Burning Man 2006

Camp plans for 2006

January, 2006 - Plans are already underway for Burning Man 2006. There is discussion of joining with two other camps to create a village. This is not a sure thing yet but it is an ever-growing possibility. We may join with MAPS camp and COSM camp to form "Entheon Village." MAPS stands for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, and COSM stands for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. MAPS has been at Burning Man for several years. They operate "Sanctuary," a tent next to the medical tent that exists to help people who are having psychedelic emergencies. COSM is a large art project by Alex and Allyson Grey. The Temple of Virtual Wisdom gods are excited.

June 2006 - Here is some information for camp members.
camp layout - This layout was created for space allocation. The actual layout will probably change when we get to the playa. I just wanted to make sure we save enough room for everyone and their stuff.
Equipment List - this is a list of suggested personal and group equipment. It is a useful guide to packing for Burning Man.

August 2006 - We have built a giant dome to house the Chapel of Sacred mirrors. See photos of the process here.
Our camp will be located near 4:00 on Anxious street. Come by. Visit with us. Try out the Danger Couch and All-Terrain Bowling. Fun Fun Fun!

The TOASTER

We built a fire sculpture called "The Toaster" for the Arizona Burning Man community to be used at Toast and other community events. It was built in a series of weekends at Royce Carlson's Cosmic Steel welding shop/sculpture studio by many Arizona burners. Below is a description of each of the work parties and links to photos of the construction process.

January 28, 2006 - The first fabrication party at Cosmic Steel was a lot of fun and we got a lot done on the fire sculpture. We started at about 10 AM and, by 3 PM, we had constructed the basic armatures for the three fire towers that make up the sculpture. For the rest of the afternoon and evening we had a party with some fire, food, drink, music and fun. It was a small and energetic group - a perfect way to start the project. Thanks to Ty, Mitch, Blaze, Pam, and Shebang for your enthusiasm and hard work! See some photos here.

February 18, 2006 - The second work party had a lot of people show up to help and we got more done than we had planned. Once again we finished the afternoon with a party with even more food, fire and fun than the first party. Thanks to EVERYONE who came. This is truly a collaborative project. See photos.

March 18, 2006 - At the third work party we almost finished skinning the tower sections and began bending and welding some of the trim. It was cold and windy but the AZburners persevered. See photos.

April 22, 2006 - This was the final work party and the sculpture was completed enough to be set up for a test firing. It went very well and the new sculpture promises to be a great heater. See photos.