The Log Project

The Log Project The Log Project is an ongoing intermedia art project created by Karrie Higgins and Alan Murdock.

The work centers around the derecho of August 10, 2020 and includes topics such as disability and environmental criminology.

A huge thank you to the Metro North for inviting The Log Project to come speak about our work last Wednesday. Such a gr...
09/28/2022

A huge thank you to the Metro North for inviting The Log Project to come speak about our work last Wednesday. Such a great group!

We’ve been quite busy and haven’t posted in a sec. One surgery later plus one new kitten have us running!Thankfully the ...
08/30/2022

We’ve been quite busy and haven’t posted in a sec. One surgery later plus one new kitten have us running!
Thankfully the kitten, Dorian Lord, has an interest in wood working and is holding down the fort.

Our hearts go out to everyone that experienced yesterday's derecho. There are electrical outages in South Dakota and oth...
07/06/2022

Our hearts go out to everyone that experienced yesterday's derecho. There are electrical outages in South Dakota and other areas, and we have heard reports of damage from winds last night here in Cedar Rapids. We are living in a new reality - storms are more intense and storm damage is more impactful as we experience the beginning stages of climate change. https://khak.com/another-derecho-blasts-its-way-across-eastern-iowa/

What are we up to this fine rainy day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Planning our 2nd year derecho anniversary exhibit and prese...
07/04/2022

What are we up to this fine rainy day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Planning our 2nd year derecho anniversary exhibit and presentation to be held at August 8-12. We've got 18 feet of linear wall space plus a window to work with. This is how it always starts - with possibility.

Today I’m at the Mega Market. Folks are contributing marks in our slices and telling stories about their experience dur...
06/30/2022

Today I’m at the Mega Market. Folks are contributing marks in our slices and telling stories about their experience during the Iowa derecho. One participant burned the word “hope” into one of our slices.

Posted • .higgins Today is the last day of our NEA/Iowa Arts Council grant period -- wow, time flies. I wanted to show ...
06/30/2022

Posted • .higgins Today is the last day of our NEA/Iowa Arts Council grant period -- wow, time flies. I wanted to show you side-by-side the codex pages we commissioned from two local artists. I already had the chance to show you the one on the right by Kira T. Little Sky, which she painted with the native flowers planted at Brucemore after derecho--the colors are just GORGEOUS and make me feel hopeful somehow. We can recover from this disaster -- and by extension, we can save our planet from climate change -- with precisely this vision. Kira works in the garden at Brucemore, where she retrieved this slice for us. I am so glad we got to commission a piece from her. I love her work and her!
The one on the left is by Mel Andringa, who Alan met in the Cherry Building where he was taking ceramics classes & where Mel has a studio & home. Mel makes incredible art with puzzles--either using puzzles or making them. Here, he has created a kind of puzzle -- one slice carved into chainsaw blades, a strong memory of the sounds after the storm when chainsaws buzzed all hours of the day to free us from felled trees. Also symbolic of taking from the environment--commodifying it.
The other is a gear, representing making things from nature. They are from the same log, but don't quite complete the cycle perfectly by "fitting" like a puzzle should, which of course, symbolizes our predicament.
Nature is now cutting itself down in these horrific storms, in a cycle we set in motion.
I love the contrasting visions here because BOTH are so crucial in recovery from disaster and in not giving up on saving our planet from climate catastrophe. We need to examine where we are and plant seeds for the future, which requires hope.
The world as it is & the world as it could be.

Join us this Thursday at the Matthew 25 Mega Market from 4-8pm at 437 G Ave NW. Participate in Log Project activities an...
06/29/2022

Join us this Thursday at the Matthew 25 Mega Market from 4-8pm at 437 G Ave NW. Participate in Log Project activities and tell us your experience during the Derecho. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us this Thursday at the Matthew 25 Mega Market from 4-8pm at 437 G Ave NW. Participate in Log Project activities an...
06/29/2022

Join us this Thursday at the Matthew 25 Mega Market from 4-8pm at 437 G Ave NW. Participate in Log Project activities and tell us your experience during the Derecho. We look forward to seeing you there!

The effort to understand the causes behind and meaning of climate change is not limited to any one discipline. Get to kn...
06/27/2022

The effort to understand the causes behind and meaning of climate change is not limited to any one discipline. Get to know the work of philosopher Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò understand how social justice, environmental justice, and history are inextricably linked. https://buff.ly/3nkmQn3

Did you ever look for signs of Tillie's ghost in Oak Hill Cemetery? While this urban legend has been debunked, this shor...
06/25/2022

Did you ever look for signs of Tillie's ghost in Oak Hill Cemetery? While this urban legend has been debunked, this short essay explores other ways Cedar Rapids is haunted by its history. https://buff.ly/38wfGZh

Mel Andringa's Saw and Gear were commissioned as part of The Log Project Grant provided by the Iowa Arts Council and Nat...
06/24/2022

Mel Andringa's Saw and Gear were commissioned as part of The Log Project Grant provided by the Iowa Arts Council and National Endowment For the Arts. This piece references the complex relationship between making and the resources with which things are made. The wood becomes the saw. The saw cuts the wood. The wood becomes the gear. It's like a game of "rock, paper, scissors" in relief.

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