Some ask, how did you come up with that? Well, it literally just came to me one afternoon and with the help of many friends and friends of friends I started the collection of empty toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls. I really had NO idea how many I would need so I just asked for A LOT and what did I get.....A LOT! Boy did the community of friends out there help pitch in. It was fun to collect them and hear all the comments and stories, wish I could post them all for you.
Within a two week period approximately 300+ rolls were collected, way to go Boerne Community! Then over a couple of days toilet paper Andy was constructed with the help of a few 'servants' from church. Using the obvious, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls attached together with floral wire and then stabalized with rebarb and a heavy gauge but yet flexible wire. Then my sweet, patient husband Shawn McClelland hung Andy using fishing line by throwing a ball way up into the rafters. Andy is 16 feet tall!!!!
You may be asking who is Andy? Where does that name come from? In the word "Spring" for Spring Creek United Methodist Church you will notice a man like figure coming out of the word "Spring", this man like figure is named Andy. Andy is short for androgynous, to demonstrate that it represented everyone and was gender neutral. And now SCUM has a toilet paper Andy.
We'd love for you to come see TP Andy, it will be on display through March 6.
Below are some pictures to show the making of TP Andy (some were taken with my phone so the clarity isnt necessarily the best but you get the idea). Enjoy.
As a thank you to those who so graciously 'donated' their toilet paper or paper towel rolls they were given a thank you note on a square of toilet paper. Something fun that went along with the theme.
