I had a successful Thesis day, I think. My summary was pretty well received in class today, thank god! I have to approach the project as creating a context for the visitors interaction with these objects. The physical handling of the stuff is the important moment and everything must work towards emphasizing that moment.
Drafts of the thesis paper are due next Tuesday — I have to really get cracking. I don’t think I’ll be going to any more estate sales this weekend. I have to finish the box, write the paper and create the catalog! Agh! At least I think I have all the materials to finish. I would like to gild some knobs for door handles, though. That would require buying wooden knobs, silver leaf, and leaf size. 
I’d also like to experiment with paper marbling, but I don’t know if I will have time for that, unfortunately.
The ivory tiles were well received in design class — I’m glad they weren’t considered too cheap or plastic-y looking! It’s difficult to gain objective distance on these things, but I think I’m often more picky than others would be about craft issues.
