Sterling Hairbrush

A couple of weekends ago there was a six hour evening event held at the Portland Art Museum called "Shine A Light." It consisted of booze, music, and community involvement. A majority of the people who contributed to the event are part of- as a professor or student- the Portland State University Art and Social Practice MFA program. There were many booths to visit which were tucked away in different areas of the maze-like museum. I only stayed for a couple of hours, but was able visit a few of the booths.
The first one I found was run by Jason Zimmerman. His request from those of us who passed by was that we donate an object. Some suggestions were a piece of jewelry, a disposable coffee cup, or chewed gum, etc. I donated my small hairbrush which until then I carried with me everywhere, although I hardly ever used it. All the objects would later on be plated in silver. Here's how my hairbrush turned out:

Sweeet. I only wish I could use it now to brush my hair, but since I signed the paper, Zimmermann owns it now. Harrell Fletcher, a former teacher of mine, led a booth which also requested something from the visitors. He asked that we e-mail him photographs we've taken on our cell phones so that he could print them out as a larger size, frame them and place them next to the professional photos in the museum's gallery. The visitors could then take their pictures home at the end of the event. Well, I sent Fletcher a picture, but I didn't stay long enough to see it be hung and to take it home. I wonder if it was tossed in the trash. This is my picture:

Other booths I visited was an "art and labor" themed Apples to Apples game, and a talk on endangered languages. The Print Factory was also at the museum that night, which I was excited to see, but I didn't make a print. I hope this event happens again soon.