Friday 27 May 2011

orbs





easy to mass produce and visually fill space. Use with sun postioning to locate in between field users and the suns trajectory to maximise the potential time that the sun can shine through the orbs.

Monday 23 May 2011

Thursday 19 May 2011

skippit - skip front decor

skip frontage cut from wood / stretched fabric / piping / 
to encourage festival goers to throw rubbish onto bins / and skips make skip (and maybe smaller bin front) sheet wood / cardboard and piping finished by paint / installation crew. 

Wednesday 18 May 2011

dragonfly (large) and flower frames



here are some types of flowers open and closed (daff/lilly)
to pick up on the water aspect of the secret garden theme here are some water lilly frames and a dragonfly (shown large scale but will depend on the success of incrementally larger versions).

Tuesday 17 May 2011

potential work and resource areas

equipment / personnel

This list has been updated @11am 19th may

for every 3d team:
drill (supplied)
driver (supplied)
rip saw (supplied)
jigsaw (supplied)
mini grinder
hand saw (wood)
hack saw / tension saw

for every three 3D workers/volunteers:
1 pair of each: snips / bull nose pliers / snipe nose pliers
1 roll of medium guage wire
1 roll of thick guage wire
staple gun and staples
basic primary satin emulsion paint and black and white (gloss for plastic / metal covering)
ground spray yellow/pink/white/green/red/orange/blue
1 wide roller and tray
1 narrow sponge roller and tray
brush sets
paper face masks

for every 3D worker/volunteer the following items:
1 stanley knife and blade pack
1 pair of heavy duty scissors
1/2/3 rolls of gaffer (depending on 1/2/3 day projects)
small / medium / large cable ties 1 pack each per day (dep'ing on req of size / scale of project)
heavy duty / riggers gloves

for every artworker team of 3:
cleaning buckets
2 large roller and trays
2 small sponge rollers and trays

for every artworker:
1 set of brushes 1/4 inch to 4 inch
1 roll of blue roll / pack of j cloths
5 paint tubs


and for fabric/sheet workers workers:
1 pair of scissors
white and/or clear cable ties small/med/large
clear gaffer/tarp tape

Monday 16 May 2011

calendar function of google:

Here is how we can plan for the tight time schedule we have to manage.
It is only a rough plan at the moment that is open to alteration from anybody who wants to be included by their email address the same way emails can be used to authenticate authoring of blog posts.
The image is also a link so if you are logged in then click on the calendar and it will take you to the page...

Saturday 14 May 2011

flower windmill kinetic art sculpture


magnetic induction

wireless led's can be used to cheaply and easily create outdoor lighting for decoration or practical purposes. they are commonly used on bikes and provide a more efficient method of producing electric light from physical movement. I found this blog that shows you how to make these simple gadgets.

vertical windmill

rockinsects: secret ground decor

The same basic form can be used to make butterflies and other insects. They can also be used as rocking chairs or recliners and the large scale models can use the kinetic potential of a rocking chair. The idea is to start small and produce increasingly larger scale versions. Also included are some wind sculptures of bees swarming a nest.