Whirligigs + Vollis Simpson Whriligig Museum

Item: Progress on the Whaleigig and Whirlibug whirligigs continue in the shop and art department and here are some pix. The whale tale now moves and the whale spout riding mermaid is operable and with the art department. The bugs windmill will get some polka dots on the windmill circles.

There is more preparation for space to bring in more whilrigigs from the Vollis Simpson home sight to the whirligig shop. Cleaning, painting and Brad busy at work putting in concrete patch repairs on the floors in the additional space in the warehouse.

On Thursday the whirligig shop at Barnes St. had visitors and participants in the museum park to give direction and guide the project. The shops crew, NC Arts Council, US Parks Dept., Arts Conservators, and Wilson Downtown Development Corp., and the NC Museum documentary crew were on hand and on Friday spent a day with Vollis Simpson.