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installing "Dancers"

Installing "Dancers" at the Central Plains Clinic, Sioux Falls, SD.

 

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earl grey detail I've developed some special techniques for installing my pieces. Almost all of my work has an irregular edge, so special installation devices are needed to support them."Earl Grey's Garden" is 13' high and 21' wide. Careful planning is required in order to install it.
plywood I like to use Velcro to install my work. It supports the weight of the fiberworks, it's easy to work with and it's easy to remove the pieces for cleaning.
paper pattern I start by making a full size paper model of the piece that is to be installed. It's lightweight and easy to position on the wall. I draw a vertical line on the paper model that is perpendicular to the floor to use as a guide in placement.
install 1 The sides of the paper were rolled toward the middle so it can be unrolled on the wall like a scroll.The installers have lowered a string on a weight that will line up with the perpendicular line on the paper.
install continued As the piece is unrolled, it is taped with masking tape to the wall.
install continued When the paper is properly positioned, pencil marks are made all around the edge.
plywood Using the marks as a guide, plywood that has been cut to fit the back of the work is bolted to the wall.
plywood continued The plywood has hook velcro stapled and glued to it. The fiber piece has loop velcro sewn on the back.
plywood continued All the plywood is in place. We're ready to install the piece.
put up piece The piece has been folded so that only the topmost edge is exposed.
put up piece continued The crew works to match the velcro on the piece to the velcro on the wall. Two inch velcro is sufficient to hold the weight of the fiberwork, which weighs about one pound per four square feet.
earl grey's garden Here is "Earl Grey's Garden", installed at the Dean Clinic on Fish Hatchery Road in Madison WI.

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