For my next inflatable design I wanted to create something that would be much more simple to sew together compared to my last piece that I still need to go back and work on. I am planning on making these three tube like structures that you see on the left. They are a representation of a dream I had where I boiled these dead birds in a pot and then they slowly became brightly colored worms. After I figured out the design, I needed to calculate how large each structure would be and how much fabric I needed to purchase. My calculations are shown in the image on the right.
This is more math of me trying to figure out how much fabric to buy (image on the left). After I figured out how much fabric I needed to purchase I then needed to figure out the sizes to cuz the fabric on the zund knife cutter (image on the right). Even though I am only cutting the fabric into strips for this design, I still want to make sure that each piece is the exact same size.
I called the fabric store that I have been getting my material from and decided to purchase white nylon rip stop so that the bright colors would really pop off of the white. I made sure to text the textile paint that I plan on using for this design on some of the same navy nylon rip stop I had purchased for my last inflatable. The paint seems to really hold to the material so I think it will work ok.
While my fabric still has yet to come, I made sure to create illustrator files for the Zund knife cutter and make an illustrator for the design I plan on printing onto these inflatables.
This is just a screen shot so it is relatively blurry but this is the design I created in illustrator that will be screen printed onto the rip stop. It is modeled after Roy Lichtenstein's dot pattern found on most of his work that reminds me of a comic book. The dots will be the three colors that i remember the worms being in my dream; orange, pink and red. I thought this design my emphasize the the ripples that worms have when you look at them up close.
This is a close up of the design. It will be 12 inches wide and I made sure to put the design in repeat so it would be easy to print. I also talked to Sherri to make sure the dots weren't too small to use a photo emulsion screen.
So far, I have borrowed fans from the fibers studio so I looked into renting vs. purchasing fans. I also sent out a mass email to the IP group seeing if anyone had any lighting or fans I could borrow for the exhibition. Few - no people responded. However, I found out that target has the best selection of fans with a 90 day return policy. So, my plan is to purchase the fans and return them after the show ends. As for lighting, emailed Jeff Alder, a U of M faculty member that works at the Dude on lighting and stage setup. I was informed that I will not be able to rent the equipment I thought I could from the Dude and that Jeff would be able to help me "make" the right lights I need. Hopefully he responds to me soon so I can figure everything out. Logged Hours:
First off, I have been having a difficult time with the scanner and that is why I was not able to post my work over this past weekend. Luckily I was able to get it to work again and finally post. However, after spring break, it is hard for me to log my hours during that time considering I was on vacation.
Monday: 4 hours
Tuesday: 6 hours
Thursday: 4 hours
Friday: 5 hours
Sunday: 5 hours
Total: 24 hours
New Schedule for the last month:
Week 1 (March 11-18th)
-try and contact the Michigan theater program or dude center to see if I can rent/borrow industrial lighting equipment
-figure out if I should make a photo emulsion screen or laser cut design onto paper
-cut fabric using zund knife cutter
-sew material
-make photo screen
Week 2 (March 18th - 25th)
-Finalize all lighting and fans
-figure out what fabric to put on the end of each worm
-go back and fix 2nd hanging inflatable
Week 3 (March 25th - April 1st)
-last minute touches on inflatables
-think of additions and entry way for installation
-how to secure attach fans to inflatables
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