Thank You to everyone who patiently reads through my progress reports as I am creating all posts with my smartphone. I suspect there are formatting issues I’d be twitching to fix if I had my laptop! This has been a busy build week with many parts and pieces looking like other objects on their wayContinue reading “Early Build Days”
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A Bit of Sunday Everything
Brought out the rainforest floor rug hooking aspect of the project and am happy with the fiber choices I made. It didn’t take long for me to discover the most essential tool for me to complete this Butterfly Rainforest: A great To-Do List has been provided: The flora and fauna are justContinue reading “A Bit of Sunday Everything”
Day 2 – Settling into the Residency House
A rainy day here in tropical Cairns, perfect for unpacking and settling into the Residency House: That huge 20Kg box of supplies I’ve carried all over the Pacific Ocean is finally unpacked, permanently. The strong dishpack box held up surprisingly well through multiple flights on multiple airlines until it got wet in the rainContinue reading “Day 2 – Settling into the Residency House”
Calabao Construction
The Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants website has been extremely helpful for obtaining scientific accuracy in my creation of the crocheted Calabao. The Calabao is a preferred food plant for the larvae of the Green Spotted Triangle Butterfly. Prototypes, mistakes, and final designs for the Calabao flower emerging from the ends. Each flower is approximately 40Continue reading “Calabao Construction”
Special Rainforest Order of Yarn
As I experiment with the colored-copper wire designs, the special order of rainforest colored yarns I ordered from Yarn vs. Zombies is being completed. Check out the great colors! The scale of the Butterfly Flight Prep art installation has necessitated specially ordering the yarn. The alternative is running around multiple yarn shops in Tokyo searchingContinue reading “Special Rainforest Order of Yarn”
The Upcoming Week in my Tatami Room Studio
1. Name Game Contest: Today will be spent completing the winning prize! Do you know what should I name my Tropical Butterfly Garden art installation? Be sure you are following my blog, Instagram or Twitter to catch the launch and upcoming details. 2. I’ve compiled a list of the flora, fauna and butterflies I’m including inContinue reading “The Upcoming Week in my Tatami Room Studio”
Studio Progress Report – Oct 10
It’s been a busy week in my studio. Quite a few hours continuing my lepidoptera and biology research. A few hours sketching, a few hours of construction, a few hours re-organizing the studio all add up to a lot of hours! My order of Zebra Wire, colored copper wire arrived – Half of a rainforestContinue reading “Studio Progress Report – Oct 10”