Kate Raudenbush with Allyson and Alex Grey
Kate and Eduardo on swing at the opening great photo by Hannah Thiem
Susan Buck photographed the opening blessing circle
Hannah Thiem played extraordinary haunting and uplifting melodies throughout the opening afternoon.
Michael Unger and Maren Goode provided the sonorous thunderous planetary gongs welcoming the sculpture into the meadow.
Kate cut the ribbon to open her sculpture, then asked others to cut the ribbon
Kate's Mom
Kate's Dad
Kate with husband Rob and her parents
Allyson, Kate, Alex this and following photos by Bronwyn
Luke through Kate's window by Bronwyn Smith
Alex with Mark Lieberman, Building Inspector for the Town of Wappinger
Alex with Colleen Cannon, former director of Deer Hill Conference Center, the land and buildings now owned by CoSM
We thank our photographers Susan Buck, Bronwyn Smith and Hannah Thiem. The sculptor Kate Raudenbush generously offered CoSM such a boon and our unstoppable staff worked double time for the love and commitment to see it happen. Our architect, Al Cappelli and our contractor, Kevin Lund, graciously donated the plans, the materials and the labor to create the concrete base. The awesome CoSM builders included Peaches, Brian James, Joey Stiles, Thomas Jay VanVoors, Eduardo Darancou, Colin, Gordo, Syd, Steve Shorts, and the 125 first visitors to bless CoSM's newest addition. Bronwyn co-piloted the transport and Zoe Knight and Sarah Wood, CoSM's office goddesses, were as always, instrumental.
Alex and Allyson congrats on the amazing journey to the north, I look forward to visiting someday. Meanwhile keeping the vision alive in NYC with a recent series of sand paintings in the streets of manhattan. http://www.joemangrum.com/paintings_joemangrum.html
Posted by: joe | October 15, 2009 at 10:44 AM