Finally got our water test results today. I have to admit I’ve been pretty nervous. Two things failed. The good news for us is that one is already corrected with our neutralizer and the other involves an adjustment to the wellhead. The list of contaminants RaData tested for was extensive and I’m disconcerted that the pass/fail rating is based on allowable amounts. Ironically, I’ve been thinking about offering three types of labeled water samples: one from our well; another from the local town water supply; and lastly a bottled water taster. Let me know your thoughts and if you’d sample.
I’m still plugging away at my painting and have begun to work on layers that represent the flow of water and what it carries. The painting has been slow, but I’ve resolved the earth segments. I’ve been playing around with mixing mulch, soil and other elements in my paint. Screens have become instrumental in pulling everything together and I like the way wire, plastic and paint can weave in and out of the canvas and screen. I had hoped to finish this piece and the research that generated it by now. I wanted to use what I learned from this work to inform some sort of installation that was more tactile. My other thought is for smaller vignettes that explore components of my research.
