So, I got my beltline project up, and am quite pleased if I do say so myself. I installed the main structure, then was holding out on adding the skin until a break in the weather. Well, a real break never came, so on the first real day of sunshine I finished the first stage. (I finished the day before the "opening" of this years Art on the Beltline events)
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| 1st stage completed - Sept 7, 2012 |
I let the solar panels charge for almost a week before installing the lights so they would be nice and strong. You could see them shine through the thick paper (its pretty subtle.)
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| Sept 7, 2012. About 10:00pm. |
Like I alluded to above, the weather was not very cooperative, and the day after I finished, the "aging" process started. It moved a bit quicker than I expected, but I still like how the materials changed.
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| Sept 8, 2012 about 4:30pm. In the morning, the piece was still totally intact, but a midday storm rolled through around 3pm. |
The beautiful state of ruin; in the night, the internal lights shine.
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| Sept 8, 2012. Around 9:00pm |
I think they tried to "save" my piece. Last time I checked, it looked like someone tried to "help me". It looks like someone gathered all the blown off paper. The paper is embedded with wildflower seeds, so although it looked like trash, it had the chance of populating the area with plant life. That's the thing I really like about public work though, when it's out of my hands, others (and nature) may do what they see fit.
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| Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. About 5:00pm |
