This is a yurt I made out of office supplies. It is modeled on this real yurt here. It was made for the occasion of Belgian Waffling's now annual tradition of the glorious Internet village fête.
Mixed media
Index cards, printer paper, Post-Its, coffee stirrer, chopped-up file folder, felt-tip pen
Detail view
The snowy mountains in the distance were made by the judicious draping of tea towels. Originally I'd made a slightly less wintry steppe setting by covering my office desk with manila folders but the photos I took there failed to show off the exquisite workmanship to my full satisfaction.
Postscript: The fact that the hinge-tie elements around the flagpole are so crooked is making me just a little bit insane. I recognize that this is especially absurd given the precision engineering of every other element of the construction, but ARRGH hinge-tie things. ARRGH, I say.
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