Studio Days- All You Need is Space
So, the project I have been working on lately is an installation that will be ready for
Firefly, the Regional Burn in Vermont. This project is built on the inside of a
geodesic dome.
Each of my triangles will be about 8 feet, and I will be making a five sided polygone.
What I'm doing right now is building designed framing that sits on the inside of the triangles in the roof. On top of the wood I'll stretch applica and printed fabrics so when you look up through the roof it will show a sacred design. The image that will be the most prominent when you look up will be an Ouroboros, the snake eating its tail.
The Ouroboros is a sign of cyclicality, self reflection and unity. It talks about ideas of the recreation of itself, and cycles that begin anew as they end. All things that are important in my life view. The main part of the ceiling will have this image on it, with the panels to the top and bottom having supporting imagery.
All of this together is a huge job, as I've decided to use almost entirely scrap to build this structure. That means that to make functional wood I have to cut down scraps I find into 1 inch strips.
Then I glue and screw them all together to make longer functional pieces. This is a form called lamination.
The inside of each triangle in the dome roof will look like this, with fabric stretched in all the gaps. From bottom to tip this triangle stands about 5 feet.
And I will just keep building them until I have enough... Although today I'll start sewing the interiors.
And I will just keep building them until I have enough... Although today I'll start sewing the interiors.
Oh yeah, and in case I'm not doing enough work, yesterday I painted and put in moulding on one wall of my closet. Now I have the ultimate dressing room, what every costumer needs.
And, what I listen to as I work today-