda … Continue reading →

Block 701: June 25, 2015

I am taking a personal day from work today… and tomorrow. Four day weekend for the win. Date: June 25, 2015 Crane: 701 Days Spent on Project: 856 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Molly S. Molly was yet another one of the UCI students who volunteered to help us … Continue reading →

Block 700: June 24, 2015

Someone recently told me that it’s been exciting to watch me get more adventurous with colors and patterns. Have I been more so? Anyway, only 300 more to go! Date: June 24, 2015 Crane: 700 Days Spent on Project: 855 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Gigi G. Gigi was … Continue reading →

Block 699: June 23, 2015

Another day, another day, another day. Date: June 23, 2015 Crane: 699 Days Spent on Project: 854 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Joe R. Joe was another one of the students who worked with us on The California Project last spring. He was especially excited to be working on … Continue reading →

Block 698: June 22, 2015

Let it be known that today will forever be the day wherein I dropped an entire coffee mug full of hot coffee on my sewing desk, my sewing machine, myself, and my Crane In Progress. Nothing like having to mop your floor, wipe down your desk, and throw out something you were in the middle … Continue reading →

Block 697: June 21, 2015

Happy Father’s Day! Date: June 21, 2015 Crane: 697 Days Spent on Project: 852 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: Kayleigh M. When Vinnie and I started to brainstorm possible ideas for an immersive theater experiment in 2013, we started with a very simple idea. We then started tried to … Continue reading →