Habaritag:dayonedesign.org,2021-11-26:fiber/799b70a211f76760e01c6f94898d4949967f977dbioconstruction and beyond2009-11-05T14:35:59-08:00erica anntag:dayonedesign.net,2011:earthdance-bamboo/13142631022009-11-05T14:35:59-08:002011-08-25T02:05:02-07:002009-11-05T14:05:00-08:00 <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNOCtIppUI/AAAAAAAABRQ/EpvXawTqYQ8/s1600-h/earthdance_1307.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNOCtIppUI/AAAAAAAABRQ/EpvXawTqYQ8/s320/earthdance_1307.jpg"> Welcome to the Earthdance Music Festival! We arrive with a truck load of bamboo and trailer full of fabric and natural fixins <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNOCVn1gCI/AAAAAAAABRI/5QYLFu176pY/s1600-h/earthdance_1310.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNOCVn1gCI/AAAAAAAABRI/5QYLFu176pY/s320/earthdance_1310.jpg">the site is a natural cove formed by winter eddies, when the rains rush through <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN8exZerI/AAAAAAAABRA/VI9j943fsiM/s1600-h/earthdance_1319.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN8exZerI/AAAAAAAABRA/VI9j943fsiM/s320/earthdance_1319.jpg">We enhance the natural spiral form with bamboo poles splayed outward. Then we tie the poles to the center point (a beautiful gnarly tree) with manila cables <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN7ADypsI/AAAAAAAABQg/BD0Z3dVv54k/s320/earthdance_1335.jpg"> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN8E6oAOI/AAAAAAAABQ4/EOhRMndz8RQ/s1600-h/earthdance_1321.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN8E6oAOI/AAAAAAAABQ4/EOhRMndz8RQ/s320/earthdance_1321.jpg">Hanumon is happy <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN7tmAeWI/AAAAAAAABQw/CaJF0XY0bq8/s1600-h/earthdance_1323.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN7tmAeWI/AAAAAAAABQw/CaJF0XY0bq8/s320/earthdance_1323.jpg">Quinn and I get taller, a trick i learned back in junior high school <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN7cnEE0I/AAAAAAAABQo/xSnrtyKJ61U/s1600-h/earthdance_1327.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNN7cnEE0I/AAAAAAAABQo/xSnrtyKJ61U/s320/earthdance_1327.jpg">design session <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNnLuVLqI/AAAAAAAABQY/h1_9kScJxeI/s1600-h/earthdance_1336.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNnLuVLqI/AAAAAAAABQY/h1_9kScJxeI/s320/earthdance_1336.jpg">building the portal to the spiral zone <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNm0sESzI/AAAAAAAABQQ/Ibw7r0HjpiA/s1600-h/earthdance_1338.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNm0sESzI/AAAAAAAABQQ/Ibw7r0HjpiA/s320/earthdance_1338.jpg">Christopher does some innovative joinery <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNmD3AnvI/AAAAAAAABP4/r1jfoaueK94/s320/earthdance_1342.jpg"> Ethan came along to this one, and fits right in with the crew <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNml6a-NI/AAAAAAAABQI/pZnOz3_jc4o/s1600-h/earthdance_1339.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNml6a-NI/AAAAAAAABQI/pZnOz3_jc4o/s320/earthdance_1339.jpg">the main gate goes up <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNmfT_4WI/AAAAAAAABQA/w7HlHfiZPiU/s1600-h/earthdance_1341.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNmfT_4WI/AAAAAAAABQA/w7HlHfiZPiU/s320/earthdance_1341.jpg"> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNbPhrjJI/AAAAAAAABPw/MyklL1mxaek/s1600-h/earthdance_1345.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNbPhrjJI/AAAAAAAABPw/MyklL1mxaek/s320/earthdance_1345.jpg">I do a fancy lash with crystals included (wired in first) <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNa3tcXzI/AAAAAAAABPo/v1avTZQW_N8/s1600-h/earthdance_1348.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNa3tcXzI/AAAAAAAABPo/v1avTZQW_N8/s320/earthdance_1348.jpg">flower shaped shading connects the guy wires <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNavGYjxI/AAAAAAAABPg/wJmU_NfQ_as/s1600-h/earthdance_1360.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNavGYjxI/AAAAAAAABPg/wJmU_NfQ_as/s320/earthdance_1360.jpg">playing with the fabric first! <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNaWGcqMI/AAAAAAAABPY/OgqiU_bee44/s1600-h/earthdance_1363.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNaWGcqMI/AAAAAAAABPY/OgqiU_bee44/s320/earthdance_1363.jpg"> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNaMzhwLI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ndNYWQQCyjw/s1600-h/earthdance_1365.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNaMzhwLI/AAAAAAAABPQ/ndNYWQQCyjw/s320/earthdance_1365.jpg"> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNOXDdhcI/AAAAAAAABPI/h5MtXn5altE/s1600-h/earthdance_1368.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNOXDdhcI/AAAAAAAABPI/h5MtXn5altE/s320/earthdance_1368.jpg"> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMzZi8xJI/AAAAAAAABNw/wuS6-GE87sc/s320/earthdance_1422.jpg"> <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNOJjl_cI/AAAAAAAABPA/d3w8pXPlqvo/s1600-h/earthdance_1373.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNOJjl_cI/AAAAAAAABPA/d3w8pXPlqvo/s320/earthdance_1373.jpg"> the elder's throne <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNN6AoVgI/AAAAAAAABO4/2HbN8LFA728/s1600-h/earthdance_1379.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNN6AoVgI/AAAAAAAABO4/2HbN8LFA728/s320/earthdance_1379.jpg"> Quinn weaves a web behind the throne <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNNuEg-xI/AAAAAAAABOw/A4p8YRj-eV4/s1600-h/earthdance_1383.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNNuEg-xI/AAAAAAAABOw/A4p8YRj-eV4/s320/earthdance_1383.jpg">testing lighting for the night <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNNS2oB0I/AAAAAAAABOo/ZqoWKNOohLs/s1600-h/earthdance_1387.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNNNS2oB0I/AAAAAAAABOo/ZqoWKNOohLs/s320/earthdance_1387.jpg"> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM-J8YxgI/AAAAAAAABOA/FtxAkT228-M/s320/earthdance_1412.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM_Fyz2xI/AAAAAAAABOg/rL3X9DmbbFs/s1600-h/earthdance_1394.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM_Fyz2xI/AAAAAAAABOg/rL3X9DmbbFs/s320/earthdance_1394.jpg">an earth mandala, created over the course of the festival, with public collaboration, fills the central space <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM-vYx0FI/AAAAAAAABOQ/x1T5DN7-y9I/s320/earthdance_1403.jpg"> <img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMyRwe04I/AAAAAAAABNY/gYI8MqUFcl0/s320/earthdance_1463.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMlBtxIgI/AAAAAAAABNQ/R41k1L3IPXc/s320/earthdance_1465.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM-VyVxNI/AAAAAAAABOI/yoTwLJgusRw/s320/earthdance_1407.jpg"> shading effects <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMzpVu2LI/AAAAAAAABN4/qJ_HPn7ZiE8/s320/earthdance_1416.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMyt26d6I/AAAAAAAABNg/IP4SX2c-lLw/s320/earthdance_1454.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM-2B9vQI/AAAAAAAABOY/_0F_XtVahiI/s1600-h/earthdance_1401.jpg" thumb="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNM-2B9vQI/AAAAAAAABOY/_0F_XtVahiI/s320/earthdance_1401.jpg"> the elder's throne in action <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMk5Br2UI/AAAAAAAABNI/RN11u1k8u6E/s1600-h/earthdance_1469.jpg" thumb="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMk5Br2UI/AAAAAAAABNI/RN11u1k8u6E/s320/earthdance_1469.jpg"> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMkeEdaRI/AAAAAAAABM4/CTllP8MYL68/s320/earthdance_1475.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMklsv2VI/AAAAAAAABNA/VMR5FUMXlsI/s1600-h/earthdance_1473.jpg" thumb="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/SvNMklsv2VI/AAAAAAAABNA/VMR5FUMXlsI/s320/earthdance_1473.jpg">