We kept the canvas and easels in a second floor classroom at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre and had to move everything about four or so blocks down to the venue. Getting the canvas down to the first floor was my first concern. It was so big and cumbersome that making turns though the doorways and stairways would be a challenge. Fortunately my wife Deb had two co-workers, Jared and Josh who helped make it a breeze. We got it down to the first floor and put it on a cart that Deb had procured from the theatre. The process of moving it down four blocks didn’t seem terribly daunting at first, but once we starting moving down the uneven sidewalks, things got a little hairy.
The wind moved the canvas around on us and I had fears of it sliding off the cart and causing damage or even flipping over on us. Just when we were battling the biggest wind gust, a couple of good samaritans asked if we needed help and assisted us in getting it the rest of the way. Thanks to all who helped!
