My Time at JewCamp

[andyman03]

I spent last July at a Jewish summer camp in Southern California, learning with some very amazing and talented teachers about Judaism and arts and identity and spirituality and a lot of other stuff. It was a life-altering experience, and my recent artistic pursuits are owed entirely to that experience. I did a lot of writing and performing and

Comments

[cheeseparade]

damn, you made that menorah?? wowzers

[andyman03]

I didn't make it in the sense that I smelted the metal myself and forged it into a menorah... I bought it and wrapped it in barbed wire. A couple of my menorahs are from scratch, including one I am making from bone, but a lot of them involve buying various parts of the piece.

On my artist website (coming soon), I'll have descriptions of what goes into the piece and my techniques, so people don't get confused: http://artistandy.blogspot.com/2007/08/commentary-on-my-judaism-in-menorah.html

[hapan605]

Um, late to the game, but dayumn, that menorah? That is...insanely intense. Wrought iron?

And for that second performance piece on roots -- that was all impromptu? Sweetas. Has your schedule since getting back allowed you to do any more performance pieces?