Saturday, November 12, 2011

My "Fenced In Space" on Fontbonne Island

In trying to design a theme for this week's project, I decided to build items that represent relaxation and hope.  For the relaxation part, I believe that it is important to be able to take time to relax and I definitely do not do enough of this.  For the hope part of it, the light at the top of the lighthouse symbolizes hope for more relaxation in the future (at least where I'm concerned). 

I started with a rock base and then I decided to build a lighthouse to put on the base.  Here is the base and my various stages of construction of the lighthouse:












I searched and searched for a light script but was unsuccessful, so I decided to build a yellow square to represent the light at the top of the lighthouse.

While I was working on the lighthouse, I decided that I needed a pier and then a boat with pillows and a book on Shakespeare to read.  I also decided to add a fishing pole to try my hand at fishing.  Here are a few photos of my building process:




 Here's an overhead view of me sitting in my boat.



 Here I am looking out over the horizon.






 Here I am sitting and then standing while waiting for a fish to bite.



I decided that I needed a rug for the pier, so I built a round rug and put a fishnet pattern on it.






I wanted to define the perimeter a little better, so I added a few rocks.



Here is the rock perimeter that defines my space as well as serving as a place to sit if I have visitors.



I hope that you enjoyed this mini tour of "My fenced in space" on Fontbonne Island.  I am proud to say that everything that you see in my space was 100% built by me.



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