Monthly Statement:
November 2005
A friend came by with enough candles for the year. This prompted some serious thinking about storage. How to remove the wax from the kitchen floor? is another question of great interest to me. Transport of the object yet another issue though I've been contemplating that since the project's inception. A very tall friend is carrying it down the winding staircase and it will stand upright in a cargo van braced open.

Process: Over the course of a year I will be burning candles and permitting the wax to accumulate on a makeshift altar. The candles are burned in remembrance of someone or with the intent of a prosperous wish for oneself, others, or the world. The public is invited (through viral email, post cards and internet postings) to contribute candles with a wish or remembrance attached. In addition to accumulating the wax as I burn the candles, I will also be documenting what compelled people to contribute to the project.