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So much left to do… Realizing I’m terrible at making updates. Currently working on a lute like thing. Promise I’ll start posting the steps. It’s a first try, so I’ve made many mistakes, but I’ve come to realize I shouldn’t start projects that I’m not willing to make at least three attempts on…

Work in Progress update So much left to do… Realizing I’m terrible at making updates. Currently working on a lute like thing. Promise I’ll start posting the steps. It’s a first try, so I’ve made many mistakes, but I’ve co…

A few thoughts on dragon anatomy Starting a bit early on Halloween this year. I may have mentioned that I got invited to take part in a new Halloween Parade and run some workshops on making giant puppet creatures along the lines of my previous Halloween decorations. More pictures to follow, but these are some experiments to define what biological imperatives drove the evolution of a dragon… 😉

Imagine some Dragons A few thoughts on dragon anatomy Starting a bit early on Halloween this year. I may have mentioned that I got invited to take part in a new Halloween Parade and run some workshops on making giant p…

Prototyping a mechanism for a Halloween decoration. You’ll have to imagine the ankle attached to the lower end of the swing arm. If I widen the channel a bit the foot that is on the ground should just rest there The real trick at this point is going to be finding unicycle hardware to use to get the crank outside the fork that will eventually hold the real mechanism

First Steps in making something walk Prototyping a mechanism for a Halloween decoration. You’ll have to imagine the ankle attached to the lower end of the swing arm. If I widen the channel a bit the foot that is on the ground should j…

Early prototype Given my history over the last few years with making giant effigies for Halloween, I was recently contacted to join the effort to institute a new Halloween parade in one of the southern neighborhoods of Seattle. (Specific details will be in a later post) Officially I’ll be running a couple of workshops on how to construct giant cardboard heads, similar to what I made last year, but to make them in a way that lends itself to easily strolling down the street with it....

Early Start to Halloween 2024 Early prototype Given my history over the last few years with making giant effigies for Halloween, I was recently contacted to join the effort to institute a new Halloween parade in one of the sout…