Here are some updates from our fearless leader:
"We met with a number of people over the last week or so. Our float
design concept has been approved by the main float committee in Salt
Lake. They loved our idea and can't wait to see it rolling down the
highway in all of its glory. They even said it looked like a "Pasadena"
quality float!We also met with one of the professional float
builders. He too was very excited about our design. He gave some
great feedback and direction on how to improve on an already good idea."
They are now working with the artist to fine-tune the idea.
We've decided on a float company to work with and all the members of the float committee are invited to a training meeting Thursday the 23rd. Meet at the Foothills building at 6pm to carpool.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Our Float Idea
Brainstorming
For the last several meetings our committee has been busy brainstorming ideas for our float and a couple of float drawings were submitted. Some of the ideas we considered were: a family of dinosaurs, a transforming wagon, temple building, a bridge that changed to show the changes in time, Butterfield canyon quarry and the building of the old stone church, pioneer sorghum mill, old Herriman changing into new Herriman, and several others.
Our Idea's Origin
One of several local histories we studied was the story of Mary Jane Butterfield. Mary married Thomas Butterfeild in Maine. They converted to the gospel in its early years and settled with the saints in Nauvoo. There, Mary was part of the first Relief Society. They moved with the saints west and they were one of the original families that founded Fort Herriman. Thomas kept many kinds of animals, including sheep up in Butterfield canyon (which was named for him); he also ran a family farm. Thomas was called away on many church assignments, and Mary was often left with the children and farm to make do the best that she could. This paragraph from her history especially attracted our attention:
"Mary Jane was talented and artistic. When settled in Utah, the family raised sheep and
cattle. Mary Jane carded and spun the wool. She would have cans on the stove steeping
sage and berries, adding a little of this and that until she achieved the dye color she
wanted. She was an excellent weaver. She gathered weeds, flowers, and bark to create
pleasing arrangements for her home. Mary Jane was a quilt maker of record in Herriman.
There is an example of her Log Cabin quilt still preserved. She was a member of the first
Relief Society in Herriman, serving as teacher and treasurer."
You can read a complete history of Mary Butterfield at the Herriman Historical Society's Site Here. (pdf file)
The Submitted Idea
The idea for the float came from Becky of Mill Canyon ward. The drawing was done by her 15 year old daughter Kaitlin. It is a float that honors the resilience of Mary Butterfield.
This float features Mary at her loom, a huge spinning wheel, containers of bubbling dyes, whimsical sheep and cats and colorful balls of yarn.
Where do We go from Here?
Our next step is to fine tune the idea. We need to decide exactly what is going to appear on our float and decide on the scale of various elements. We also need to finalize a float theme. Our next meeting is Wednesday, 6pm at the Foothills building. Everyone is welcome to attend.
For the last several meetings our committee has been busy brainstorming ideas for our float and a couple of float drawings were submitted. Some of the ideas we considered were: a family of dinosaurs, a transforming wagon, temple building, a bridge that changed to show the changes in time, Butterfield canyon quarry and the building of the old stone church, pioneer sorghum mill, old Herriman changing into new Herriman, and several others.
Our Idea's Origin
One of several local histories we studied was the story of Mary Jane Butterfield. Mary married Thomas Butterfeild in Maine. They converted to the gospel in its early years and settled with the saints in Nauvoo. There, Mary was part of the first Relief Society. They moved with the saints west and they were one of the original families that founded Fort Herriman. Thomas kept many kinds of animals, including sheep up in Butterfield canyon (which was named for him); he also ran a family farm. Thomas was called away on many church assignments, and Mary was often left with the children and farm to make do the best that she could. This paragraph from her history especially attracted our attention:
"Mary Jane was talented and artistic. When settled in Utah, the family raised sheep and
cattle. Mary Jane carded and spun the wool. She would have cans on the stove steeping
sage and berries, adding a little of this and that until she achieved the dye color she
wanted. She was an excellent weaver. She gathered weeds, flowers, and bark to create
pleasing arrangements for her home. Mary Jane was a quilt maker of record in Herriman.
There is an example of her Log Cabin quilt still preserved. She was a member of the first
Relief Society in Herriman, serving as teacher and treasurer."
You can read a complete history of Mary Butterfield at the Herriman Historical Society's Site Here. (pdf file)
The Submitted Idea
The idea for the float came from Becky of Mill Canyon ward. The drawing was done by her 15 year old daughter Kaitlin. It is a float that honors the resilience of Mary Butterfield.
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This float features Mary at her loom, a huge spinning wheel, containers of bubbling dyes, whimsical sheep and cats and colorful balls of yarn.
Where do We go from Here?
Our next step is to fine tune the idea. We need to decide exactly what is going to appear on our float and decide on the scale of various elements. We also need to finalize a float theme. Our next meeting is Wednesday, 6pm at the Foothills building. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
In our meeting today we discussed several ideas for our float. We also viewed past floats and discussed different methods of construction.
Our next meeting is Thursday, Jan 19th at 5:30 in the Relief Society of the Foothills building. We will be making a final decision on the idea for our float. All are welcome.
If you have an idea for our float sketch it out and either come to the meeting, post it on our facebook page, or get it to a member of our committee.
Our next meeting is Thursday, Jan 19th at 5:30 in the Relief Society of the Foothills building. We will be making a final decision on the idea for our float. All are welcome.
If you have an idea for our float sketch it out and either come to the meeting, post it on our facebook page, or get it to a member of our committee.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Your Ideas Needed!!
Welcome to the new Herriman South Stake Days of 47 Committee blog. Here we will keep you updated on what we are doing on the float, and let you know what we need help with. Building a float is a big job and we will need everyone's help. So let's get to work!
First we need an idea for our float.
The Days of 47 theme for 2012 is "Pioneers - Building on the Dream"
Our float will be judged on these criteria:
We'd love to hear from you! Please submit a drawing of your idea to any member of the committee, or respond to this blog post and I'll get you in contact with the big boss. We need your ideas by January 12th!
First we need an idea for our float.
The Days of 47 theme for 2012 is "Pioneers - Building on the Dream"
Our float will be judged on these criteria:
- Theme
- Asthetics
- Originality
- Craftsmanship
- Special Effects
We'd love to hear from you! Please submit a drawing of your idea to any member of the committee, or respond to this blog post and I'll get you in contact with the big boss. We need your ideas by January 12th!
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