When we started building the living room the column was constructed to support the huge roof. We used the same technique we had employed to line our well - rings of concrete that were strong but pretty ugly.
When we were sailing in Honduras we had seen cut trees used as palapa supports with vines growing up and around the trunks and we decided to use this idea to 'dress' the column in the form of a sculpture.
A huge structure was erected around the column to act as a work scaffold, then Ed marked out the shapes where the 'vine' would come into contact with the 'trunk'. The flat surfaces of the trunk were plastered.
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| Work begins at the top of the column |
Next Geronimo and Honorato started building up the layers of plaster that would form the vines.
They had never done this kind of work before and were enjoying their new role as artists.
They were assisted by Paul, a volunteer from Workaway who mixed the buckets of plaster on a platform just below.
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| Shaping the plaster |
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| Moving down the column |
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| Finally at ground level |
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