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The 2007 Ladies Lost Weekend drew together ten women last May to help site and restore a sculpture by German artist Sophie Siegman that was initially commissioned as part of an artist residency at the Lied Discovery Children's Museum in Las Vegas. The piece was donated by the Children's Museum to the Goldwell Open Air Museum and has already become a visitor favorite with its wonderful view across the Amargosa Valley.
The project involved the redesign of mosaic faces that had fallen victim to vandalism and wear and tear. Las Vegas artists Jeanne Voltura, who had worked on the original piece at the Lied Museum, and Denise Duarte, a noted local sculptor, taught participants the mosaic skills needed to repair the sculpture.
The project involved the transportation of the 800+ pound cement couch from Las Vegas to Rhyolite, and then the subsequent unloading at the site. High winds, storm clouds, and sand bursts did not deter the women as they worked tirelessly through the weekend. Unfortunately, the sculpture required more repairs to its substructure than anticipated and several of the participants returned the following weekend to complete the job (okay, it actually took us an additional two more weekends but no one complained).
In addition to the lead artists, the 2007 Ladies Lost Weekend participants included Suzanne Hackett-Morgan, Catherine Borg, Amanda Wolpink, Elizabeth Blau, Barbara Sansing, Christine Nottage, Anamaria Rodriguez, Petrina Olson, and Jackie Sittenauer.
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