I’m back from the Burn and it was everything I envisioned and more. Bringing a piece of art enhanced the experience in so many ways and I felt a lot more connected to everything. It was, not surprisingly, more work than I had expected (the rain on Monday night DID NOT help me out in any way), but it was completely worth it. We frantically installed the lighting in the two days prior to leaving and only saw it complete for the first time on Tuesday night. That moment was such a relief and an overflow of excitement. It was more beautiful than I had imagined. Throughout the week I got a lot of great feedback from people and enjoyed hearing different interpretations of the piece and its meaning.

I was determined to take a break and decompress but I’m already finding myself taking note of the lessons I learned from this and brainstorming ideas for next year. Creating is addicting.