Day 5 - we finished one!

Wednesday evening was our final meeting time as a group.  Mary Mattingly was leaving early the next morning and we wanted to be finished by 10 and leave Diyode in OK shape in case we ever want to work there again.

A few people started working at 4 p.m.  with the rest arriving over the next 3 hours. A two person film crew from CAFKA and another photographer arrived to document what we were doing and we focused on completing one structure to try out in front of the cameras.

 It was busy and made more complicated because the tools i.e. sewing machines, were a constant hassle tonight, jamming, needles breaking and thread knotting. Some were sewing, others were calculating and preparing what materials people would need to take with them to finish the units on heir own, and we were all focussed on getting one ready to try outside before it was too dark.

Just as the light was fading, we took the finished structure outside, and had a chance  to look at it laid out on the grass, wrapped around all of us, set up with tent poles and folded in half as single person unit. Further modifications (grommets!) that would help stabilize the structure were identified.



There were a lot of photographs taken of the structure, but none by me, so once Musagetes has the images I will post some here. (Update : Never did get the photographs but here is a shot form that night Musagetes use don a postcard for the project)

Rebecca Erickson