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At the Rio Grande Zoo, The Amphibian Exhibit "LIFE
ON A LIMB"
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This was the project I was most involved
with over the Summer of 2012. It started in June of 2012,
with Eric Pfiffer and Captain Crunch, Crunch used to do the traffic
repeort for 94 rock. His personality carries into real
life. Eric is an amzing teacher and artist.
We started off by building moulds of leaves, grouped and
individual. Put up tar paper and Lathe onto the
walls, stucco, cement formed the trees, which were pre formed with
lathing. Then we did press moulds of the
leaves many at a time with special blend plaster, Crunch and
I under the direction of Eric. After filling the walls with
big plaster moulds we did fill on the seams and buldup for texture with
individual leaves. After that was completed, we filled with
grouting on all seems. The walls wer painted black by Crunch
and I went in nd painted all the green, yellow, white.. etc to build up
shadow into the texture, and onto the trees as well.
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During
this time I was making stencils to be used on cieling , front doors of
entrance and on the posts into the foyer. I cut over 600
stencils of leaves, as they do wear, also for combinations of layered
build-up. With spray paint of various jungle colours and
shades.
I also contributed to the extensive murals in and out of the building.
I invite you to come out to see it in person, it opened August 3rd
2012, Rose and I have our wedding aniversarry on that day, we had our
25th. Beautiful Love!
You can see this project at the Albuquerque Zoo:
http://www.bioparksociety.org/riograndezoo/index.php
This was a wonderful project and experience to contribute to one of my
favoutite interests the zoo, animals and the biopark.
Thanks to Julie, Shannon, Erick, Krunch, the whole construction crew
athe the biobpark.. Never have I met a better bunch of people!
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