Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Gingerina

18 feb 2015 11:04

Tags: handmade mushroom

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These mushrooms range in a variety of sizes from 5ft to 10ft tall. They are made of wood, chicken wire, electrical conduit, 2 part spray foam, spandex and l.e.d. lighting.

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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I started with the stem, using 2x4s, plywood and lag screws

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Once upright, I stapled chicken wire all the way around to create a surface for cheesecloth

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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The caps were built so I could separate them from the stems for transportation

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Using a 4×4, electrical conduit, pvc tubing and chicken wire, I got that mushroom shape just the way I wanted

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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I screwed the caps to the stems through their wooden bases and they were ready for their skin

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The skin is a layer of cheesecloth or cotton scrim material that creates a surface for the foam

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Using spray adhesive, I simply sprayed the chicken wire and attached the cheesecloth

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Once everything was covered, I prepared for the spray foam

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Spray Foam comes in a 2 part tank system. It is traditionally used for insulation but works wonderfully when building large props

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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The foam cures quickly, rising up and hardening within minutes of application

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I let the foam cure for 24 hours

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Using a paint sprayer to get all the little nooks and crannies, I got painting

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Creating the gills was a tedious and long process that involved pleating, pinning and hot glueing

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Using 10 yards of 120″ white spandex, I first pleated and stapled the fabric to the perimeter inside of the cap

Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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Giant Illuminated Mushrooms Brighten Up Every Place They Go

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