Oct 2011
SgoL Painting Party
10/19/11 22:28 Filed in: Events
One of the SgoL girls brought to the Steering Committee a need to have one of the cabins at the Longhouse painted -- it was a no-brainer that we had to get this done before the serious weather of Autumn moved in! Not only was this a direct need for the Center for Sex Positive Culture director Allena, but one for the greater portion of the community at large.
Light drizzle set in on Friday evening as I watched the weather report evolve to forecasted showers for the following afternoon. Deciding to press forward despite the expected afternoon rain was a bit risky, but hey; who doesn't like to get a little wet?
Feeling confident we could finish and dry before the rain set in, Saturday morning October 1st at 9:30 a.m. Candace and I set up muffins and fruit with some coffee and juice. We started taping up the windows and cedar trim while we waited for the rest of the girls to arrive.
In no time Marfim showed up. After that, a few more girls, then a few more. An hour in and we were busting open our cans of paint! "Ready to roll!" Before the painting commenced, there was a reflection of thankfulness for all who had a part in seeing this cabin come to fruition and all the love and energy it took to create the space in such a short amount of time. We as a group, carried those thoughts and loving energy straight onto the walls of our project. Overflowing with intent and brandishing sharpie markers, each of us created messages of love and prosperity directly onto the walls of the cabin.
The teamwork and solidarity was unmatched in my experience of painting projects I have ever been apart of. We finished the cabin just before a heavier drizzle set in and the paint dried before the rain came to beat it down.
A special “Thank You” to Ruin for her vision, to Nirav for the opportunity to have SgoL of service to the community and to George for all of his guidance and assistance in making this happen.
Girls Rock!
Mare
Light drizzle set in on Friday evening as I watched the weather report evolve to forecasted showers for the following afternoon. Deciding to press forward despite the expected afternoon rain was a bit risky, but hey; who doesn't like to get a little wet?
Feeling confident we could finish and dry before the rain set in, Saturday morning October 1st at 9:30 a.m. Candace and I set up muffins and fruit with some coffee and juice. We started taping up the windows and cedar trim while we waited for the rest of the girls to arrive.
In no time Marfim showed up. After that, a few more girls, then a few more. An hour in and we were busting open our cans of paint! "Ready to roll!" Before the painting commenced, there was a reflection of thankfulness for all who had a part in seeing this cabin come to fruition and all the love and energy it took to create the space in such a short amount of time. We as a group, carried those thoughts and loving energy straight onto the walls of our project. Overflowing with intent and brandishing sharpie markers, each of us created messages of love and prosperity directly onto the walls of the cabin.
The teamwork and solidarity was unmatched in my experience of painting projects I have ever been apart of. We finished the cabin just before a heavier drizzle set in and the paint dried before the rain came to beat it down.
A special “Thank You” to Ruin for her vision, to Nirav for the opportunity to have SgoL of service to the community and to George for all of his guidance and assistance in making this happen.
Girls Rock!
Mare