Ground Broken for Painted Rocks!

     We were fortunate last week to have Jessica Maher of the Amsterdam Recorder interview Mayor Thane and myself for what is a very nice article on Riverlink Park Phase Two. (Recorder June 14) The article ramped up our search for Amsterdam High students from 1997 who helped with the original project all those years ago.  I have received calls and e-mails and we now have the contact info for 10 of the original team!!


Andrea Escobar Melendez
Eddy Melendez
Shannon Batease
Chad Cszwarnowicz
Courtney Patterson
Yomar Galarza
Sara Milonovich
Patty McClumpha
Tom DiCaprio
Michelle Demitraszek
     I will remain in touch with the group and hope that we will eventually reach everyone on our list.  Mrs. Van Wormer, Amsterdam art teacher on the original project, has been helping me every step of the way. We hope to get he group involved as soon as we can and in any way we can.  Right now we are hoping everyone will get the word out about the project to all family and friends. 
 Facebooking is now encouraged, so please feel free!!

This week we began the application of metal lath to the superstructure completed one and a half weeks ago.  The difference you will see in the photos is that the steel structure and superstructure have been sandblasted and rustproofed.  The piece is not virtually the color of this text, or almost the same color as the Native American figures that will be on the Painted Rocks.


     Today, Wed., we had too much rain to be able to work outside.  Shortly before it began the moving team at Adirondack Studios drove up with the forklift and moved the first of the smaller ledge sections inside. Thank you to Max, Kevin and Akim for the save!

Photo of the piece prior to sandblasting.

                     Photo today of the beginning of the lath material on the piece.  In the rain.

This is inside the studio today.  The back of the piece; rear view shapes go over the top and become the ledge.  Please, everyone, pray for clear skies both now and when we get to the park which is scheduled to be August 5!!
More very soon.  Please share the blog!! Pray for no rain!!


Thank you Jessica Maher!
Pray for no rain!!


PS: to everyone; Mayor Ann Thane has a great blog at upstreamzine.wordpress.com
Also, the website for Amsterdam is really amazing-  www.amsterdamny.gov






Alice


Alice