Volunteering at StoneFire Studios reminded me of the story of the Count of Monte Cristo. I felt a bit more liberation with each piece of iron being removed from its place on the wall. Every disassembled bracket clanging to the scaffold rang loud as if to shout, “Your almost there...”
In the movie about the French book, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, a young man becomes imprisoned and must secretly tunnel his way to freedom.
The back room looked as if it had once been a dungeon. Iron racks lined in neat rows like cages, carrying the echoes of those who once sat imprisoned, never hoping to find liberation before the end of the work day. 
But now, Maxine Trainer has acquired the building, and is selectively disassembling sections at a time. She intends to turn the once drab and soulless tire warehouse into a thriving and vibrant palace of art. Revenge is sweet.
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