WEBVTT 00:00:05.474 --> 00:00:16.644 - And now we have Soulcraft Bloomington with their first cranky, the story of the Fox and the Dog. And 00:00:16.644 --> 00:00:28.477 - this is the children one. Welcome everyone. This year, our story is called The Fox and the Dog, a Scottish 00:00:28.477 --> 00:00:29.694 - roll tale. 00:00:52.066 --> 00:00:57.767 - was a beautiful red fox, living in the hills of her means of a lush forest, giant tulip trees and sass 00:00:57.767 --> 00:01:03.358 - grass, near a beautiful flowing river lined with geodes and primates. These forests had the life and 00:01:03.358 --> 00:01:09.060 - fear of a long-spurred squirrel with scars. At this moment in the story, colorful leaves borrowed from 00:01:09.060 --> 00:01:14.706 - all but one, covering the ground with crunchy leaves. The blinking firefly of summer and wolf spiders 00:01:14.706 --> 00:01:20.241 - had all tucked themselves into loose, warm soil. The monarchs had all begun their journeys south of 00:01:20.241 --> 00:01:21.182 - Tijuana weather, 00:01:21.410 --> 00:01:26.273 - He could sometimes see the trails of the Sandhill Cranes as they followed. The moles and wolves had 00:01:26.273 --> 00:01:31.136 - already begun to lighten their wood stoles in their underground bones. The fox had been out hunting 00:01:31.136 --> 00:01:36.144 - this early winter day, but hadn't had much luck. He followed the river and was content, feeling a part 00:01:36.144 --> 00:01:41.445 - of this lush forest, actually feeling at peace. I've never felt so at peace in all my life. What a beautiful 00:01:41.445 --> 00:01:46.502 - place this is. He sits and stretches his legs. Even though he's a little hungry, he decided to lie down 00:01:46.502 --> 00:01:48.350 - and listen to the water in the creek. 00:01:49.218 --> 00:01:54.583 - Just as he began to fall asleep, he heard a sound in the distance. He is still with him. Heard the hunters 00:01:54.583 --> 00:01:59.646 - and their dogs so far, and the fox knew he needed to run back to his den. From now on, he would have 00:01:59.646 --> 00:02:04.760 - to be more careful in the forest. That night, while he hid in his cozy den, he felt the freezing cold 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:10.024 - north winds within the house. The temperature was dropping. The next few days, he carefully went hunting 00:02:10.024 --> 00:02:15.038 - in the cold, but had to retreat sooner to his den because of the snow and ice coming down each day. 00:02:15.650 --> 00:02:20.857 - Many days passed, and his stomach was growling like it had never growled before. He couldn't sleep well, 00:02:20.857 --> 00:02:26.014 - and the rumbling of his stomach were loud and clear. He knew he wouldn't make it to December like this, 00:02:26.014 --> 00:02:31.022 - much less March. He thought and thought and thought, and thought of one thing to do, but it would be 00:02:31.022 --> 00:02:36.030 - dangerous. What chance did he have? The next evening, when fog sniffed the change in the air, he saw 00:02:36.030 --> 00:02:41.138 - the colors of the sky changing as the sun shone. He heard the hooting of the barbell and the beautiful 00:02:41.138 --> 00:02:43.518 - trill of the Louisville shell, and left to die. 00:02:44.162 --> 00:02:49.843 - He traveled through the forest and passed his familiar friends and favorite animals. He hopped across 00:02:49.843 --> 00:02:55.467 - the stones of the creek and up the trees of the forest. After many hours of slow but careful travel, 00:02:55.467 --> 00:03:01.092 - he was an empty pit in his stomach. He reached the edge of the forest where there was a road. He had 00:03:01.092 --> 00:03:06.996 - to be very careful of any cars at the right lengths because they wouldn't slow down for a box. He crossed 00:03:06.996 --> 00:03:12.620 - the road and stood on the edge of a great valley, field after field, and off in the distance, he saw 00:03:12.620 --> 00:03:13.790 - a small orange boat. 00:03:14.594 --> 00:03:19.507 - Fox traveled through the fields often sticking with the fence line, and although his friends and the 00:03:19.507 --> 00:03:24.565 - deer were there, he knew he couldn't stop to talk. Occasionally, he heard a familiar sound, and he knew 00:03:24.565 --> 00:03:29.526 - to report it. But he was too hungry and desperate to stop. Finally, he saw the glow, the light coming 00:03:29.526 --> 00:03:34.488 - through a window on the old, familiar farmhouse. Sticking to the shadows, Fox began to move closer to 00:03:34.488 --> 00:03:39.400 - the barn and house of Morris, getting a little energy from the excitement. As he passed the house in 00:03:39.400 --> 00:03:43.486 - a moment, he saw a farmer stirring a pot of soup and settling down for the evening. 00:03:44.354 --> 00:03:49.642 - The farmer had fresh bread and soft butter, a warm drink and some apple pie too. Fox then caught a scent 00:03:49.642 --> 00:03:54.728 - of the delicious aroma walking in the cold air and could hardly wait. What I wouldn't do for a taste 00:03:54.728 --> 00:03:59.815 - of that, but no, I can't get strapped in and carried on. We traveled always on the edge of the light 00:03:59.815 --> 00:04:05.103 - being careful not to be seen as we knew how dangerous this place was. Fox knuckled to the barn and heard 00:04:05.103 --> 00:04:06.110 - the familiar sound. 00:04:06.274 --> 00:04:11.719 - When I went over, I tasted a plump one-cheaper. I tried to grab one, but they were too fast and he was 00:04:11.719 --> 00:04:17.165 - too tired. They jumped and kissed and flew all the barrels. The squeeze was too fast and created quite 00:04:17.165 --> 00:04:22.557 - the ruckus. The boxing exhausted the nuts of chicken's feet. It was quite scratched up and the shovel 00:04:22.557 --> 00:04:28.478 - wound quite heated. I crept to the next room of the barn where I saw a candle and happily, loudly, snoring dog. 00:04:32.994 --> 00:04:38.717 - The dog stirs only once the fox is right next to him and says, why cousin fox, what brings you here? 00:04:38.717 --> 00:04:44.666 - Fox smiles weakly and says, I don't come here often. You know, it's quite dangerous for me to come here, 00:04:44.666 --> 00:04:50.332 - but time's so tough and I felt I had no choice. I've been hunted and it's cold and I'm so hungry. I 00:04:50.332 --> 00:04:56.111 - was wondering if you could spare a morsel of food for an old friend. Of course, I have some delicious 00:04:56.111 --> 00:05:01.833 - spare food for you here in this shiny bowl. I couldn't nearly finish my food tonight, as he now just 00:05:01.833 --> 00:05:02.910 - growls at the fox. 00:05:03.778 --> 00:05:09.607 - The fox started devouring the food right away as his stomach rumbled in appreciation until the bowl 00:05:09.607 --> 00:05:15.435 - was shiny and he could see his own reflection in it. It was then his cousin dog says, Fox, you need 00:05:15.435 --> 00:05:21.264 - to change your ways. You are getting much too old for this running around, trying not to be hunted, 00:05:21.264 --> 00:05:27.326 - catching chickens, always looking for foodstuff. You need to get a job. A job, says the fox as he looks 00:05:27.326 --> 00:05:28.958 - his lips in the empty bowl. 00:05:29.570 --> 00:05:35.539 - What's a job? What am I to do? I'm a fox. Those are the things I'm meant to do. What do you mean a job? 00:05:35.539 --> 00:05:41.394 - Explain what a job involves. Husband dog says, yes, a job. I'll start with the best part. You get two 00:05:41.394 --> 00:05:47.191 - meals a day of yummy food. It's wonderful. Well, you live in a warm and toasty barn like this with a 00:05:47.191 --> 00:05:52.931 - personal kennel and lots of warm blankets. Well, that is a mighty fine necklace you have there. And 00:05:52.931 --> 00:05:57.982 - two meals a day sounds really nice right now. That bed also looks really warm and soft. 00:05:58.370 --> 00:06:03.943 - What would I need to do for this job? Says the fox. Oh, not much, says the dog. It's mostly barking. 00:06:03.943 --> 00:06:09.516 - You bark when you hear something loud approaching the farm. Sometimes you bark, you're in shadow. Or 00:06:09.516 --> 00:06:15.199 - sometimes you bark at nothing at all. The farmer thinks you're always working. You get to have a shiny 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:20.827 - necklace like this, and you get food two times a day. That's amazing. Well, I'm great at barking. You 00:06:20.827 --> 00:06:26.510 - need to tell me that just for my barking, I can get a comfy bed, food twice a day, and a nice necklace 00:06:26.510 --> 00:06:27.614 - with my name on it? 00:06:28.482 --> 00:06:34.682 - That's it, bark a lot, be good with the kids, and that's it. Get good food, a soft bed, and a fancy 00:06:34.682 --> 00:06:40.820 - necklace. Get a job, as a dog, like me. Fox thought about this for a while, thought about the bed, 00:06:40.820 --> 00:06:47.082 - the food, and about how handsome he would look with a fancy collar like the dog. It was then that he 00:06:47.082 --> 00:06:53.406 - noticed another shiny thing behind the dog. It was a chain attached to the collar. Wait, what is that 00:06:53.406 --> 00:06:56.382 - attached to the necklace, cousin dog? Fox says. 00:06:56.610 --> 00:07:02.726 - Oh, that? That's my change, says the dog. Wait, are you telling me you're a prisoner? No, no, of course 00:07:02.726 --> 00:07:08.901 - not. I am treated very well. I get water at least once a day, and always get the most delicious pedigree 00:07:08.901 --> 00:07:14.841 - food. I'm definitely not a prisoner, or a servant. It's a job that I've got. Just a job, says Cousin 00:07:14.841 --> 00:07:21.310 - Dog. Fox thought a lot about this. He thought again about the cozy, warm bed, the easy food, and the barking. 00:07:21.858 --> 00:07:27.579 - Cousin dog, I like those things you have. I do, but the thing I love most in life is my freedom. So 00:07:27.579 --> 00:07:33.644 - I know the life of the dog is not for me. I thank you for the food and company you share with me tonight, 00:07:33.644 --> 00:07:39.365 - but I must go now. And with the flick of his bushy tail, he was out of the barn and traveling again 00:07:39.365 --> 00:07:45.144 - in the shadows and back through the fields, more quickly and with energy this time. He knew it would 00:07:45.144 --> 00:07:48.062 - be the last time he would see his cousin, the dog. 00:07:51.202 --> 00:07:57.188 - He hurried across the street and backed into his forest home. It seemed he couldn't get there fast enough. 00:07:57.188 --> 00:08:02.839 - The colors of the sunrise were just beginning to show as he stopped by the river again for a moment, 00:08:02.839 --> 00:08:08.602 - took a sip of the cold, refreshing water. He breathed a sigh of relief and joy. It was good being back 00:08:08.602 --> 00:08:14.644 - in the beautiful forest and with his wild friends again. Once the sun rose, he was back in his den sleeping 00:08:14.644 --> 00:08:20.798 - soundly with a full belly, dreaming of the friends he would visit tomorrow and mice he would chase and catch. 00:08:20.898 --> 00:08:27.867 - He was content. His cousin the dog would often stare at the moon, and when he would sometimes hear the 00:08:27.867 --> 00:08:34.904 - growling, a high-pitched yip and yelp off far in the distance, and he would wonder what his wily cousin 00:08:34.904 --> 00:08:36.798 - the fox was up to. The end. 00:08:51.714 --> 00:09:04.628 - It is a battle many of us feel internally, even if we are not always conscious of it. It comes from 00:09:04.628 --> 00:09:17.541 - the old Scottish travel communities, but it's told around the world now. I teach at Harmany School, 00:09:17.541 --> 00:09:20.382 - and my name's Elaine. 00:09:20.578 --> 00:09:28.660 - We have at Harmony kind of a rotating every three years situation with an art year, a multicultural 00:09:28.660 --> 00:09:36.742 - year, and a science year. And this happened to be our art year. So last month was art month. And so 00:09:36.742 --> 00:09:45.067 - each teacher paired with a local artist. And we focused on some sort of art project. And we have a big 00:09:45.067 --> 00:09:48.542 - display right now over at Fountain Square. 00:09:48.930 --> 00:09:56.300 - if you get a chance to head over there too. Some of our art is still over there. But I got paired with 00:09:56.300 --> 00:10:04.029 - Elizabeth and she came and taught me and about eight-ish, middle, fifth or sixth grade up to high schoolers 00:10:04.029 --> 00:10:11.328 - about making crankies. So our kids, we just kind of, we spread a scroll down the hallway during pizza 00:10:11.328 --> 00:10:16.766 - day a couple weeks ago and just told the kids, just fill this thing up with 00:10:17.154 --> 00:10:24.928 - messages and pictures of hope and love and peace. And there's a lot of chihuahuas through here. This 00:10:24.928 --> 00:10:32.624 - was an unmonitored activity, so no telling what's going to pop up here. I tried to look through it. 00:10:32.624 --> 00:10:40.860 - I think it's all OK. We let basically preschoolers up through seniors in high school loose on this scroll. 00:10:40.860 --> 00:10:44.862 - It was primarily the younger kids that got into it. 00:10:46.466 --> 00:10:53.353 - So yeah, this rhino that we have housed ours in was made for a previous art year. We've been trying 00:10:53.353 --> 00:11:00.378 - to figure out how many years ago. At least 10, maybe 12, 15 years ago, this rhino was made to promote 00:11:00.378 --> 00:11:07.541 - a former art show. These were put around town. I don't know. Some of you guys may remember seeing them. 00:11:07.541 --> 00:11:14.910 - They were promoting the Harmony Art Show that year. And so we cut a couple holes in it and kind of made it 00:11:15.426 --> 00:11:25.165 - 20-year art collaboration with the idea that we may make some future scrolls and future art years and 00:11:25.165 --> 00:11:35.094 - change it out. So, yeah. I really don't know what I did. I know it's not as long as some of the others, 00:11:35.094 --> 00:11:39.486 - so I'm really incredible. Scrolls here today. 00:11:46.754 --> 00:11:59.526 - A potato. Mr. Potato. And a cat potato. Some bread. It was clearly lunch time. There was a pizza. Here 00:11:59.526 --> 00:12:12.422 - came the chihuahuas. Once the chihuahuas started, they didn't stop. But all the kids in our group, they 00:12:12.422 --> 00:12:15.646 - made individuals smaller. 00:12:15.970 --> 00:12:21.186 - And we had those over at the Fountain Square Mall display when we had our opening night on April 3rd 00:12:21.186 --> 00:12:26.712 - and 1st Friday. But we sent those home with kids and we kind of worried about them sitting out at Fountain 00:12:26.712 --> 00:12:30.430 - Square Mall for the month while the rest of the exhibit is still there. 00:15:44.450 --> 00:16:13.374 - Does this guy get away? No. He's eating him. And they don't care. Freaked out. The fish eat the stars? 00:16:18.658 --> 00:16:41.342 - The universe is so huge. It's scary. It's beautiful. But is it really eat or be eaten? 00:16:52.322 --> 00:17:04.081 - Yes, everyone must eat, but they shouldn't over-consume or devour. Each life form contributes to the 00:17:04.081 --> 00:17:16.072 - lives of others in some way, at least hopefully once. So eat and respect what is eaten. But what about 00:17:16.072 --> 00:17:18.750 - the beings who devour? 00:17:23.746 --> 00:17:33.112 - Those who devour should always fear those they aim to destroy, because beings will fight back, maybe 00:17:33.112 --> 00:17:43.870 - not today or tomorrow, but someday, so they can live, so they can eat. Life is resilient. They're chopping them up. 00:19:31.938 --> 00:19:42.647 - based on an old song that goes back at least 500 years. There's a fresco in England that has parts of 00:19:42.647 --> 00:19:53.566 - this song on it that is a 500-year-old fresco. Some people think this is about the story of Robin Hood. 00:19:53.566 --> 00:20:00.286 - And one of the things about the Robin Hood story is that it was 00:20:01.570 --> 00:20:17.408 - looking for saw Robin Hood as someone who was fighting for justice. So it may or may not have to do 00:20:17.408 --> 00:20:30.078 - with something like that. Oh, Kilcock Robin, me said the sparrow with my little 00:20:32.194 --> 00:20:48.264 - It was I who killed Cock Robin. And but who saw him die? Me said the fly with my teeny tiny eye. It 00:20:48.264 --> 00:21:00.798 - was I who saw him die. Oh, but who caught his blood? Me said the fish with my 00:21:01.474 --> 00:21:17.771 - My little silvery dish was I who caught his flood. Oh, but who will make the shroud? Me said the beetle 00:21:17.771 --> 00:21:29.054 - with my little thread and needle was I who made the shroud. Oh, but who 00:21:30.114 --> 00:21:43.730 - dig his grave. Me said the crow with my little spade and hoe was I who dig his grave. Oh, but who will 00:21:43.730 --> 00:21:55.230 - be the clerk? Me said the linen, I will be there in a minute. Oh, I will be the clerk. 00:21:59.682 --> 00:22:15.260 - the parson. Me said the rook with my little tiny book. Oh, I will be the parson. Oh, but who will be 00:22:15.260 --> 00:22:28.062 - chief mourner? Me said the dove. I mourn for my love. Oh, I will be chief mourner. 00:22:32.066 --> 00:22:46.033 - sing his song. Me send the swallow just as loud as I can holler. Oh, I will sing his song. Oh, but who 00:22:46.033 --> 00:22:58.238 - will bear the paw? Me send the wren, both the cock and the hen. Oh, we will bear the paw. 00:23:02.402 --> 00:23:13.886 - I will toll the bell. Please send the bull because I can't pull. Oh I will toll the bell. 00:23:36.386 --> 00:23:45.278 - a sighin' and a sovin' when they heard the bell toll. Poor, poor, poor car. 00:27:49.026 --> 00:27:57.701 - The life of a lotus nut, a lotus seed, is going to travel a river and through time, in this case for 00:27:57.701 --> 00:28:06.462 - 200 years. If needed, this kind of seed can remain dormant that long before sprouting. American lotus 00:28:06.462 --> 00:28:15.825 - used to be one of the best staple wild foods here. Almost all parts of the plant are edible. Our inspiration 00:28:15.825 --> 00:28:17.886 - to use the lotus nut as 00:28:18.114 --> 00:28:25.967 - The main character of this cranky came from many adventurous trips gathering the seeds and lotus roots, 00:28:25.967 --> 00:28:34.046 - also called mud bananas, with Soulcraft kids and adult classes. At the very end there will be a boomerang. 00:33:12.066 --> 00:33:22.505 - seven years ago. Our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated 00:33:22.505 --> 00:33:27.390 - to the proposition that all men are created equal. 00:36:09.730 --> 00:36:18.216 - decided not to fly south for the winter. However, soon the weather started to turn so cold 00:36:18.216 --> 00:36:27.075 - that he reluctantly started southward anyway. In a short time, ice began to form on his wings. 00:36:27.075 --> 00:36:32.670 - Very quickly, he fell to earth in a barnyard almost frozen. 00:36:38.914 --> 00:36:47.417 - was passing by and ended up crapping right on the little sparrow. The sparrow thought it was the end, 00:36:47.417 --> 00:36:56.004 - but then the manure warmed him and defrosted his wings. Warm and happy and able to breathe, he started 00:36:56.004 --> 00:37:04.340 - to sing. Just then a large cat came by, cleared away the manure, investigating the sounds. He found 00:37:04.340 --> 00:37:06.174 - the chirping sparrow. 00:37:06.626 --> 00:37:18.940 - and ate him promptly. Now it may seem that there are no lessons here, but in fact, there are. 00:37:18.940 --> 00:37:30.206 - There are three. Everyone who shits on you is not necessarily your enemy. Number two. 00:37:31.810 --> 00:37:41.040 - Everyone who gets you out of shit is not necessarily your friends. And lastly, number three, if you're 00:37:41.040 --> 00:37:47.134 - warm and you're happy in a pile of shit, just keep your mouth shut. 00:44:07.074 --> 00:44:13.785 - I'm a casting artist. I typically work in iron and bronze and all that stuff, but I got into crankies 00:44:13.785 --> 00:44:20.495 - and learning about them through Elizabeth. We met during an internship. But yeah, so this is actually 00:44:20.495 --> 00:44:27.337 - supposed to be a cast iron furnace, which is a blast furnace. So this is what you would see if you were 00:44:27.337 --> 00:44:34.048 - melting iron. And bear with me, because this is my first cranky. Yeah, so when I was 21, I went to my 00:44:34.048 --> 00:44:35.166 - first iron fort. 00:44:46.338 --> 00:44:51.742 - So it was just really hot and overwhelming. 00:46:16.258 --> 00:46:42.270 - So an iron core is an event where an iron furnace melts iron for past metal sculpture. 00:46:46.818 --> 00:47:15.326 - It's a place where, one, you learn about hot metal. You learn how to make some mistakes. 00:47:54.018 --> 00:48:10.334 - And it's also a place for found family. So every cast iron artist is part of the ongoing family tree. 00:48:32.610 --> 00:48:39.753 - So I started learning through Cast Iron, through Marjole Beans, who teaches over in Boston, Massachusetts. 00:48:39.753 --> 00:48:44.894 - So she was really the person who first taught me and got me going into iron. 00:49:06.114 --> 00:49:14.406 - and also Jerry Massey. Now I'm 26 and I've gone to multiple iron cores and also ransom and I've learned 00:49:14.406 --> 00:49:16.798 - a lot throughout the process. 00:49:43.042 --> 00:49:55.018 - all the way to the end. Be sure to check out Sculptor Trails in Salisbury if you want to do some iron 00:49:55.018 --> 00:50:07.582 - core. And now we're going to invite everyone to come on stage, check out some crankies, and make a scroll.