Sunday, March 13, 2016

Glass Jar Skylight part 1

Great things generally get really messy and crazy before they get good, and amazing. The results may not be obvious, but all thing being what they are, I think we had a very successful day. Putting in the jar brick stained glass ceiling. 

Spring has sprung in the "desert"
Surprisingly symmetrical!

Center jar placed inside 3 arches of rebar

Superadobe "pillows" support the rebar arches, anchoring the dome jar skylight.

Not too shabby, good enough for rock & roll.

Jar brick require no cutting, and sharpie works best.


One of the eggs hatched and baby looked alive and well. Mamma is quite familiar with us and the pair of parents borrowed materials from our build for theirs. You  can plainly see Superadobe bag fiber to the left.


In progress jar dome.


Approaching critical mass.

The goal is to have them all facing toward the center, they mostly are.

That contraption Doc Brown wears on his head to read thoughts.

I actually think we're on track! Plaster will sandwich this while thing so the faces of the glass bottoms are mostly flush (with variances) with the plaster. The jars are different lengths so some will jut out like gems from a cave wall.