Penny McManigal, designer and Artist for Peace

Poles, 25 (approximately 7' long and 1/2' in diameter) (suggested materials: bamboo (cane) or 1/2" pvc pipe; alternatives of something such as grape stakes, or other, will need a different method of securing into the ground). Rebar, 25 sections, of 3/8", each approximately 18"-24" long (to pound into ground with a small sledge hammer or strong hammer)

Volleyball Net

30 foot long, to create an approximate 10' diameter netted "weave" circle , with an opening for the gateway. (other netting ideas, such as chicken wire or thin bailing wire)

Materials for pole tops 25 Colorful varieties, for the tops of each pole ( cut as simple rectangular strips of many colorful materials to simply tuck into the top openings of each pole, or created as "flags": 12"x 18" or any other dimension, with a sewn sleeve so they can be threaded onto the poles)

Equipment to secure the net and flags to poles (for net: using long paper covered metal "twists", as from the market or other small pieces of very thin wire or string will work) (flags: after poking the material into the pole it can be further secured with a rubber band or more "twist" ties)

Center pole

top with something special (suggestions, use a flag of the planet, a prayer flag, a decorative wind-sock whose colorful "tails" will flutter in the breeze, a pinwheel, many long, narrow colorful ribbons

Gateway

(tie the two ends of the volleyball net together to create a "closed gate", or make a special cloth "gate" to connect at the opening of the circle)

To enlarge the circle

(connect two sets of circle materials together to make it larger, etc.)

Materials for "weaving" into the "net"

(lengths of cloth: 3-4 feet long, in varying widths, such as a woman's scarf or a man's tie or any other selected piece of colorful cloth, as simple as a cut up t-shirt or as special as hand decorated or woven)

Prayer flags

(can be added to poles if desired: size around 12"x 12", with a 2-3" sleeve to slip onto the pole. Prayers can be written in indelible ink with laundry pens)

Carrier for the set of poles

(these can be easily carried in a double ski bag, if the lengths are about 6'10". Measure the bag to determine!

General materials list

(several extra poles, "just in case", sledge hammer or sturdy hammer, variety of strong tapes, many "twisties", spool of thin wire or twine, pins (all kinds) scissors, pens to mark, bucket if you want water, laundry pens, towels for clean up, extra colorful materials, camera, film.