The Media Studio's Ceiling Installation Begins

Last year, several months were put into the creation of the Media Studio's ceiling coffers and tongue and groove boards. Today they're finally being installed. Three karma yogis, Deva, Aditya and Haran, have offered to help the monks and do the complex installation. The wood was taken from trees felled near the monastery, it was then milled, cut, planed and oiled into it's final form. Another team is simultaneously applying the stucco to the building exterior. The first coat is going up, which will be followed by another and then the final colored coat. These two projects are fast creating a complete transformation of the building.

The rainbow eucalyptus offers a unique orange-pink hue, not found in many other woods.

The GK now has an extra three members at its morning meeting

Our endless thanks to these three souls for their continued dedication to the project

The first board goes up!

The large empty squares will support the coffers

The laser shows the accuracy of their work.

deva resizes this piece to fit just right

Haran cuts the boards to length

This is one of the coffers. The artwork resting inside will be centered of course.

Each one is a beautiful work

A view up from the entryway. We\

ll have to choose the perfect coffer for this first one. '

Still a lot of boards left, but at the rate the team is going, these won\

t last long.'

The first layer of stucco goes up

It attaches to the fiberglass mesh beneath.

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