Two yards of bathing suit liner proved to be a good wing membrane, and the corpsing of the head and body have begun. Much left to do.
Saturday, June 27, 2009 Deer Corpse In Progress
We FINALLY have some progress to report on our deer corpse.
Two yards of bathing suit liner proved to be a good wing membrane, and the corpsing of the head and body have begun. Much left to do.
Two yards of bathing suit liner proved to be a good wing membrane, and the corpsing of the head and body have begun. Much left to do.
Thursday, June 4, 2009 Monster Kiddie Car
Sunday, May 17, 2009 Deer Wing Test
We decided that the deer corpse needed wings. After some consideration we settled on bat wings, and even found a bat wing calculator (you gotta love the internet) from the good people at Zombietronix.
PVC seemed logical and aluminum worked well for the hinge joints. Though it won't be animated we did want to be able to change wing position to fit her mood. As pictured the elbow and finger joints can be individually actuated. Bruin (Boo) thought he could bring some scale to the photo - he's 70 pounds. He even busted out his psychological thriller expression to add depth.
There is much finish work to be done to turn the PVC to bone and we are still debating the best material to use for the membrane.
PVC seemed logical and aluminum worked well for the hinge joints. Though it won't be animated we did want to be able to change wing position to fit her mood. As pictured the elbow and finger joints can be individually actuated. Bruin (Boo) thought he could bring some scale to the photo - he's 70 pounds. He even busted out his psychological thriller expression to add depth.
There is much finish work to be done to turn the PVC to bone and we are still debating the best material to use for the membrane.
Sunday, May 3, 2009 A Bone and his Dog
This little ditty from the Post (full article here) was too good to pass up. Professor Gordon S. "Grover" Krantz with his beloved Irish Wolfhound Clyde.
Krantz was a teacher of osteology at Washington State University and dreamed of donating his bones to the Smithsonian. Indeed, other corpses must view him with envy. First his decomposition enthralls the faculty at the Tennessee Body Farm, and now school kids snicker at his bones.
Krantz was a teacher of osteology at Washington State University and dreamed of donating his bones to the Smithsonian. Indeed, other corpses must view him with envy. First his decomposition enthralls the faculty at the Tennessee Body Farm, and now school kids snicker at his bones.
Saturday, April 25, 2009 More Cool Bones
Another gift from a friend - this monster is large enough to encompass your head. It is the pelvis from a cow. It is heavy and the form, texture and scale is difficult to convey with little pictures.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Deer In Progress
The skeletal deer transforms at a snail's pace. Cleaning every bit of tissue from the spine proved time consuming, but the stench of death no longer clings to the bones.At this stage the spine is reassembled and structurally sound and the PVC fittings to attach arms and legs are in place. The skull is sporting new blank eyes and fangs - all ready for detailing.
He is whispering in my ear that he wants wings. More to come.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 On a Hill Far Away
These deer crucifixion images were submitted by a friend. It was apparently strung up near where we live, so I like to imagine the person who did it as a young aspiring artist rather than a deranged nut-job.
Monday, April 13, 2009 Holiday Weekend Overdone
Oliver thinks Easter is a "zombie holiday", and he does tend to overdo it.
He looked mighty green in his cube at work this morning.
He looked mighty green in his cube at work this morning.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 Kreativ Blogger Award
I am the lucky recipient of this award from Designs by CK. Chris is as generous as he is talented. Caroline says maybe he will get a night light out of this!
Apparently I am to say 7 things that I love and then award 7 fantastic bloggers.
Seven things that I love are my dear wife, our goofy dog, being at home, peanut butter pie, Halloween, Maker's Mark and old horror movies.
Blogs that are too good to miss:
Apparently I am to say 7 things that I love and then award 7 fantastic bloggers.Seven things that I love are my dear wife, our goofy dog, being at home, peanut butter pie, Halloween, Maker's Mark and old horror movies.
Blogs that are too good to miss:
Sunday, March 8, 2009 The remains of the day
I believe that re-use is the most effective method of recycling. This deer is soaking in bleach waiting to become something just as scary but a little less stinky.
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