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Hello. My name is John Gruber, and I’m the primary Artist behind Flos Aeris, my flaming tree project that will premiere in June 2022 at the Burning Man Regional in Michigan: Lakes of Fire. Due to the pandemic, we haven’t had these types of artistic events, and I’m so excited to share it with my community after years of working towards this goal.
In February 2020, the Bush family in Las Vegas had a tragedy when both of their children were hit by a distracted driver while they were walking home from school. The young girl Charlotte survived, but Alex their eldest boy succumbed to his injuries. This rocked both of my Las Vegas and Omaha communities as they are dear friends, and I wanted to make art dedicated to his memory. I started dreaming up this piece as the world shut down that March, and I knew ultimately my piece was going to be dedicated to not only Alex but to all we have lost from this global tragedy.
I ended up moving to Chicago, and this is where I’m trying to build Flos Aeris. As I started accumulating materials and running numbers for transportation, propane, and other expenses, I realized I shouldn’t do this entirely on my own financially and will need to do a fundraiser to ensure this dream becomes fully realized. Vincent van Gogh once said, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together,” and this is where you come in, dear viewer. I can use your help, no matter how small of a donation. Five dollars here or twenty there, all will help. And as an incentive, I would be happy to send you a small piece of art. I will take a photo of Flos Aeris fully realized at the event, and then send anyone who has donated more than $50 a piece where I transfer the photo to wood, stain it, and add magnetic strips on the back so you can enjoy it at home. Just my way of saying thank you for helping me build my dream.
Thank you so much for watching this and thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Please don’t drive distracted and have a great day.
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