Another project that used to live on the “Shelf of Failure and Shame”. Although it never stays put, it seems to end up in my room, on the couch, on the kitchen table, in a box. I have always been interested in sideshow gaffs and the Fiji Mermaid is one of my favorites.
I started this [...]
I made this in 2006 I think. It was for a contest at Haunt Forum. I cut theĀ stone piece from pink foam insulation board. The small skulls are from Bartell’s drug store. The large skull was cast in mache from a large Boomer skull from Anatomical chart company. The base isnt nearly deep enough [...]
This is a very early prop piece from 2005. I wanted to make horns from paper mache. It worked out OK. I used armature wire inside them and then covered them with twisted paper bags to get the twisted and curled appearance. I then covered them with strip mache and watered down glue. I finally [...]
I have a previous blog entry about The Carver. But his one will include some new information and photos.
A lot of people have asked about his hands. They are flex-wax casts of my own hands, This is a very easy duplication process, it takes all of an hour and fairly inexpensive. That sneaky Dead Spider [...]