{"id":1267,"date":"2013-06-19T07:34:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T11:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/?p=1267"},"modified":"2013-06-27T15:34:49","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T19:34:49","slug":"planters-on-off-the-ground-longhouse-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/shows\/planters-on-off-the-ground-longhouse-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Planters On &#038; Off The Ground- LongHouse 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth installment of the LongHouse Reserve&#8217;s planters show opens on Saturday June 22 with the presentation of the awards. I will be presenting a new planter in two different configurations. Planter #9 is constructed from cement board and sapele wood. I choose the cement board because I was hoping to have the look of concrete with a fraction of the weight. It turned out to be a really fun build! I documented the process for an article in the Southampton Press which should be available on the newsstands today. I will post a few of the pictures below-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/longhouse.org\">LongHouse website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trimming the cement board. I used a product called Hardiboard because of the quality and it had the look that I was going for.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010265.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010265.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The planters quickly took shape.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010274.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010274.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I use wood corners for the structure and to add intricacy to the composition.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010311.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010311.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The corners are screwed together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010349.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010349.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Its time to compose the sapele corners. The bandsaw and sanders help the forms evolve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010388.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010388.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking shape nicely.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010391.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010391.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The planters come apart to be finished. IN the end I could not control myself and I took the cement board outside to be wet polished.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010407.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010407.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I brushed my finish on the wood parts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1010427.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"P1010427.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last step is fabricating the PVC inserts. The final step is a quick hit with black spray paint and then its plant time!<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you all at the opening.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/IMG_5493.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"IMG_5493.JPG\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/nicoyektai.com\/blog\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/on-off-LHR.jpg\" width=\"624\" height=\"953\" alt=\"on-off-LHR.jpg\" class=\"blog-flex\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sixth installment of the LongHouse Reserve&#8217;s planters show opens on Saturday June 22 with the presentation of the awards. I will be presenting a new planter in two different configurations. 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