We've been busy problem-solving in Studio 370 this past week. Initially, the big mound of paper in the middle of the room offered a huge invitation to jump and play. During that play, we discovered the incredibly dusty quality of the shredded paper. All day Wednesday and most of Friday were used "de-dusting" the vast pile of paper. Using window screening and a shop-vac, I filtered a great deal of dust out of the room, one armful of paper at a time. I felt like a character in a fairytale: not as bad as mucking out the Aegean Stables, but more like sorting a mountain of lentils and peas or spinning a roomful of hay into gold.
On Friday, the class came in and we rearranged the paper shreds to invite nestling in over jumping around. I wasn't sure if we would meet resistance from students who had come in earlier in the week and had a more boisterous experience. Many visitors reluctant to get up and leave on Friday afternoon affirmed that the quieter, more reflective space was well-received.
2 comments:
The room is definitely coming along great and I think it will be a nice unique place for students to come in and relax. Hopefully we will be able to get the point across to them that throwing the paper around causes dust, without deterring them from visiting the room.
OMG NESTS!!!
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