Still incubating, but nevertheless: the first tests for this shared, Nijmegen based journey are there, all wet and smelling of forest floor right after the rain. They’re gonna have to sit a bit longer though, now that they are out in the open. I know my manners of allowing the mycelium network to develop a skin, alright.
So where are we at… The last two weeks have been fully set in for designing the moulds you can see in the picture (disclaimer: not final moulds in the picture). Different iterations were analysed, 3D printed, re-designed… (aaand repeat) A filament was chosen, an overall shape of the future object has been conceptualized, analysed, 3D printed, re-designed… (aaaand repeat again :P). It’s been a memorable 2 weeks of travelling with the 3D printer as weekend companion and baby-sitting it at night here and there to make sure I can stay on schedule to put the fungal ladies above together within the desired timeframe.
This being said: it’s a nice feeling when the tests worked, the moulds were not faulty enough to destroy the pieces (yes, I am not ashamed to admit this is also part of the process) and the wet white stuff of magic looks healthy. Go me and mycelium for a great collaboration on this one!