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October 19, 2005
Domes
I actually had a hard time trying to think of something that inspired me to make a dome. When you think of domes, you are simply bound to think of its sophisticated structure that holds itself in one place. I looked through some guides as how to make these bucky balls accurately and found that it was almost impossible to make them...
After some discussion, Alice recommended that we use gum drops to hold these sticks together. Kudos to A! :)
I made the little metal pieces go through the gum drops, creating triangles and built on from there. It slowly became a dome! Once the shape was set, I pulled out the middle gum drop inside the dome and pulled out the metal sticks. It all holds together and stands on its own.
The shadows created really interesting patterns on the wall.
Posted by min at October 19, 2005 11:58 PM