Art out of the Box: Polish Hill: Finale!

Well, needless to say, The Polish Hill Arts Festival was well attended! It was very busy, with high energy and great vendors. I had an overload of passerby's from different pockets of the city. Including some folks from Las Vegas, Arizona and Brooklyn, New York! It was a great closure to the week in the Art Box.. Though I have to admit, I was pretty exhausted by all the action and discussions. I accomplished a few more touches to my work, while also meeting new faces. Great food, great music and great art...What more can one ask for?
During all the hype of the festival, I unfortunately didn't find the time to take many photo's. Chris Ivy came by to document the day and I hope the footage will give a better depiction of the final day, than what I have on hand.
Overall, the project was enjoyable, enlightening and fun..Especially for ME! There were days where I  focused on my work and there were days were I focused primarily on conversations. I believe the project was a success and I hope I fulfilled the mission of Art out of the Box. In retrospect, I would have chosen a different project for the six days. Perhaps something that engaged the community in being more creative.....Though, talking to others about the arts and the creative process is just as good. It would have been interesting to see the outcome of a piece of art if I had put the brush in someone else's hand. Or allowed the public to make some aesthetic decisions for me. There were times where some people didn't seem to notice the box and other's who were intrigued by it. In all, the experience has made me think differently about art and being an artist. I hope other's felt the same way. I'm looking forward to the Art out of the Box exhibit in September (Downtown Pittsburgh) and will be excited to see the end results of the other artist's work.
This concludes Art out of the Box: Chapter 4 (Deanna Mance). Please tune in for Chapter 5 with Ian Green and.....Thanks for the memories!~