BSC2024 - Tarnegol - Shamans' Sacred Space

[snitcythedog]

Very nice stone circle.  Having been to Silbury Hill in winter I can see where the pond idea came from. 

I might have thrown it away at some point

People...voluntarily.....throw things.....away?  My wife keeps telling me that this is a possibility but I am skeptical about discarding the precious things.   

[Tarnegol]

Whereas my wife tells me if I don't she will...

Thanks all for the kind words.

[Tarnegol]

Cosmetic sponge hives/honeycombs in the hollow tree. Yes, there will be bees!

[Daeothar]

Using sponges for this purpose is an inspired idea! Looks both great and not a little menacing...

[Ragnar]

This is such an interesting build.  Looking forward to the end result.

[Tarnegol]

Nice weather today, so hopefully a productive day ahead.
The latest addition is the shelter, shown here.
Hopefully I'll complete the dirt and undercoat on the base over the next day or three, after which I'll have to operate in secret due to details and painting thereof.

[McMordain]

That is a really nice shelter.

[Tarnegol]

That is a really nice shelter.

Thanks, but you can't see the hole at the back end! I'm going to have to send out the hunters for a suitable hide.

...and an extra one for a door...

[Ragnar]

The shelter looks brilliant but I was going through the process in my head, that I would go through to build it and is seems it would be fiddly as anything to make.

[Tarnegol]

It was! Find two appropriately sized Y shaped twigs (from a larger branch found on the ground whilst walking the dogs at the local cemetery).
Drill holes in the base, glue suitably Ys into holes, and come back a couple of hours later.
Add ridge pole and A frames, as well as adding a single angled pole at the back to form a bell-end. (Careful!) Leave to dry.
Add poles on the sidea and back, parallel to the ground. Hold in place with crocodile clips. Again leave to dry.
The aforementioned poles are sold as model rail loads, but appear to be textured bamboo skewers.
Add lashings from off white thread; for looks not structure.
Thatch with model rail reeds. Use spray PVA type glue, hold in place with cardboard, insulated from the sticky stuff with silicon baking paper and more clips.
Add more thatch as required and also 'rope' to make it look as if it's not glued together and 'logs' to cover up the mess caused by glue and gravity.
I shall add a needle-felted aurochs hide door.

[Daeothar]

It absolutely looks the part though!

Not unlike the huts me and my mates used to build in the woods when I was a wee lad...

[Tarnegol]

It absolutely looks the part though!

Not unlike the huts me and my mates used to build in the woods when I was a wee lad...

Thank you, and yes, I channelled the 12 year old Boy Scout I used to be!

[Tarnegol]

Here we are then - the last picture before painting. It's fair to say there won't be a lot of painting. I have the skulls and bones, birds, bees, a few toadstools and the hidden elemental spirits to add, along with a hemp plant, obviously for making rope rather than any other purpose... (Thats what the fly agaric are for!)

[Burgundavia]

That is truly lovely and will look amazing on the table

[Ragnar]

That's superb!