Burningman 2006:

Intelligent Design

Final Push 1

Maybe the last camera full of images before I hit the playa.

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Paully after fiberglassing the thin glass cloth.

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The lighter grey areas are clay being used to fill in low spots and smooth out rough spots. He has an overly distinct spine.

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Beginning to make the adjustable end of the ramp.

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Adding a more stable base to the tree.

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I found a stick from the hedge next door to make Paully's spear out of. I used a black rock to strip the bark.

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The beginnings of the Orang's hanging hand. I made it out of tin to begin with and to get the pose right.

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Clay is added over the tin to give the hand shape.

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I eventually decided to remove the tin guide rather than build it into the hand.

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I wanted a more expressive pose of the hand and to shape it so I could have him holding something in his fingers.

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Hot days. This was late in the evening and still the temperature is in the high 90's. It hit 104 several days in my work area.

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Paully's ankles started to bend as he stood in the sun for over a month of very hot weather. Here, I start reinforcing the legs and ankles.

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I had always considered engraving marks in the fish to show scales, but had a brainstorm to add rather than subtract lines for scales. Here I'm marking the scale pattern.

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On those 100+ degree days, I layed down a bead of elmer's glue (the tube I first used was filled with an elmer's product that dispensed glitter & glue) along the lines I drew.

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The final pattern looks a bit like expanded metal. It feels really good when rubbed.

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Doing the final coat of fiberglass resin on paully's back.

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I think the orang's hanging hand is one of the best parts of this whole project.

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Fiberglassing the 'water lilly' pad that will float with a heavy flower on it in the pond.

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Paully becomes a mammal with the addition of nipples and a belly button. Notice all the sanded areas eroded to make him smoother.

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Finally fixing up the dog's feet. All done except for fur and eyes.

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Giving the penis a layer of the super thin glass cloth.

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Final white fiberglass layers.

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Just some of the materials needed to put this project together. Now, Off to the playa.