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Instructions:
Step 1: Trim all larger branches to make willows as straight as possible
Step 2: Grade all the willow from smallest to biggest (1-12 foot rods)
Step 3: Soften all of the willow by slowly bending with your hands or knee (DO NOT KINK THE RODS, place all kinked rods in a separate pile)
Step 4: Using the measurements on the ground follow the follow the instructions:
Inner circle:
Outer circle:
Sleeping Pots (210 cm 110cm): Use the fence method to make a tunnel
For Willow Fence or Fedge:
Place two willows per whole and continue around until you’ve filled every hole (tip: use a crowbar and hammer to make holes) once all the willows are placed begin the fredge weave (or latisse weave) from right to left. The right willow should always be on the outside and the left willow should always going on the inside and work your way up from there. Place supporting rod from the top and weave in and plant in the ground. Tie all the triangles equally apart and secure. Taper to the ground or at the top to finish. Alternatively use a pairing weave at the top for added stability.
For Opolis Spiral Entrance:
Start by 8 uprights (or 10 or 12) - 7 foot plant and secure temporary at the top. Three rod wale on the bottom. Rope pairing weave for the spiral. 7 foot rods for the three rod wale (6 total) on the bottom to create a strong ring. 4 foot rods in the beginning for the rope pairing wave then finished with 3 foot thinner rods (note: you need to use thinner rods at the top so the shape doesn’t get distorted). Do this for both and temporarily tie the two cones together to create the archway. Plant 7 or 8 foot rods at the bottom 3 at a time and weave into the opolis. Continue until the opolis cant hold anymore rods. Secure at the top by twisting the extra rods and tying at the top.
For Willow Dome:
Start by marking out a perfect circle (ex. 360 cm in diameter, 180 cm from the center). Mark 30 cm around the entire circle and using a crowbar hammer a whole about 1 foot deep and place a stick to mark the spot. Check diameter from the middle after marking. Determine entry point (optional: instal an opolis for the entry way) and mark out doorway. Place two willows per marked hole and continue around until you’ve filled every hole (tip: use a crowbar and hammer to make holes) once all the willows are placed begin the fredge weave (or latisse weave) from right to left. The right willow should always be on the outside and the left willow should always going on the inside and work your way up from there. Place supporting rod from the top and weave in and plant in the ground. Tie all the triangles equally apart and secure. Now place a paring weave at the top of the weave until it feels secure. Do another paring weave at the top about a foot up. It the tips of the supporting rod don’t touch at the top place another rod next to them using the two paring weaves you did earlier to secure it in its place. Determine how many upward polls you have and group them together into a manageable number. (For example we had 39 points so we grouped them 3 together and made an 11 point star at the top). Secure the tops with wire or string and adjust until the dome looks even.
Angela’s suggestions:
Angela's suggestions described:
- to make the sizes precize
- count the number of columns we need
- Plan the weaving styles
- Plan what we can do this Year, and in the next years - step by step to have a great long term vision
- Visualize how it will grow and look like in the future
- MAke an "S" shape so that it gives us the chance to build other domes in it
References:
Jasper Riehm:
Theo Rekelhof: “Theo Rekelhof (he/him) is an artist whose passion for the environment fuels his artistic explorations. His art seamlessly blends the worlds of nature and music, highlighting the inseparable relationship between humanity and the environment. By utilizing the emotive power of music, he hopes to inspire empathy and concern for our planet's ecological welfare.”
Gregory Aron Dzsida:
Manas_Strand rezsu anim.mp4
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AI generated images/videos:
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