So often in this social media world, we only present the perfect picture.
Life is not perfect. Nor is art.
And while I could wax poetic on how strange it is I find it that THIS particular project seems to register with (“normal”) people as “art” much more frequently than my more random projects, I’m also well aware that many folks in Halloween circles look at it and wonder how it’s even possible.
Today I present an utter failure for all to see.
The whole idea behind revisiting Trevor was to improve and learn from 2012. And it certainly started out well.
I wanted to get most of the body sculpted this time prior to gluing the form to the lid. That presented many struggles with Trevor 1.0, who was glued down really early in the project.
And, Trevor’s sculpture of the body has gone well not being tied down to a lid, but it was time to get him attached so I know how much of the legs were going to be hidden by various features.
The plan was simple, build a bed out of foam underneath Trevor. Use the plastic to protect him, then I could glue him down to the now form fitted foam bed.
Well…it didn’t work out that way. I went in knowing the foam needed moisture to cure…So prepped by spraying some in under the plastic. Well, the edges cured, formed an air tight barrier, and the pressure returned the center of the mass back to liquid, deflating my form fitting endeavors. I then attempted to punch a few holes in hopes the foam would re-expand…nope, still liquid. Now I was faced with a potential disaster of a mess.
Well, it’s better to cure the foam, so I pulled Trevor off, placed damp paper towels over the liquid and hoped for the best..
It swelled and ballooned and is now a giant mound that is no longer form fit. You can see normal cure on the edge, and then the liquified then solidified section here.
So…I’m going to have to cut all that off and try again…The question is what to try.
What I do know is it’s not picture perfect. It might get there, but these little troubles are all part of the experience, and we really shouldn’t hide them.