stupid little things…

When I have enough free time to to be creative on my own terms, I have a list of projects I’d like to work on. So here’s the thing… I might need audience participation. ha!

So, if I know you or almost know you and you exist around the same location as me (for #1 on my list) feel free to hit me up about these things:

1.
Okay so… I’ve decided on a costume I’m going to make for myself (hopefully within the next year)

I need ears. I need GOOD ears.

So since the old molds of my ears are long gone, I need to make new ones. But, it’s kind of hard to make a mold of your own ear. Though I don’t think it will be a mold for foam latex, as I don’t have a spare oven.
So this is how we’re going to do it:

I’m looking for a moldmaker who’d be willing to cast my ears for me.

OR

Someone that wants to learn about casting and moldmaking, so that I can show them stuff and they can do my ears for me. As a bonus, I can show you other nifty stuff, or whatever. I’m a little rusty, so I’ll have to brush up before we start, plus it’d be better to wait for nicer weather so we can do stuff outside because it’ll get messy and I don’t have a studio.

All in all, this probably won’t happen til spring, but I want to get a couple names before hand so that I know who to ask if they’re interested when the time comes.

Don’t be fooled. You won’t get paid. It’s just some fun stuff to do. And depending on what you wanna know and what I can show you, we might end up splitting the cost of some of the supplies. (The cost of doing my ears is all on me.)

Get in touch with me if you’re interested.

2.
I’ve decided that part of my costume will require a custom wig. I am going to be doing some wig design for myself. If anybody would like a specific style of wig (such as a character wig) I’d be happy to practice and try to hook you up with something awesome.

3.
Props! If anybody needs any props for any costumes or characters, let me know. I might be able to whip something up for you. I know how to work with a variety of materials, however I’m limited with metalworking and glass. Though it won’t stop me from trying.

4.
I’ve decided that I’m going to start sculpting again. I think I’m going to start with one of my WOW characters. If I accomplish that, and end up happy, I may offer to do commissions of things. Such as various game characters, virtual or real-life. Infact, I may skip doing my wow character and go straight to someone else’s character so that I have something new and refreshing.

Okay I don’t drink coffee, but our latest project was to create a book out of “found” objects. Which means, I could make the book out of anything. So I saved my lunch bags for the week, and saved a cup from one of my chai’s, and whipped up a book monday evening as fast as I could.

The cup opens up after removing the.. holder thingy… And five scroll “pages” are rolled up inside, with their tops decorated with white crepe paper to look like latte. On each page is a poem about coffee which I found here (credit is of course given.) they are attached to coffee stirrers and fastened to the back of the cup.

I think it’s cute.

You know what that means (at least anybody who goes to school knows what that means): STRESS.

Especially when you’re somewhat of a procrastinator. Well I managed to crank out this book. The theme of my book is a secret journal. None of the letters and journal entries are addressed, and there is no titling on the pages or envelopes.. Which means i can throw away all my secrets in case someone wants to look at my book.

It has a secret piano hinge. A bamboo rod holds it together, and when you pull the rod out, it opens into an accordion which will reveal something more, such as an image, or the end of a story, etc. The pages are actually envelopes that are stitched into place, and folded up into themselves to make the pockets. The flaps are held down through a slit. The cover is made out of “leather like” burgundy brown thick paper, and the hinge is made out of fancy silk paper, which reminds me a lot like fabric. The accordion is also made of the same fancy silk paper, and the envelopes are “indian batik” in ivory. They look aged.

Originally I wanted to add some metal accents and it was supposed to be a metal rod that holds the book closed, however being a procrastinator, I didn’t have time. I wanted to use leather as well, to give it an old journal feel. Again, I’m a procrastinator and none of that was accomplished. I didn’t even get some of the materials I had to order until the monday before it was due in San Francisco. (I live across the country from San Francisco.)

This is my next book. It’s a 5 stitch pamphlet. We were supposed use 5 random words for content and inspiration. Since I’m bad at being random…. Instead I painted pictures, then decided what the pictures were and drew them in.

I think it’s cute. It’s all leftover paper from my printmaking class ages ago.

So for my Digital Imaging class I had to come up with a stand-alone image showing what something in our future would be like. Someone did a computer in a small hand-held sphere, another did a television embedded in a contact lens with the remote embedded in your palm. And another student did a robotic hand that would be able to help you with anything, like folding laundry. There were a lot of clever ideas.

Mine was, underdone in my opinion. Only because I didn’t get to have a person riding the Vespa that I was photoshopping. If I could post my classmates work here I would, but I can’t, so I won’t. And I’ll just show you mine. It’s supposed to be a Vespa powered by electric and motorized by a jet-like-engine, and it doesn’t roll. The force and angle of the engine lift the Vespa off the ground like a hovercraft. Eco- and City- friendly.

We get to revise our images according to our teachers critiques this week. So next Tuesday I should have an updated version. We’ll see!