On Wednesday, I finally sent my model to be printed! I visited NYU’s LaGuardia studio and it was amazing. I’ve done 2D printing there but never 3D so it was great to see their facilitates. The model in total is about 10 1/4 tall in it’s final state. After looking at materials and my budget I settled on resin (see material example below) as the material choice, it’s going to be smoother than I previously imagined but I think it’s ok.
I also started designing/imagining my “tak-a-ways”. I’m going to print the “Principals of Environmental Justice” on what will essentially be playing cards. One side will be a drawing of Yemaya and the other side will be one principal.
I don’t know if this will happen but I really want my friend to bless the altar by performing a Yemaya dance. This is ideal but I might not have the time or resources. I also decided on a name for this series, which is “Climate Altars”. This specific piece will be called “Climate Altars- Yemaya”.
