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January 27, 2012
Hey RC8,
How do I insert a pic?
Apparently the way I did it last night isn't working now.
Thanks,
db
January 27, 2012
@Cervantes: I've sculpted before using everything from clay to fiberglass. For the money, I prefer a chicken-wire base covered with masking tape. I know, sounds too simple. All the detail work on the roach is simply curled-up/bunched-up masking tape covered with more of the same.
Most of the stuff I make, I also wear (not this one though). And I've found these materials to be cheap, extremely versatile, and most importantly light to wear. I either cover it with resin if I want it frozen in place or spray it with a clear poly if I need some give. (I cheated with the roach and used half marbles in the eyes).
i was inspired by a chicken-wire and paper-mache' artist back in my San Francisco days, but the paper mache' eventually rots. I've found masking tape to be the "poor man's" fiberglass.
January 27, 2012
PS. That one roach only cost about $50 in supplies. The rest of course was just time spent in labor. This roach sculpture is 1 of 3 roaches that stand around a lower human mandible. The mandible is suppossed to be the "bar" and the 3 roaches are it's patrons and bartender. Two of the molars can be removed from the mandible to act as bar stools (one of the roaches is actually designed to sit on one of them). When you walk up to the sculpture you trigger a song that plays called: "Do the Roches Really Want Nuclear War?"
I'll try to load one or two more pics to give you a sense of its size. The entire piece is pretty big.
January 27, 2012
Thanks Biomechanic. I'm working on 13 different aural sculptures for a show I'm putting together entitled: "20 Megatons of Fun". My second piece (I'm working on this summer) is a 8 foot tall nuclear explosion that plays a song I wrote a while back called: "Uh Oh".
It'll be awhile before I can publicly show them. If someone could let me know how to post pics on here (I've only been successful once), I could throw a couple up to give you an idea of scale.
Also, can we post music here directly in an embedded player or would I have to link to one? Thanks for any info.