Corporate Pillars Day 101

I haven't posted an update on the "Corporate Pillars" project in a while.  Since Day 78 to be exact.  Fortunately, I am exhibiting in 4 different places in October so the last few weeks have been getting ready for those show while continuing to collect business cards and construct the sculpture.

I am very proud to announce that this afternoon, I installed the incomplete sculpture of 2704 business cards at Moss Design in Chicago as part of the Ravenswood Art Walk taking place Oct 2-3, 11am-5pm.  The sculpture is beginning to take form at roughly 27% complete.

The construction of the arches was a challenge but I believe I worked out the bugs and the next set of arches will go much quicker.  Construction aside however, I am really enjoying getting out, meeting new people and talking about the project while asking for business cards.  I have been to professional brunches and networking events.  I have attended Chamber of Commerce meetings.  I'm hoping to attend more networking type events physically and online to continue to bring in more business cards.

Another fun aspect of collecting the business cards is in the past week I have received several hundred business cards from people who I do not directly know or met.  These are people who have responded to my call for donations on the Internet.  I have received letters containing one card to 100 cards.  Each morning I check my mail at the studio in anticipation of how many letters and how many cards may have come in.  It is a rush.

As of today, I have received 3899 business cards.  This is nearly enough to complete the second stage of the sculpture.  I am behind in tracking the number of individuals and number of cities.  I hope to catch up early next week.  It is over 1200 people and 150 cities but being a bit detailed orientated, I want to know exact numbers.

For those in Chicago this weekend, please stop by and see the incomplete sculpture.  It is cool to see it in this state.  Thank you to all those who have donated (names listed on my website).   To those first hearing about the project, please send me your business cards.  A complete project description and mailing information can be also found on my site.

Please pass this information on to those who may find this an interesting project by email, Facebook or Twitter.  Thanks in advance!

Corporate Pillars Day 78

I had a relaxing weekend.  I spent most of my time running errands and catching up with friends.  Saturday night I had dinner with my friend Tim.  Chinese food.  I hadn't had chinese food in a while.  The restaurant also does sushi.  Next to the take out menus by the door they had business cards, one for the chinese side, one for the sushi side.  I took one of each.

Then, later that evening, Tim and I decided to get a night cap and we ran into Young and Clement who I had brunch with earlier in the day.  Young had found 2 additional business cards from one of his associates. 

That was 4 for the weekend.

Then this morning, I found one more card on the stairs while I was walking up to my studio.  I know have collect 1918 business cards since I began this project.

I worked on the sculpture some today but it was mostly a painting kind of day.  I did complete the 8th and 9th levels add begin the finishing work on the arches.  I'll post pictures tomorrow with the weekly update

Corporate Pillars Day 75

Today is Day 75 of the Corporate Pillars business card sculpture project.  Two weeks ago, I ran into my friends Young and Clement at a street fair.  It had been a few months since we last saw each other.  While catching up with each other, I mentioned the business card sculpture and both said they had business cards they could donate to the cause.  Schedules being what they are these days, we finally met up this morning for brunch. 

The timing was perfect.  I had enough time to drop of the paintings at the studio and grab my ladder before meeting them on the other side of town.  Brunch was a blast!  Too many cups of coffee later, I left learning about the system used by a major airline employees to book flights.  Both guys travel a lot for that fact both work for an airline is no big surprise.  It was fun listening to their corporate stories.  I am very much removed from that world but it played in perfectly to the sculpture project.  Young did have one request.  He asked that I put one of his cards at eye level.  I don't think that will be an issue.

After brunch, I ran to the hardware store to pick up some ceiling paint.  I still have hopes of painting at least one ceiling if not two this holiday weekend.  If I do, I will still be on schedule to sell my condo this Fall.

In meeting Young and Clement for brunch, I recieved an additional 382 business cards for the project.