Our little town is home to the Andres Institute of Art. It is a former ski hill that now has walking trails and beautiful stone and metal sculptures. As a fundraiser, they have an iron melt twice a year.
A few weeks ago, we joined in and went to the studio on the summit. There, we received a small square of tightly packed sand and a large spike to carve a pattern into the sand. This would be our mold. For an hour some sixty of us worked on our patterns. Some people carved intricate patterns while others were simpler. When completed, we brought them outside for the next stage.
Tomorrow…it gets hot.
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interesting .. hurry up tomorrow.. I wanna see more!
Ha ha ha. It was pretty interesting. See you tomorrow. Cheers 😊
Oh, this is fascinating!
It was really interesting to try. Cheers
Awesome idea for a fundraiser (derfinitely putting the fun in fundraising!).
It was definitely fun. It’s a lot of work on the part of the institute but I think they largely use volunteers.
You have the most fun things in your area….so looking forward to tomorrow. Dressing cool…. 😀
Thank you Lois. Cheers
What a cool family activity! Can’t wait to see the rest! Happy weekend! Cheers! 😃
It was a lot of fun. I’m hoping to have my sister’s family to come up for the fall iron melt. Have a great weekend. Cheers! 😎
What a great activity to enjoy on the hill –
Ooh!! Eagerly await your post tomorrow!
The images are pretty good.
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This is fabulous! I can’t wait until next time!
Thank you, Nancy. The next post is up. Cheers
All fantastic shots, Chris! The Iron Melt is definitely something I would love to try myself one day! 😄
I think the next one will be in October. Book your flight. Thank you and cheers.
I might just do that. 😉