Halloween Costume

This was my halloween costume this year.  Its a mechanical arm in the steampunk style, made from a lamp, a bicycle pump, some plasticard, a freddy krueger glove, a pressure gauge, plasma disk, some fake gears, and other random stuff from Home Depot. I also had a flintlock pistol and a fedora.  I won Best Costume at our party.  It was great.

Remember that you are human, only. Nothing less.

A few different views of a sculpture that I have decided is finished.  Although these photos don't show it (it doesn't show up well in photos anyway, the title, "Remember that you are human, only.  Nothing less" is carved into the side, along with a braille translation.  This quote from Einstein goes along similar lines, and is just awesome overall:

“Everybody Is A Genius. But If You Judge A Fish By Its Ability To Climb A Tree, It Will Spend Its Whole Life Thinking It’s Stupid.”

A Few Last Pieces of Pottery

Here are the last few pieces from my recent class at the Torpedo Factory.  There is still the teapot to finish, but I haven't been able to make it down there to put on the glaze.

I like these large mugs because they hold a lot of liquid.  I also like the bowl-- its got a simple brown glaze and nice visible finger rings.  Nice shape to it as well.

Pumpkins

We had a pumpkin carving party on Sunday, and here are the results.  The two pumpkins by themselves are Winnie's and Anita's, left to right.  The six others are, from top left to bottom right, mine, Lance's, Brian's, Lily's, Vivian's, and Noah's.  I was really impressed by all of these.

Birthday Presents and Guest Appearance

So I recently had a birthday, and got lots of great presents from friends and family.  Most of these presents were beer, but I also got an awesome marble turn-table from my friend Kristina.  It is perfect for displaying sculptures.

I thought that it would be appropriate if I used the turn-table to display another birthday present.  This brings me to the Guest Appearance for the day, which is my girlfriend Winnie.  She made this amazing little mushroom scene out of Play-Doh.  After making fun of her for using Play-Doh, I had to admire the composition of the scene. I like the texture of the floor, the interaction between the big and little mushrooms, and the tiny little blue flower.

Perhaps someday Play-Doh will take its rightful place as an officially recognized artistic medium, instead of retaining the diminutive stigmata that it has yet to throw off.  Perhaps pioneers like Winnie will be to Play-Doh what Dante was to Italian, or Chaucer to English.  Or, you know, maybe not.