Ick

In a hotel. With the kids. On the Upper West Side. Great eats around here. Knitty City not far.  School near, but the kids are done on Wednesday anyway.

Apartment? Ewww.  Adjuster was in today, the cleaning crew starts tomorrow. Some things just won't make it. Like a lot of the stuffed animals. The living room couch and chair are history. I was going to say toast.  The rest we'll see what happens.  But these are pros they say, and they assure us the stink will be gone.  I think the store below though is still off-gassing.

So we're out for at least a week. Which is better than I thought it would be. But it may be longer than that too.  It just all depends.

In the meantime, I am so grateful to the FDNY.  Every day I think of it and think what an incredible job they did.

I'm exhausted though.  This is just all very weird.

I started going through some of my stash today. The roving that was near the wheel was also near some of the worst smoke coming into the apartment. It's black. It started out as a beautiful pinky merino hand dye from Fleece Artist. No more.  I'm dreading what else I'll have to toss.  I'm hoping I won't have to ditch some jo sharp I'd kitted up for a Rogue.  And there's this sweater I started last year for DH that's 2/3 done.  I may just finish it and then clean the whole entire thing after it's sewn up.

In the meantime.  I have to finish a piece for an opening this week.  At PCOG Gallery. Thursday night. Group show with 30 artists.  We are transforming a found object found in Harlem, while still keeping it functional.  I got a large lampshade frame.  It's transformed. I'm using felted wool sweaters. Copper wire.  And inspired by Havana. That's all I'm going to say about it.

The show should be very good. And what a relief to be working on this now.

Comments

[Publicado por: Deborah]

I am so sorry you had to go through such devastation. We lost most everything to hurricane almost 3 years ago and it changes you. There are the good parts like you mention. I love that you got paid to throw out your fun fur. I myself had several U.F.O.s of various sorts wash out to sea. Some had been in progress for many years. Now I can pretend I really would have finished them all one day. :) I'm so glad you are able to go back home. We never could.

[Publicado por: Cassie]

Nilda, if there's anything I can do or help with, please let me know.

[Publicado por: Amy Lu]

I'm so sorry for your lose. At the same time I'm very happy for you that no one was hurt. Take care, and don't be afraid to ask those around you for help if you need it. I'd send you a cyber-casserole if I could.

[Publicado por: Mia]

Try washing the fleece first. Maybe it will come clean. Sometimes the layer of soot is just on the top. You really don't have anything to lose by trying to gently wash the fleece. I am generally able to get my cloths clean after a fire. We try to do clean up wwithout wearing out bunker coats when we can get away with it. So you can imagine that we get pretty dirty and most of the time (99%) the soot washes out.

[Publicado por: Eve]

I'm glad you are all safe and that the material losses are bearable. Hope life goes back on track quickly.