Pop-Up Cards (Buildings in Tbilisi)
After my last blog post, I created two more pop-up cards modeled after buildings in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The first one is the Kashveti Church.
I wrote a brief description of the building on the main site, so I’ll write about something else here.
This card features not only the building but also the surrounding ground.
The land here slopes gently, higher in the west and lower in the east. Consequently, the ground in front of the church entrance on the west side (A) is higher than the ground where the main hall stands (B).
I wanted to express this, so I designed it this way.
The ridge-like part on the far right (C) is a component supporting the ground in front; there isn’t actually an embankment like this on site.
However, the small building (D) does exist.
Part (E) is intended to suggest stairs, but it’s actually a component supporting the ground (A).
Part (F) is curved rather than straight to ensure smooth card opening/closing; its design is unrelated to the actual ground.
I put some thought into the design, so opening and closing works fairly smoothly, but it’s a bit disappointing that the cards look messy in photos.
The second card is the Parliament Building of Georgia.
It was originally constructed as the government building of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Multiple buildings were built in two phases, and I guess this particular building was constructed between 1946 and 1953 (not entirely sure…).
It became the Parliament Building in 1997, several years after Georgia gained independence.
I wanted to create a wall behind the colonnade, so I used a separate part.
Pre-gluing state.
The bottom of the part was glued to the floor behind the colonnade, the top to the roof section, and it was connected to the ground on both sides for stability.
In my December 21st blog post, I briefly mentioned the Tbilisi massacre of April 9, 1989. This incident occurred right in front of this government building.
The Kashveti Church mentioned above is located diagonally in front of the building. It seems the church and the surrounding park became shelters for citizens.
In 2004, a monument called the “April 9th Memorial” was erected in front of the Parliament building.
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Today, I updated the main website.
For the pattern release, considering ease of construction, I decided to publish the bell tower of the Sioni Cathedral, which I introduced in the previous article.
Please feel free to use it.
This will be the last update to the main website this year.
Next year marks the 25th anniversary of my website’s launch. I look forward to your continued support next year.