Oops...

One of the challenges we faced when building our model was that things aren't always the way they look on a map. The Clay Center gave us a great map with lots of measurements that we could use to figure out our space in miniature, but we realized during our last visit that what we thought was a wall was actually a series of columns. We also realized that another wall was actually a moveable wall with a space in the middle, so we had to change our layout. So, we took a deep breath, grabbed the X-acto knives, rulers, calculators, and tape, and tore down half of our model so we could re-build the parts that were off. This cut our wall space considerably, so we had to make the tough decision to cut some of the art from our exhibit. There were a few pieces that didn't fit the theme as strongly as others, so the pieces we cut were not too difficult to choose, but it is still sad to take out some pieces of which we've grown to love during this project.

As difficult as it was to tear apart our model, we learned a valuable lesson -- whenever you are creating something, there is a strong liklihood that you will have to make huge edits, or even trash your project and start over, and that's all part of the creative process. Nobody likes to do it, and it would be nice to get everything right on the first try, but that almost never happens. It's good to start over. In this case, we like the layout much better the second time around.