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Not yet finished with work in progress
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Not yet finished with work in progress
Steps in designing started here: Fuller Dome. See Yoga Mat.
Steps in painting yoga mat are here.
Terms: Struts are straight members joined together at vertexes to form a geodesic dome. On the mat they are straight lines connecting dots.
Materials: PVC non-toxic black yoga mat 72" square. Brown craft paper for pattern. Plastic sheeting. Duct tape. Painters tape for delicate surface, .94" wide. Fabric color, non-toxic: three 3 oz. spray cans plus some puffy brush-on white paint and two 3 oz. spray paint cans, blues. Many 1/4" stickers.
Tools: scissors, paint brush, rulers, X-ACTO knife, paper weights.
Locations: outdoors temperature between 50-70° not windy and indoors clean at room temperature with ventilation or exhaust fans.
Using scaled design sketch with 1" = 1' (12").
On paper pattern, mark strut positions, cutting a hole at each vertex.
On mat, repeat pattern placement five times in a circle, putting a sticker in each hole.
Using painters tape for delicate surfaces, connect the dots.
Mask the corners of the mat with plastic sheeting secured with duct tape.
Outdoors, spray the background color in the middle of the day when humidity is least. Allow five minutes between coats.
In evening bring mat indoors. In enclosed room with ceiling fan on, use exhaust fan in neighboring room.
Next day mask the continents with plastic sheeting secured with painters tape cut in half for flexibility.
Outdoors, spray the water blue paint. When dry, bring mat indoors for the evening.
Next day remove the plastic masks. Brush continents with white paint.
When dry, remove the stickers and the tape connecting the dots.
What is unfinished or undecided? Adding a title, signature and date to the artwork. Why are some parts sticky? Will it need a finishing coat such as a sealer? How to hang or store the mat when not in use? How to ship the mat? Communication with the people who manage the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability.
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