With the build in full swing in the shop, the little time between fabricating is dedicated to collecting the books for the Flybrary.
The Flybrary book collection is already looking fantastic in content but needs more books! One joy has been to receive published works in the mail from my close friends to add to the Flybrary collection.
I recently discovered the idea of an "ex libris" bookplate to label ones book library, and have since made one for stamping inside all the books for the Flybrary. It was not uncommon for people who had large collections of books to attach an elaborate bookplate wood cut print within their books.
The bookplate design would include things that the person valued, from nudes, various animals to weather vanes making for some really spectacular designs.
The Flybrary does need more books! What kind of books? Any and all classics, politically relevant books, books about the environment, the future, books with birds in the title, relating to flight, relating to inspiring inventions, inspiring theories, relevant novels, poetry, and of course a childrens' section(curated by my 8 year old son) For the kids books, we are looking for classics that survive all time.
If you are local to me(that is in Taos, NM, you can drop them at SOMOS in town, or drop them by the shop)
If you want to add your favorite book of all time(please do!)to this impressive collection, please send to:
POB 658, El Prado, NM 87529
The Flybrary will be better for it!
And below are some recent build pictures of the face, starting with what I do most all day...welding!
The skeleton of the face upright position. This thing is so large it wont fit within the shop. Once the neck was welded to the bottom it can only lay flat until we forklift it outside.
Here we started sheathing the face and it's starting to come together. You can see the enormity of the scale with Kodiak in the backround.
The Flybrary book collection is already looking fantastic in content but needs more books! One joy has been to receive published works in the mail from my close friends to add to the Flybrary collection.
I recently discovered the idea of an "ex libris" bookplate to label ones book library, and have since made one for stamping inside all the books for the Flybrary. It was not uncommon for people who had large collections of books to attach an elaborate bookplate wood cut print within their books.
The bookplate design would include things that the person valued, from nudes, various animals to weather vanes making for some really spectacular designs.
The Flybrary does need more books! What kind of books? Any and all classics, politically relevant books, books about the environment, the future, books with birds in the title, relating to flight, relating to inspiring inventions, inspiring theories, relevant novels, poetry, and of course a childrens' section(curated by my 8 year old son) For the kids books, we are looking for classics that survive all time.
If you are local to me(that is in Taos, NM, you can drop them at SOMOS in town, or drop them by the shop)
If you want to add your favorite book of all time(please do!)to this impressive collection, please send to:
POB 658, El Prado, NM 87529
The Flybrary will be better for it!
And below are some recent build pictures of the face, starting with what I do most all day...welding!
The skeleton of the face upright position. This thing is so large it wont fit within the shop. Once the neck was welded to the bottom it can only lay flat until we forklift it outside.
and more grinding...
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