Friday, May 3, 2019

Ready Set Go!

With a project this size and complexity it sure helps to have some talented hands sharing their expertise. I like having the support around me, especially in the beginning of a project like this. I have reached out for help on a few things, mainly the engineering and have just received my first set of preliminary specs. That means I now know what sizes of materials I can use for the build. 
Christian and I had speculated on a few materials sizes and were pretty much on the money. It does feel good though, to have calculations run on a structure and know that if you build it this way it should withstand winds of 105mph, for example.
And I get a detailed technical computer drawing of the piece:

This past month I also had my friend Mike Barbee help with some calculations, thanks to his wizardry with Fusion 360 and Autocad. I am always impressed with people who can work in these programs, because I have no skill nor much patience when it comes to trying to understand them. Yes I have tried, but I am just better in the shop.



I have started on the chandelier, which I thought clearly should be in the shape of synapses. It is fun to work with these intriguing shapes, they are pretty wild. Here's one of my favorite renderings of these magical electric pods in our brain.
And if that isn't trippy enough here's what they really look like..


 



I have started making these pod like structures, by using steel balls, cutting organic holes in them and welding on arms. 

I imagine light illuminating from within each of my stylized neurons as well as through the arms (dendrites) and have something extra bright happen right at the synapse. 

They would all connect in a circular pattern via the dendrites within the top of the Flybrary head. I think by adding undulating LED lighting they will light the space beautifully.
This last month has been busy with several out of town trips, including North Western Arkansas with the Hand of Man, and NYC, and a spring cleanse (which has me off coffee, sugar and grains), nursing a very sore elbow injury and waiting patiently for the specs so I can get going. I am preparing in all the ways I know how for the inevitable gargantuan build ahead.
Where to start on this huge head? Christian suggested I start on the nose, and that sounds like an excellent idea. The nose it is!














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