(244) Roller and Stencil.

I used the paper cut out, from one of the stars, as

a stencil, applying tempera paint with a roller

on white card stock,

I painted ten to make two sets of stars.

Check out the finished product at Paperworks.

GarSeeYa!

(243)Show Set Up: Design and Construction.

I have a few shows to do, late into this year.

I decided to work a little bit on the presentation,

starting with a few sketches.

My budget is limited, so I took full advantage of the dollar stores.

The biggest piece are two coat hangers for the basic

upright structure. They are collapsible which is a plus.

I bought a couple of aluminum flag poles after Canada Day,

they are the horizontal sections of the display.

Three pieces of lumber covered in black hockey tape,

to hold the frame together, along with screws and wire.

I bought a collapsible wheeled carrying case

and a hang up fabric sweater storage.

Cardboard in between the storage sections

gave it more support, giving me individual cells

to have product and hardware in.

I covered  the cardboard with a vinyl table cloth,

with staples, tape and twist tie.

A black shower curtain, layered with a starred

table cover  provided a backdrop.

A few sticks of bamboo, twine, paperclips and a few more

do-dads make up the display. (This particular one

was a very narrow table.)

I used the sweater storage as a base for my drawings, sitting on the floor.

Everything in this display fits into the wheeled carrying case.

I keep trying to reduce the amount of hardware

I bring with me, the more I can compact my set-up, the better.

Practical problem solving is always fun for me.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(242) 2010 Halloween: Tank and Rocket.

Compacted stage.

Twist tie assembly



Assembled base.



Finished.

Another happy Driver.

A little awkward on the stairs. Lights were added to light their way.

We only did a few houses, but it was plenty of candy for the year.

It took about three days to assemble both vehicles,

but I'm always tempted to add on new parts

and keep improving.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(241) Halloween 2010: Rocket

Testing out the lights.

Lights are plastic food containers





The covering on the ship is a combination
of packing paper and a plastic table cover.
The plastic was almost transparent, so the paper
gave it a white finish.

Lots of tape and glue was also used
to assemble both constructs.







Added black lines with Sharpies marker.





Compacted stage.



Assembled with twist ties.






A happy Boy!



(240) Halloween Tank.

This is stage two on the vehicle construction.

I took a $2.00 vinyl green shower curtain and covered

the outside of the tank. The turret was the most complex

section. The sides fold in to compact it.

 I covered the whole thing in vinyl, using staples, tape,

and twist ties (accumulated over the years by a crafty pack rat.)

 (Special effects done in Photoshop.)

Reflective decals attached.

 Acrylic brown paint applied for the camouflage.

 A happy little boy woke up excited and happy,

to find a tank on the living room floor.

 Friends and classmates surround the tank

at the Halloween Dance.(Superman wanted to keep

 punching the tank, until Mom stopped him.)

 C. was pretty happy dancing in his tank.

Rocket is almost done, we got the basic model

to the school dance. Still some upgrades to finish.

More to come.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(239) Cardboard and Twist Ties. (Halloween Costume)

 I worked on the sketches a while back...

finally got to work on the actual costumes.

 They are more like mini vehicles to step into.

The boys have spent a bit of time just sitting in them.

These constructions are light cardboard  held together with twist ties.

The truck I did last year had nuts and bolts, and was made

of heavier cardboard. I wanted to lighten the load this year.

The ties makes it easier to collapse the vehicles for

transport and storage. They take up a bit of room.

The covering goes on soon. I'll post more pictures

after Halloween.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

(Day 238) Pop-Up Card.

A small project done recently.

The client did a small pencil rough of what he

wanted on a greeting card.

I followed his directions, in my own

interpretation. The POP-UP was

my idea, and a surprise for the client.

This is my first pop-up card.

I will do more.

Thanks.

GarSeeYa!

Day 228. Cut Paper.

My days at Stephen Avenue are winding down. Rain has put

a damper on sales. I've had a couple of days to play with

new designs. Latest ones are constructed without glue.

Thanks for visiting.

GarSeeYa!

Day 224. Robot + Collapsible.

I get to doodle and work out ideas, while sitting at my Artist tent.

More gift boxes and ideas for a collapsible table.

 GarSeeYa!