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Paravel Proposal, Tall Grass

Prairie Grass Parts

I’m starting the 5th version of the Prairie Grass prototype. I’ve taken into the studio all five of the previous prototype stalks and taking them apart. Most of the pieces can be reused: the 5, 1/2″ conduit pipes, all the…

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April 16, 2023

Paravel Proposal, Tall Grass

Prairie Grass Engineering

What I learn from Hadi I just had a long meeting with Hadi Sajadi and I need to jot down some notes. The 3/4″ pipes will not stand up under 90 mile per hour winds at 16′ lengths. So we…

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February 17, 2023

Wheat

Wheat Segments Completed

On February 12th I finally print all 41 seed of the wheat seedpod. The yellow portion measures 40″ tall and 8″ across. This is at a scale of 1:16. The 1.5″ SCH40 pipe has an outside diameter of 1.91″. The…

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February 13, 2023

Grass Chandeliers

Grass Chandeliers

A while back I proposed an upside down chandelier of 5′ long grasses. Before I even had a chance to work out the details, I create some renderings of what it might look like. Sometimes the opportunities drive the creative…

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January 10, 2023

Wheat

Exploring Gold Leaf on ASA

Here we are exploring the idea of creatig the wheat seedpods in 3d printed ASA plastic and finished them in gold leaf.

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January 7, 2023

Wheat

Paravel Proposal (Grass or Wheat?)

This opportunity is ideal for either the Tall Grasses or the Wheat sculptures. With the Grass ready to propose, this post explores what would be needed to get the Wheat ready for the application process.

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January 5, 2023

Tall Grass

FiberOptic Cable & LED Test

Here we're trying to use one long fiberoptic cable with one LED at the base of the leaf blade.

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December 27, 2022

Tall Grass

Lighting Grasses: With LED Strips

Here are the issues that need solutions. The bare LEDs are overwhelming the sculpture and I don't know how to light the seedpods without seeing the LEDs. Maybe we have to go back to heavily baffled flood lamps at the base. HELP!