On The Road Again...

        Last night I got back from the Glacier National Park trip. It was incredible (I'll rant more about it and post more pics later) and my road trip buddies (Tonya, Nicole, and Ali) were all super cool. Culturally speaking, it was a really interesting group with a Swiss-Austrailian (Tonya) an Australian (Nicole) an Iranian-American (Ali), and an American (myself). I found myself translating quite a bit between Ali and the girls. :) We had some really great conversations about stuff you normally don't discuss at the dinner table.
        Today I worked on a found object poem that I'll discuss in further detail later. It's half sculpture, half poem. It's somewhat inspired by Joseph Cornell's shadowboxes and somewhat by the surrealist concept of exquisite corpse. Also, it requires a non traditional effort to read. I finished the basic sculpture (see photo) and need to finish writing the poem so I can paint it in strategic places. This is one of those more than meets the eye pieces and physical manipulation is not only encouraged but required to read the poem.
        Tomorrow Tonya, Nicole and I are renting a car in Helena and driving to a ghost town called Virginia City then to Bozeman where we'll couch surf a night or two and drive to Yellowstone National Park. Should be back sometime Thursday evening. Until then!