Trash Collectors

A quick shout out to our Trash Collectors (so far).

Kristin Peirera
John Broghammer
Linda Thunhorst
Samita Tiwari

Thanks!

The Plans are laid...

Finally the real work begins. If you look closely you can see the drawing of the angel on the cardboard concrete pillar mold that will be the base of the lighthouse. You can see the actual angel drawing in the background which we will use to layout our materials. On top is the platter that will be the walkway.

At the base of the mold is Gigo my bengal cat -- after Wednesday (the next workday) his assocation with the project will end. He and Mojo will miss having the trash to play with, but are happy to pass mascot status on to Hunter the Rhodesian Ridgeback.

White (and other colors of) Trash

Today was a little slow for trash recon -- the rain did not help, but we are accumulating. Got a platter for the walkway -- now we just need to figure out the railing.

Work starts in earnest on Wednesday. 40 days left!

Awesome Trash Artist

Time Lapse of one of my favorite "trash" artist's work. Tom Deininger.

http://www.tomdeiningerart.com/selfnew.html

Preparation Weekend or Trash Hunt

I've been haunting Craigslist for Tag Sales. I need about 6 boxes of appropriately colored trash with a little volume (not flat). Dark Blue, Purple and Green are the most in demand, but Yellow, White and Metallic are a close second. We are still searching for the perfect railing.

I got a manual typewriter today, which I plan to disassemble this weekend so we can use the individual pieces. It is blue -- but light blue.

Last weekend I went to a tag sale and found a box of action figures. I asked how much and a young boy came over and told me 25 cents each. I said that was too rich for me. Mom came over and offered me the box for a buck. Sold!

I have about 1 box now -- so I need 5 boxes in two days. Wish me luck!

The Plan - The Halo Effect.

After several weeks of brainstorming and culling we have the plan. A lighthouse made from a Cardboard mold for a concrete pillar 4 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter -- some kind of 20 inch plate as the walkway, a paint can as the "light box".

On the cardboard will eminate the image of an angel. An angel rendered in...well..trash. No not garbage -- trash. Or more politically correct recyclable material. We are looking for stuff with some volume but not too much -- it has all got to be fastened securely to the Lighthouse.

Did I mention it has to be a working light?

Are you thinking -- It's not due until November -- why do you already have such a detailed plan. Because you have to put a lot of stuff on the entry form.

The Contest Begins

The Norwalk Maritime Aquarium has an annual contest called the Festival of Lighthouses. We (Dianna and Barbara) decide to enter and build one. The first thing we tried to do was find pictures from previous years -- very few were on-line. So to both entertain ourselves and provide more information for posterity and future entrants we are starting this blog. We have about 50 days to complete the project.