Paper Clip Dude!

Boredom + paper clips + Leatherman = Paper Clip Dude!  

**It's been a while since i've posted, 

mainly because my laptop bit the dust so posting 

and updating from my phone is a kind of a pain : ) **

Craft Fair!!!

The Craft Fair went very well! Here's Kelly classing up my table! She's a cutie isn't she folks?! But seriously, I had a great time. I'd like to thank Chris & Jen, Brian & Cassie, Daniel, Wendy & Aidan, Sue, & Laura for coming out.

And an extra thanks goes to Kelly

Craft Fair!

On friday November 30th at Upper Moreland High School in Pennsylvania there is a Craft Fair. I'll have my wire work on display along with some snazzy christmas ornaments like the ones below. So if you're in the Moreland / Willow Grove, Pennsylvania area on the 30th please stop by and check it out !  The Fair starts at 6:30pm

B O R E D O M ! (can yield cool things)

I get bored pretty easily. Idle hands may be the Devil's play things in some cases, but with me I wind up putting cartoon eyes on things -(which I guess I some cultures is evil :)

I get bored at work -( and not my 9-5'er I mean when I have legitimate work of my own to do)

 

 

 

Ooooh!  I love your piercing! Where'd ya get it?

 

 

                                                            
                                                              An A.T.G Snail!!!

                                        
                                           A fishie made outta spacers! (framing spacers)

                                                               
                                                                  AHHHHHHH!

                                                            A Family Re-Glue-yon

                                         
                                                                And who wouldn't?!

Untitled / Abstract Wire Sculpture

Well, it's been a while since I've posted any sculpture.
I'm not really living up to to the name of this Blog. . .any who.
For now this is just an untitled abstract piece. It's quite large, about the size kick ball. Probably about 400 feet of wire was used -(so far) framing wire was used again. It's great for sculpting -(this type of sculpting anyways) a few differentr gauges were used, and lots & lots of different pieces / strands.
*And in case any (unjustly) concerned parties are reading this and might be wondering "Gee where did that guy procure the aformentioned wire?" I BOUGHT IT SUCKERS!
It's Soft Strand Wire available in several different gauges. Available at many on-line distributors. Where was I?  Oh yeah, . .my narcissistic little E-Shrine, . . .This piece has potential, it could stay an abstract piece that I can add a few hundred feet more wire to. Or possibly be the head a large full size figure-(I know what yer thinkin' what an undertaking! Ok you guys probably weren't thinking that)
Stay tuned for more posts, pics & updates!
Same Bat time, same Bat channel, same Bat-net? eh that last one needs work!
Thank you good night everybody! be sure and tip your waitress!

S-a-a-a-a-n-t-a-a-h !

Zombie Santa, . . That is all
And yeah that's a reindeer leg

MUSKY

Musk is a funny word, (to me) not a word I'd put choose to use in the title of my cologne / perfume.
If you're a child of the 80's and or if you've ever been in a C.V.S or silimar establishment that sells overpriced things that they shouldn't-(seriously cologne at a drug store?) then you probably seen
JOVAN MUSK!  (probably somewhere near the Jean Nate, and the Aqua Velva)
I have been (mis)fortunate enough to have received this fine liquid stink as a present in my youth.
I don't recall what it smells like actually-(in a comparative the sense/scents, . .ahhh fragrance pun)
Or if it actually smells musky, I recall not liking it very much though. I think that they-(and by they I mean Jovan, or the musky peoples behind this lovely stink liquid) should've gone for more of whimsical design campaign approach. So I present to you about 20 years too late:
 Musky the liquid stink Rat!

Sketch Book Dr. Who-Ville!

I haven't watched any of any of the Dr.Who series'
 and I'm not a huge fan of the Dr. Suess books
But I do love puns & mash ups, . . and drawing cartoons

Sketch Book TROLL !

I recently watched Troll Hunter on Netflix, and was inspired to draw a troll! That is all!

1, 2, 3, 4

I declare a, . . .

THUMB WAR!

Vanity equals suicide

Silly Snowman, you don't have any hair, . .and that hairdryer isn't even plugged in

Golf

I hate golf, . .except for mini golf. This drawing makes me smile

V E G E T A B L E S !

Sad, . . . So tiny, . . .Surprised, . . . Stoic, . . .Surly

Insanity Manatee!

The Insanity Manatee!
He has a surly disposition, & magnesium torch, and he ain't afraid to use either one.

K_N_I_F_E

I had a kitchen knife with a broken tip & a loose handle.

So I fixed it, with a little bit of elbow grease, a Dremel and my Leatherman.

I ground down the broken tip and reshaped it / sharpened it.

I took a chunk of canvas stretcher bar and hammered

it to condense/compact & harden the softer wood.

A slot was cut length wise to fit the tang of the blade, then

a nail was put through the bolt hole in the tang, and peened. -(ha-ha peen!)

I smoothed & shaped the handle with a few of the Dremel attachments.

All I need to do now is stain the handle and seal it (more pictures to follow)

L E G O S !

I like Legos, . . that is all

I'm BATMAN !

I may have mentioned that I get bored easily, . .this narcissistic little E-Shrine is a testament to that fact. But boredom does yield some pretty cool things from time to time. Very frequently I have to cut acrylic/ plexi at work. It's very light weight plastic. Very strong & resilient, easy to cut and or score-( score as in slice a long groove or channel into and then snap along a table / counter edge. Not "score" as obtain through illegal channels or unlawfully) So this material makes for a wonderful building / crafting material. It comes in a few thicknesses 1/8" being the standard for picture framing and general use. It also comes in 1/2". You can find it at your local Home Depot or Lowe's. So, I bought some and made something awesome (I think it's awesome)

Metal outdoor shed vs. A triangle of acrylic! Who you got?!?! Hurled into my neighbor's shed from about 15 feet away. and it got about 2-1/2" - 3" in! Surprisingly accurate. I drilled some holes through a sqaure of plexi to make the scallops for the batarang, (and got a bonus Found Face out of it!) Then painted them black and gave them a clear coat.

Glimpses of how I see things