I’m now halfway through the first week of setup. Stress and panic are slowly turning into accomplishment and success. After a disastrous first day in which the wood I ordered didn’t turn up and a bit of a mess today with a window leak, I have now got the basic shape of all my frames. I want to get them complete and strengthened by the end of tomorrow so I can have a little play on Friday before laying the tarpaulin and the compost.
I have been using the time model of two weeks cultivation time which means I need to have the grass seed planted by Monday at the latest. This will hopefully mean a good level of coverage for my assessment!
While I am incredibly excited about the rest of the setup I have been finding the process incredibly stressing. I tend to work in a slower, planned fashion. Leaving a lot of the show up to chance – the cultivation of grass on the slope for example – is refreshing in ways but I probably shouldn’t be trying out risky techniques for my degree show!
My two first year helpers have been brilliant so far however I do seem to constantly think that I don’t have enough for them to do. As I can’t sweep or paint the floor until the seed is sown I don’t have any constant tasks for them. I have also decided against painting the brick walls due to the sheer height of the room and the rough and ready nature of the space. A blessing for my first years when I see the others sanding walls for the third day in a row…
