I spent much of the day in my car driving to pick up my kids who are spending the day with me in Santa Barbara, the best city in all of Southern California, then heading over to the studio to meet Chris, who I invited to come and see the ravens laid out on the floor to give him some idea of what it will look like installed. He brought his wife Trudy to see it too. They were both thrilled, which was wonderful! It seems that we’re going to install the piece in the beginning of January which will give it plenty of time to dry properly, which has been worrying me. Even now some of the paint is still tacky and fragile, so another week in the warmth of the studio will give the pieces more time to cure and set up properly.Â