Rollin' With the Artistic Ball of Meat!

 Hey uCampers! 



The Ball of Meat



I think a lot about camp during the rest of the year, and I didn't even realize it until some friends of mine told me how often I talk about it! My favorite memories are...difficult to choose... it's not only the campfires and the myriad of activities - it's those moments in-between. The times during the day, when an in/outside joke originates between a few people, and then spreads to everyone like jam on a pb+j through-out the rest of the camp. It doesn't take very long until the whole family is part of the group, probably a maximum of 17 mins and 29 seconds :). By the time everybody is cheering it together - the song, cheer, or phrase is already engrained in my dome; the laughter we share is tucked under my hat like a photo album. 

The first night I got back home, after 5 abs-solutely amazing weeks last summer, I kept mentioning camp so much to my friends that they gave me a direct order: every time that I brought up camp, I was obligated to sing them another camp song. By the end of the day, I sang about 14 or 15 songs- dance moves, silly voices, and all! Meaty no lie, I sang at least that many. Bazooka bubble gum, Wee-wee-tot, Da-Moose-da-moose, Tennessee wiggle-walk, FROGGIE!!!, Hey-burrito, Austrian went yoddling, Beaver crawl, Hehobodiddilybop, Purple Stew, Baby Shark, Red-Wagon, Hippo:), Ding-dong, Herman-the-Worm....and so many more, I felt pretty silly like a camp-public-library (the San Francisco one: 6+ stories high). No, that extra night of campfire did not get camp out of my system! I just can't help myself, nor would I ever want it to stop. Camp is my megafavorite time of the year, better than Christmas and it tops my birthday by far :). 

I loves u.....Camps! :D

- the Ball of Meat 



Post-Camp Art!!!



The Mural at Skyline College



At Skyline College, Panchita and I were part of a group assisting the Gallery Director - Paul Bridenbaugh - commissioned to paint an abstract form of a Vietnamese Dragon; it is located outdoors adjacent to the art gallery entrance. 



The Dragon on Meatball's mural

        

The image embodies the Sky Dragon, the blue represents the Sky as the Dragon's abode; the pale yellow glimmering from above represents moonlight. The Dragons' body is filled with textile patterns from various cultures, representing the diversity of people and communities.

      Revered all over Asia, Dragons are seen as benevolent and omniscient, who bring blessings and good fortune. Moving the trinsic energy of the image into the entrance to Building 1, a poem by Song Dynasty Master Xuedou Zhongxian is painted above the doorway to accompany the piece.