Iron Panther

wow, I can't quite believe it:
http://ironpanther.com/
I don't know if that has any connection to the Iron Panther I will mention...

Tonight I sold the trailer I bought for the same amount, though I'm keeping few items from Mr. G. Erausquin, such as two propane tanks. Yes, a fast turn-around, you better believe it!

These are big decisions, and I don't expect myself to have everything all down pat. Moving forward, making decisions as best I can as they come up.

Tomorrow I will go purchase a brand new one, the brand: iron panther. This guy makes a great trailer for a great price, and what with all the work I'd have to do on the other (replacing brake line, perhaps switching hitch out, getting all the rust off, repainting, perhaps getting new tires I realized after the purchase due to max load specifications), I've decided the costs come out even, and this way I'll have new ball bearings and axles.

So that's the update for today.

Work Time.

Call me if you want to help. 707.535-9109
In exchange, I'll keep my eyes open for what you're looking for during my thorough scans of Craigslist freestuff. And feed you watermelons?
Till the next call, I'll be happy sweating over the falling away rust and soon to come joists.

Thanks to a Mr. G. Erausquin, that trailer belongs to this one, starting today!

Come to the Imaginists! The Last Two Weekends This August!

We've remixed our street show to fill out your favorite theatre venue on 461 Sebastopol Ave., in the ..art of downtown Santa Rosa. COME JOIN US THIS WEEKEND OR NEXT! BRING YOUR FRIENDS! SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL THEATRE!! Details Here.

My tiny small house: "Not Iaşi"

This project has been my stream.
Thanks to all the input from all the builders I get to be around.
Sincerely.
I'm ready to buy the flatbed trailer now, I think, almost.
At least a lot closer.

Forge Ahead Building Productions, for now

hello,

i haven't been talking about it much, but i'm embarking on building myself a small tiny house on wheels.

the materials i'm collecting are adding up to be tremendous weight; in possessions, i'm the heaviest i've ever been. my work has included scouring craigslist freestuff, that amazing unstopping list wows me daily. but things are not free, given the price of fuel, so i've combined trips to near by bay areas, doing clumps of retrieval errands at a time.

What I already found and picked up via Craigslist freestuff (listed BELOW).

skip the specifics, or enjoy them poetically. either way, i'm having such a good time! luckily, no one is stuck with me, because i've become a boiled egg for company. unless you're on the page of wanting to talk about building all the time, i probably make as good a company as a sack of potatoes. i seem to be running on endless energy, sleeping less the ever, waking up ready to go.

with gridded graph paper and a mechanical pencil my house plans are developing and redeveloping. the curved roof became a low pitched V-shape two days ago. the upstairs loft just became L-shaped. the kitchen already feels like one i could cook in. there's a 5'x5' place on the wall dedicated for working on drawings/paintings/animations. the washroom/bathtub has seen at least a dozen incarnations. and i suspect everything will change before it's final, if not totally, at least slightly.

thanks of the utmost to my parents, who are gracious enough to allow me to squat their driveway as i build this thing. "out by halloween" is the deadline, at which point i plan to be weatherproof, though of course not completely finished, and ready to pull over to some place with some land, where i won't be in anyone's way. on the contrary, i hope to find a nice mutually beneficial situation so that times i am not here others can make use of the space. i'm not looking to settle down in sonoma county at this point, in fact, i'm feeling ready to get out of the area shortly. nevertheless it is important to me to have some kind of home for myself here. this is a special place where i have many close relations. this way i can build myself a home, but have some flexibility in moving it to ANYWHERE in the greater north american continent if that ever seemed like a good idea. or sell it if things turned upsidedown.

i'm motivated to harness my energy and time creatively, something this project allows. it will be something that's mine, something affordable (getting around building codes and buying my own property), something ecological (reusing the plenty of materials available in northern california that might otherwise end up in the landfill), and a tool for activism in that i can teach others from what i learn along the way regarding building small with scavenged materials with energy efficiency at the top of the list.

on another note, the summer bicycle touring bilingual puppet show is underway in sonoma county. the Imaginists present, The Art is Medicine Show! !El Show el Arte es Medicina! check our website for dates and times if you're in the area! we're also working on another bilingual show that we will perform in september. this work has been meaningful and continues teaching me much.

also, the sewing machines continue their hum, stay tuned...

i miss my friends in far off places dearly.

back to sketching plans for floor joists.
photos to be posted sometime. soon?

if you're interested, the "tip of the iceberg" in terms of
the helpful people/websites/blogs on this matter:

http://jaystinyhouse.com/
http://paddleways.com/blog/gypsyrose/2006/11/
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/houses/
http://smalllivingjournal.com/

p.s. for the locals only, i also have a WISHLIST ABOVE. i'm keeping my eye on craigslist freestuff, but if you have any of the following you'd like to get rid of, pass it on my way! thanks! (some of this i am planning on buying: the trailer, roofing, etc.) i'm also planning on making trips to various salvage yards around the area to find what i'm looking for at low cost.

THANKS!

Thanks so much to everyone for listening to my help-wanted writings. Your responses were warm and wonderful! A the week fills out, I think I just might be borrowing each of these items from helpful folks nearby. Thanks to one and all!

Help.

Dear Friends,

I'm writing now because there are three items I would like very much:

1) A Laptop (preferably mac)

2) A Digital Camera

Both of these can be old clunkers.

Perhaps you have just purchased a new computer or camera and have no use for your old one? Please let me know. jenine.alexander@gmail.com

The work I am doing with The Imaginists for this summer's traveling bilingual puppet event The Art is Medicine Show / El Show el Arte es Medicina involves returning to the kind of charcoal animations I did many years ago. Though a very hands-on process, the completion and presentation of this work requires the aid of a digital camera (for capturing the drawings in the process of stop-motion animation), and a computer (for compiling the photos and creating the final edited piece in a video editing program).

I am also sewing costumes and underwear, if you have an unused serger/overlock sewing machine around your house, just being able to borrow it for a few months would be of great assistance for my projects. So the last thing I'm looking for is:

3) A serger / overlock sewing machine.

Can you help me forge ahead?!

Thanks for reading.

Ejemplos...

Our vision: a bilingual bicycle touring show.

Our communities suffer. Job losses continue. Pollution spews unchecked. The Art is Medicine Show is born from the idea that in times of crisis we must break old patterns, seek visionary solutions, and connect to our local communities. In the spirit of the Federal Theatre Project of the 1930’s we want to make theatre that is vital to community life. The mainstream arts culture in general, and in Sonoma County in particular, often overlooks Latino and Immigrant communities. Performances that invite these communities and celebrate the diversity in our county are essential. Our vision: a bilingual bicycle touring show.

Nuestras comunidades sufren. Trabajos se siguen perdiendo. La contaminación vomita sin control. El espectáculo Arte es Medicina nace de la idea que en tiempos de crisis debemos romper nuestros viejos patrones, buscar soluciones visionarias, y conectar con nuestras comunidades locales. En el espíritu del Proyecto de Teatro Federal de los 1930s queremos hacer teatro que es vital a la vida de nuestra comunidad. Las artes culturas de corriente popular en general, y en particular en el condado de Sonoma, muchas veces ignoran las comunidades de Latinos e inmigrantes. Presentaciones que inviten a estas comunidades y celebren la diversidad en nuestro país son esenciales. Nuestra Visión: un espectáculo bilingüe de Tour en bicicleta.

Real City Planning

William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company

William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company are gracing San Francisco with their engaging art this March. More information at the SFMOMA. Kentridge has long been an inspiration for me. This is a rare opportunity to see the Handspring Puppet Company in the USA.

Alfred Jarry / Ubu Roi

...his last request was for a toothpick. "When he finally had one in his fingers it seemed, his doctor, writes, 'as if he were suddenly filled with a great joy as on the days he went off fishing or on a canoe or a bicycle trip. I barely stepped aside to talk to the nurse when he signalled me to turn around. He was drawing his last breath.'" (See article.)

Ride your bicycle to The Imaginists' UBU performance and receive a "That Which Rolls" bicycle placard, while supplies last.

Dedication, Commitment, Email Me

If you're also a puppeteer, I'm especially pleased to share with you the photos that follow. In creating a puppet suitcase sometimes one might feel silly, alone, lonely, or framed-as-aimless. It's ok, but... For these reasons, networking with other puppeteers is a lifeline. Bolstering our potential impact, let us unite with all while questioning, What do we have to give?

Onward musicians! bicyclists! activists! builders that demand sustainable building test sites! drawers! sewers! painters! print makers! mechanics! those who consider A Pattern Language! tree grafters! trailer remodelers! teachers! learners! non-consumers and makers of all sorts!

Gratefully yours,
Jenine

Why, What is this?

A runaway tiger cub of the Cyclown Circus snuck up on a gang of Imginistas, and pruf:

Here you have it folks

Forge Ahead Puppet Productions

Fully engaging, Busting into vivihood

Now you might be thinking:

Why, What's the meaning of this?!

You'll get yourself killed!

Oh no, we lead a charmed life. Plus, we die, and we do not die.