Responses
November 5. 2004
"i
opened the box.... i let the cloud go outside. Ryan laughed at me that I
lost the cloud, heh. Interesting art.... well, hopefully the wind is heading
east and you will get your cloud back. TTYL"
-from Michelle Krater writing back to Jennifer Miller
December 4. 2004
"Hi
John. This is Gretchen in England. I received the cloud from Esther.
I was awakened by the postman this morning, as the box doesn't fit throught
the small hole in my door.
I was excited to receive a box, nothing inside, hmmm.
A thought, that is worth more than something bought. Thank you for your project.
Im an American, living in England. It was a nice gift from a good friend.
Hope this finds you well, keep on."
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From Gretchen Carter
December 20. 2004
"Hey John, a couple days ago I got one of those pink slips from the post office saying they missed me with their package and I had to come in to the office to pick it up. I was puzzled because I wasn't expecting any packages. I wasn't able to make it into the post office before closing time for several days, so the anticipation mounted. Finally I made it, 2 minutes before closing time, and picked up this extremely light little box, containing an Ellensburg cloud. I had the strangest little giddy feeling as I opened the box and saw it was just a piece of paper, and when I read the tiny little message I laughed, not because it was funny but because it was such a weirdly unique feeling to know that the huge complex machine that is the postal service had gone through all its processes to deliver something so utterly whimsical to me, something that's only partially real, like early-childhood memories of flying. It was a magical experience."
"I just now finished looking through your website, and I'm fascinated.
Just about every one of the items you have on there struck me in some way.
Your outdoor installation things really evoke the curiosity and childlike
wonder of life. If I ever randomly stumbled upon something like "Grayland"
or "A Long Walk" I think I would crap my pants and feel hope for
the world, then go home and change my pants. Thanks."
-from Isaac Marion - Mt. Vernon, WA