Crankie Day

After some quick and clever work on my crankie by the Crankie Doctor (Irve), Siri and I took off on our crankie adventure. Right away, someone in Buntrock expressed interest in the crankies and Siri jumped in right away with her story. As long as we didn't hesitate and just started cranking, people seemed happy to watch. The hardest part of the expedition was trying not to speak, especially to friends encountered along the way. But the silence was freeing because so often people expect an artist to explain his or her work because they are nervous that they are "missing the point". My favorite crankie intervention was on a classroom in the library. Siri and I stood outside the room at such and angle that the professor couldn't see us. The class kept sneaking looks and one guy in the corner had a great grin on his face the whole time. I felt like crankie day was a joyful one, and that people welcomed our intervention with good humor and interest.