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I
am still recovering, physically from the Compaq walls. I
guess that work marathon took more out of me than I thought.
I have been reading the Bible and have gotten through 2
Kings. I have worked on a few sketches and am planning to
begin the Genesis prototype painting. I have started contacting
fabric manufactures and suppliers looking for material large
enough to cover a 31 foot by 25 foot area - seamlessly.
I am looking for samples to begin the test paintings. I
have it in my head that I want to use the same materials
for the tests and the prototype that I will be using for
the larger paintings. I want to work out all the bugs in
advance.
Well
I have found fabric from Europe that is large enough (it
is used for theater and movie backdrops). It is a heavyweight
Muslin, but it does not have the tight weave that I want,
and I am concerned for it's longevity. I have visited the
scenic painting facility at the Sony Pictures lot and that
was educational to see their setup.
So,
I have looked into Polyester, Muslin, sail cloth, some weird
chemi-cloth hybrid materials - I would have no problem using
some wild, fiberglass - carbon fiber - kevlar and tar amalgamation
on honeycombed aluminum panels - I am into that kind of
creative experimentation - EXCEPT, that I need a smooth
continuous surface on which I can silk-screen and not loose
the detail of the Hebrew and Greek text. This is to be a
monument, after all. And there are storage, moving and hanging
considerations.
Oi
Vay
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