Still trying to decide what these twelve twigs will turn out to be problem I'm having is making this

item stable, symmetry is good how do I show the paper in relations to

the sticks to make this stable working do this another photo follows.

Stick/twig project: Ideas

My precedence on this idea is a hearth fan usually found in front of fire places. I used Twelve twigs and a sheet of brown paper.

I took the paper and fanned it into twelve folds then I place a twig about 10" long into each fold of the fan. then to secure them I used as a bonding agent knitting yard swirled around each twig and through the fold of the fan.

IARC Theory 444: John Linn Architecture 2030

Today's lecture with John Linn noted Architecture and Teacher, was about AIA 2030 CHALLENGE a case study in sustainability. Thoughts to consider imagine a place called home what would we see. He compared the human existence as a storm on the planet earth.

The impact of human activity vs impact of sustainability.

We are agents for transformation constructive and destructive dynamic events not a place
but a process. That all life is interconnected. He spoke about Ed Mazria of New Mexico that the 2010 Vision is imperative now eventually leading to 2030 challenge for zero carbon in building use,not to use carbon products. ( I'm not sure this is possible since all earth has carbon in it energy even people living on this planet.)
Mr. Linn spoke about use and reuse renovating old buildings to be more energy efficient rather than tear them down to make innovations to renew or modernized historic building for future use. His speciality are old Cathedrals across the country. One in particular is Christ Cathedral as a LEED building preservation work with what already exist. Leadership Energy Architecture Design. He also spoke about Leeds NC Platinum program: preservation program to work with what already exist. He spoke about Henry Hobson Richardson (1872-77) change is an internal system.
There are 60 programs to do Green Homes in Greensboro NC. In conclusion he told us to Stop and Reflect about sustainability Balance, Reuse,Spirals...Know the Storm, Find the Beauty, Trust the Beauty and Live the Beauty Sustainability.

I really enjoyed his interesting lecture and in economic and ecological times today we all really need to Think and Do more to preserve what we have and reserve the energy and"live simply so that others can simply live". quote from author unknown.

Problems with stick project.

These are some of the sticks I'm working with for the 2nd project a holder, box, container, unit, enclosure, place...etc. for twelve sticks. My precedence is from an Italian Designer Adhemir Fogassa

http://www.maguetes.com/. I first glued 2 sticks together to form an arch 6 arches total and then put them into holes in form board to create the design in picture above. At first I had too much base attached to the board the sticks were implanted in so this was stripped away now the objective is to make the board look more like a holding place for the sticks instead of just being placed on top of the board. My next procedure will be to implant the sticks though the form board so that my project will look more like a holding place for the arched twelve sticks. Next post I shall show this and see how it looks.

LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND EXERCISE 09/15/08

In this exercise we had to draw our right hand with our left and left hand with our right.
Not to bad for first timer I think. Shake hands :).

IAR 110 Song lettering practice

Precedence for my Stick Project 09/15/08

The angles and structure of this design intrigued me to emulate this with materials of twelve sticks.

In deciding how to handle a closure, container, box etc. for twelve twigs I came across this design from www. Adhemir Fogassa.com also www. maquetes.com. I felt that this design was what I was trying to convey with my twelve sticks project. Other photos will follow.