The Sculpture Magic Workshops are quickly approaching and are now just over six weeks away. The first workshop is to be held October 20-22 and still has a few seats left. Information about that workshop is on our workshop webpage at http://www.imaginationcorporation.com/sculpting-workshop or drop me an email at dan@imaginationcorporation.com The second workshop to be held October 25-27 is sold out. I’ve been very busy carving the last of the custom name plaques which we present to each attendee. These will be gorgeous when Becke and Alyssa finish painting them!
Patient Peter - not!
Peter has been more than a little anxious to install the caryatid on the east wall of the North Star suite since she was sculpted some months ago but had to wait until the construction, sculpted concrete and painting were totally finished. With each long step Peter’s urge to install the figurehead became stronger. The painters insisted that they be allowed to finish detailing their work before they would let him have the man-lift. Detail work of this quality simply cannot be rushed and it took what it needed to take before the wall was declared done. Today, at long last it was time to lift the heavy figure and bolt it permanently in place. The caryatid fit like a glove and in a few short minutes it was in place to stay. One exterior wall of the North Star suite is now complete.
The magic of sound
Jim Wells of Fantasonics sent me the sound equipment and soundtracks last week when I was out of town. They’ve been sitting on my desk waiting for me to have enough time to install and test them. I know he was anxious to hear how I LOVED the setup but I didn’t just want to mock the speakers up but rather install the speakers as they would be, complete with hood and grill so I could hear the sounds in all their glory. That meant scrounging up some speaker covers (from an old speaker) and bashing the perforated metal up appropriately so it suited the beat up old truck. Then I did a little fabricating, gluing and sculpting to form the radiator and hood sides. Some temporary wiring was next… checking everything to make sure it was right. Then the exciting moment I fired it up for the first time. The result is PURE FUN! This video was recorded on my iPhone and doesn’t even begin to capture the subtleties of this crazy fun soundtrack. There’s seven others that play randomly when I push the secret button as well. Now I have to finish the wiring and begin the sculpting to make all those wonderful sounds believable in a visual way. This means multiple horns, a crank for the motor and lots of other fun bits. I have LOTS of ideas! Stay tuned…
