MAKING IT: Wants and Needs. Sourcing Materials for Why We Do This.

We are back with another entry in our ongoing series tracking the production process for Andy Ducett’s upcoming exhibition at the Soap Factory titled Why We Do This.  Andy’s work is heavily built from found, borrowed, rescued and other cleverly sourced items.  As a progress report on the exhibition Andy shared his current inventory of acquired and desired items.  If you happen to have some of the items from the needs list and would like to contribute to the exhibition (or just get rid of the stuff) here is your chance.  Email Lillian@soapfactory.org for more info. The ambitious exhibition opens the 8^th of September.  Mark your calendar to see how all this stuff comes together.

Have:

1 plastic shower curtains (80” long)
6 cases of Chanticlear pizza
4, 800 National Geographics
8 sets of encyclopedias
5 high school football teams
4 sets of lockers
2 airplane seats
1 VW Bus
1 display cabinet
10 LED projectors
5 overhead projectors
1 lava lamp
6 wall panels
1 wall panel with door and frame
8 windows of varying sizes
16 various pieces of electronic equipment (oscilloscopes, monitors, tube testers, etc.)
multiple various lengths of PVC pipe, sticks and sheets of wood
12 sets of Christmas lights
1 peg board
1 operational thrift store and thrift store employee
10 landscape paintings
12 plastic cat litter containers
1 fake Christmas trees
1 15’ exterior staircase (heavy)
1 15’ pool cover and stand
6 bedroom pillows (w/o pillowcase)
5 pinball machines
1 couch and recliner
2 end tables
1 collection of souvenirs (on loan)
1 ice fishing shack
2 person swing set (vintage)
11 lamps
6 end tables
1 grandfather clock
1 cabinet record player
1 8’ stainless steel bar sink
2 pairs of skis and poles
1 weight bench w/ weights
1 oscillating fan
1 disco ball
15 yards of voile, tulle and silk
18 glass vases
5 shop lights
900 square feet of bubble wrap
400 used records
1 fireplace
1 door with window
3 area rugs
1 hot dog cart
8 stanchions
1 leather sofa
1 fire extinguisher
20 bricks
20 concrete blocks
1 patch of AstroTurf
1 instance of Sasquatch footage
8 bags of dried leaves.

Need:

more end tables
15-20 hanging lights
living room furniture
5 rolls of scenic background paper
3 dogs
wooden walkway
guitar and guitar stand
Alumicraft canoe
paddles
50-75 mason canning jars and lids
1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place ribbons
trophies of all kinds
3-5 area rugs
4 lazy boy recliners
set of kitchen cabinets
pull tab charts
Green Bay Packer schedules
12-20 living room lamps,
metal dart board
cigarette machine
picture frames (wooden, 16” x 20” or smaller, 75-100 needed)
2 reclining outdoor lounges
30-40 2′ x 2’ concrete pavers
shingles
drapes
exterior siding
3 arborvitae
fake sarcophagus
video footage from TCF bank stadium
200-300 white balloons (standard size)
photographs of Don Cherry
2,000 used LP records
2 bullhorns
record player
headphones
3 9’ long record racks
2 plastic mattresses (blue)
picnic table
bench
3-5 9’ tall tree trunks
velvet curtain
star charts
3 telescopes
5 binoculars
20-30 file cabinets (2 or 3 drawer)
plastic cat litter containers
3 fake Christmas trees
rolls of wall paper
7-10 overhead projectors
tube TV’s (any size, no rear projection)
yardsticks
7-10 bar stools (preferably matching)
mirrors (all sizes, rectangular is best, need as many as can get)
concrete blocks (150)
small fish tank
3-5 goldfish
200 Gatorade cups  w
White picket fence
small space heater
fake snow
Mayan temple
net to hold multi-colored balloons
political bunting
basketball hoop
500-600 coffee cups
40-50 used bedroom pillows (rectangular)
7-10 lava lamps
gravel
windows
PVC pipe
blue suit blazers (S, M, L)
10-12 fans
motion detector
large 6-pack of beer
personal collections (on loan)
banister
shovel
3 airplane seats and section of commercial airliner
neon bar signs
rock and roll posters (used)
cash register
metal security door
SWAT team costume
landscaping
high powered fan

Making It lifts the curtain on art-making around the state with posts that go inside the process of making and showing work. You’ll find these visually-oriented little pieces on both the Education and Community Programs’ blog and here, on the mnartists.org blog, and they’ll include a broad-mash up across disciplines, with everything from staff dispatches from Arty Pants and Open Field to rehearsal notes and studio visits, maybe even a few DIY tutorials by and with Minnesota artists.