provisions for buoyancy

After finding a lot of usable boards in this dumpster, I asked someone onsite if they would mind if I helped myself - they said "Take everything!" I think this foam could be used for making a life ring or life jacket. It's currently bagged in a black garbage bag and will spend several days in the car, in the heat of the sun before I take it indoors anywhere. The foam looked pretty clean but it's best to take precaution against bugs - unfortunately, this needs to be a consideration when working with salvaged materials. My friend's dog Lucy was along for the ride with me today! - Don't worry - I didn't leave the seat belt on her as I thought she was better off without it. But I did find it funny, that when I put it on her - she didn't seem to mind one bit and just sat there calmly. 

  The first day I moved into the studio at VisArts , Frank McCauley – the exhibition coordinator and artist, was cleaning up one of the larger rooms after a painting workshop. The floor had been covered in plastic to prevent paint from splattering all over it and the plastic was just going to be thrown out. Seeing that, I thought I might be able to use the plastic to make a poncho and offered to salvage it. After making a little mock-up and then a life sized mock-up – I learned from my mistakes and made this poncho.  Poncho in progress: I used an iron to melt seams together, placing aluminum foil between layers of plastic I didn't want to accidentally bind together and also under the iron, over the plastic seams I was applying heat to. I worked outdoors to ensure good ventilation.