Virgin Fest 2008: "This machine picks peace."
On a sectioned-off side of the painting wall near the South Stage, Chad Brady is still plugging away at his tedious task, making a guitar mural entirely out of picks.
When asked if he will finish the project today, he can only answer, "I hope." Yesterday was spent painting the guitar and gluing up some of the guitar picks that will eventually cover the whole thing.
Today's task is to finish up the tedious project which is much harder than usual, he says, because he is working vertically. Usually his murals are laying on the ground as he paints them, and he doesn't have to worry about items falling off.
The most difficult part will be completing the word portion of the mural, "This machine picks peace," a throwback to Woody Guthrie's famous guitar that stated, "This machine kills fascists."
The mural will be auctioned off after the festival and proceeds will go to the Woody Guthrie foundation.
Let's just hope some of the ominously looming clouds don't let loose, at least not before the glue dries.
