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<entry xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Part 8: Finishing Touches</title><author><name>erica ann</name></author><link rel="alternate" href="/part-8-finishing-touches/"/><link rel="edit" href="/part-8-finishing-touches/atom"/><id>tag:dayonedesign.net,2011:part-8-finishing-touches/1314263104</id><updated>2009-03-16T16:49:46-07:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2011-08-25T02:05:04-07:00</app:edited><published>2009-03-16T16:35:00-07:00</published><content type="html">
&lt;img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7lYDjv3FI/AAAAAAAAAgc/IW0fhCQmovc/s1600-h/sculpture_giving+tree.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7lYDjv3FI/AAAAAAAAAgc/IW0fhCQmovc/s320/sculpture_giving+tree.jpg"&gt; Sculpting the 'giving tree' in Tahn's room. 
The luckiest four-year-old ever!

&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jkPXgmjI/AAAAAAAAAgU/uC9MmQiCAJk/s320/sculpture_giving+tree+leaves.jpg"&gt;


&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jgAUGCHI/AAAAAAAAAgM/CGoPE9q13uk/s320/sculpture_giving+tree+leaves2.jpg"&gt;



&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jbMc-XpI/AAAAAAAAAgE/AsppciXwPs4/s1600-h/door+frame+detail.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jbMc-XpI/AAAAAAAAAgE/AsppciXwPs4/s320/door+frame+detail.jpg"&gt; Trim detailing with burlap stapeled to the frame for a
mechanical connection with the plaster to wood.




&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jWf1ILRI/AAAAAAAAAf8/sTaZSynx7kY/s1600-h/lime.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jWf1ILRI/AAAAAAAAAf8/sTaZSynx7kY/s320/lime.jpg"&gt; Lime in the shower area.


&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jPwvyPvI/AAAAAAAAAf0/CcjV6ytdoXg/s1600-h/lime2.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jPwvyPvI/AAAAAAAAAf0/CcjV6ytdoXg/s320/lime2.jpg"&gt; 




&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jMIIe-UI/AAAAAAAAAfs/iMFhM0y0iDQ/s1600-h/burnishing.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jMIIe-UI/AAAAAAAAAfs/iMFhM0y0iDQ/s320/burnishing.jpg"&gt; Burnishing with balled up plastic bags to get a super smooth surface.



&lt;img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jEzWr77I/AAAAAAAAAfk/U7esz-RdGng/s1600-h/tile+sill.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jEzWr77I/AAAAAAAAAfk/U7esz-RdGng/s320/tile+sill.jpg"&gt; Reclaimed tile set into an interior arch sill. 
 


&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jBkUTY0I/AAAAAAAAAfc/i1Vq3t8Hn8U/s1600-h/stairwell+niche.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7jBkUTY0I/AAAAAAAAAfc/i1Vq3t8Hn8U/s320/stairwell+niche.jpg"&gt; The stairwell niche.



&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7i7gfKj4I/AAAAAAAAAfU/YRnXuGSbTBw/s1600-h/clay+paints_mixing.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7i7gfKj4I/AAAAAAAAAfU/YRnXuGSbTBw/s320/clay+paints_mixing.jpg"&gt; Making clay paints with tapioca starch paste.



&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7i4FzUSsI/AAAAAAAAAfM/U9iCCKoJ6pg/s320/clay+paints+2.jpg"&gt;


&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7i1EW1fFI/AAAAAAAAAfE/rBgmCU-oNh8/s1600-h/clay+paints+3.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7i1EW1fFI/AAAAAAAAAfE/rBgmCU-oNh8/s320/clay+paints+3.jpg"&gt;


&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7iw0vKMrI/AAAAAAAAAe8/Fulb7wdd0vw/s1600-h/clay+paints+4arch.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7iw0vKMrI/AAAAAAAAAe8/Fulb7wdd0vw/s320/clay+paints+4arch.jpg"&gt; Beautiful arch detailing so that you can still tell they were made from adobes.




&lt;img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7itAp400I/AAAAAAAAAe0/t9eiBHOK0Cw/s1600-h/clay+paints+5+mural.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7itAp400I/AAAAAAAAAe0/t9eiBHOK0Cw/s320/clay+paints+5+mural.jpg"&gt; A clay-paint mural I did in the entryway of Peggy and Jo's new home. It is based on a Thai proverb about the rice in the moon and the fish in the pond. 




&lt;img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7ipbYEiWI/AAAAAAAAAes/D15rJWlmDVw/s1600-h/clay+paints+6+mural.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/Sb7ipbYEiWI/AAAAAAAAAes/D15rJWlmDVw/s320/clay+paints+6+mural.jpg"&gt; 
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