Funding Fluffy!
Fluffy is accessible public transit masquerading as a wafting cloud to elicit and excite your dreams.
Fluffy the Floating Cloud bank was designed and fabricated in Vermont by almost 100 artists in 2022 as gifted accessible public transit at the annual Burning Man event and again in 2023. In 2024, it busted out for four performances in its hometown before heading west to Nevada for the big event.
Learn more about Fluffy from the Duanes Whirld Website and watch the build via our YouTube Channel.
Supporting Fluffy!
We’re now inviting the community who love and enjoy Fluffy to join the effort of supporting Fluffy’s journey to the playa with a gift of financial resources and your choice of what your donation could support.
Here are some options:
| DONATION AMOUNT | WHAT YOUR DONATION COULD SUPPORT! |
|---|---|
| $5000 | Maintenance of the clouds wrapping the bus |
| $4000 | Updated LED lights behind the clouds |
| $3000 | Gas baby to fuel our journey off and on the playa! |
| $2000 | Fluffy spa and mechanical service |
| $1000 | Sound system repairs, maintenance, and cleaning |
| $500 | A day’s Deep Playa Beer Delivery and late-night ‘Smores |
| $250 | A night’s propane, blasting cheer and warmth to Fluffy-goers |
| $100 | Postcards and swag for gifting to Fluffy friends! |
How to Donate!
Your contribution and participation will make Fluffy possible, connecting you to this public art now and in future years en Playa.
We’re stoked to share the joy of this project and the fantastic folks giving it life.
With a whole lotta love,
“We’re bringing a gorgeous Artcar called Fluffy Back to the Playa as a camp gift from Duane’s Whirld to the Burning Man community, and it’s Exciting” ~ Duane
Our Goal – $20k!
Donor wall – We love you all!
Building Fluffy!
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We’re Going Back!
WE’RE GOING BACK TO BURNING MAN THIS YEAR. With our own new, big-ass flaming artcar. Hey there y’all, invitations just…
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Fluffy the Dream Puff is real.
We found a Bus! It’s 40 feet and has a lift. It’s a 2008 bluebird conveniently located in Las Vegas.…
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Meet Fluffy!
Lil Duane the filmmaker is documenting the build of Fluffy into a finished piece, but we’ll share snippets as we…
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Fluffy Flies!
Our first crew work shift was wildly successful. Grinders, flying sparks, heat guns, brute force, gentle persuasion. Tunes and pizza.…
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Fluffy Design Team Meets!
A bunch of the Art Team met to advance the design of this creature – especially the manifestation of clouds…
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Fluffy Prepping for Paint!
Alas, the bulk of the effort in any painting project is the prep, so we’re deep into that for Fluffy.…
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Fluffy Heaters Out, Power Wash and Paint Test
Duane and Cara remove the heaters from Fluffy, give them a good spray down and test the paint on their…
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Fluffy Paint and Design!
Duane and Amey paint Fluffy in a single day! Then the design team meets to review the most recent prototypes.
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Fluffy Windows Out and Cloud Design!
Every new step brings this mutant vehicle art car into greater focus. Largest work crew to date. Lucky 13 humans…
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Camp Placement Application – Submitted!
We filed our 12-page Camp Placement Application today, in advance of tomorrow’s deadline. More progress toward gathering in that magical…
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Fluffy Files – Cloud Attachments
No videography today, the filmmaker had the day off. But stills show the story of cleats running the length of…
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Fluffy Flies – Begin Making Clouds!
FLUFFY FILES May 7 – Affix license plate, finish external cleating, and BEGIN MAKING CLOUDS!!!! Fabricators are Jack (in from…
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They Want Fluffy!
THEY WANT FLUFFY!!! The DMV issued its formal invitation. Good thing, as we’re building this sucker.
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Fluffy – Wiring Spaghetti and Making Clouds!
I had a chance to visit with Fluffy yesterday, spending the day wiring spaghetti while Rebar helped and measured. Wiki…
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Fluffy’s Clouds – A New Approach!
It was another Fluffy day. We estimate we will need 40 sheets of plywood cut into interesting, intricate shapes to…
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Fluffy The Clouds Are Getting Fluffier!
Fluff-date was a small corp cutting out clouds and cutting on Fluffy. Amey’s back! She worked with Coco to cut…
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Painting Clouds and An Official Inspection!
Kane & DK from outta town, Amey & Gizzo on clouding. Plus formal inspection from the Black Rock City authorities!
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Largest crew to date!! Check out what they got done!
A dozen artists and fabricators crank out the clouds, paint up a storm and advance the lighting performance. Oh, and…
Come Be Fluffy with Us!
It is partly cloudy with a chance of magic.