Peak Year coming in

Today was delivery day for the ten artists of Peak Year, the exhibition opening on Friday.  As the work was coming in, I was floored by their ingenuity, their brilliance, and the perfect construction of their ideas.  The tower that Otto built - it held me for several moments before I was able to look away from the salmon eye that stared down at me.  The trash bits in Patrick's salmon kept me peering inside looking for more things I could identify.  It was like "Where's Waldo" only better.  Cindy's stained glass was just stunning with the light behind it.  I'm absolutely thrilled to present this exhibition, and so proud of these artists, who did this on a fairly tight deadline and with very little direction from me - only to interpret that amazing salmon run of 2010.  I stepped up onto Eric's viewing platform and leaned on the railing, just like I do every year at the Adams River run, staring into the tumbling river.  Except this time I wasn't trying to hold onto my kids.  It's going to be a fantastic show.