Skulls – Page 2 – An Unorthodox Halloween

Odds and Ends

Lots of little things to update on.

Finally getting around to raiding Kyle’s camera, we get to see what that skull I secretly made for his scout troop looked like in the dusty dirt they found it.

Pretty pleased it even fooled Kyle into thinking it was real.

Alec’s been bugging me to see Devil’s slide ever since he had a school report on Morgan County. So, when we were invited to go fishing near it, we had to stop.

Speaking of the fishing.

Got to see lots of deer on the way home too.

Kyle and Talia helped get the rest of this year’s tombstones etched. My hands hurt just thinking of all that painting…

Meanwhile, the pumpkin patch is consuming the scarecrow.

Redesign of the chiller portion on Trevor.

Have a big machine on order, will do a full on ice in the chest test once it arrives.

Messing around wondering what I could make out of some corn husks.

A very trying adventure attempting to find/buy/resorting to MAKE Talia’s Ruby Gloom backpack this year left me with a bunch of leftover transfers, so Tshirt time…

And since I was doing THAT, they all have been wanting some of “the pumpkin” shirts, so I printed off some of those as well.

Assorted updates.

Jim’s lookin’ GOOD….

From 2011 buildup

In case you had forgotten, Jim Skull is the inspiration for that particular piece.

From 2011 buildup

Party tomorrow. 100 pumpkins cleaned and ready.

My wife and I headed out to what it turning into an annual tradition on her birthday, the Repo shadowcast. It took me a few days to recover from that, and a few more to edit the pictures, since I was shooting in RAW.

From Repo

The show was better this year, and the crowd was a whole lot better this year as well. Very fun time.

And, while recovering, with rain pouring down last weekend, I started thinking “why not make a whole torso in Jim style”…

Yes, it is as time consuming as it looks. But, we’ve started on the idea.

From 2011 buildup

Then, with weather finally clearing this week, able to get some swimming in, I even got a little bit of work done on the Chimera.

From 2011 buildup

For the second time, I made myself jump as the car headlights hit the thing while locking up last night.

It’s looking like a THING more than just a frame…

From 2011 buildup

It’s what’s for dinner.

A neighbor lost a fence to weather, and I’ve been putting the remnants to good use.

Poor Fred.

From 2010 Buildup

And, the Tzompantli are making a more…rustic…appearance this year.

From 2010 Buildup

Talia is getting in the spirit as well, with a pirate hat.

From 2010 Buildup

“cool pirate boat” (she’s a ‘pirate sword princess’ this year)

From 2010 Buildup

And a “scary monster for daddy”

From 2010 Buildup

Meanwhile, I have a host of scarecrows waiting to be stuffed in the house, and a slew of emt conduit that’s been bent beyond recognition laying around. But, we’ll get more on those things later.

Demons, ‘Crows and Skulls.

Another busy weekend wrapping up.

First up, just an example of my chalk. Unassuming by normal light.

From 2010 Buildup

It really comes to life in the black light.

From 2010 Buildup

Next, the Demons got a quick wash to prepare them for life under black light.

From 2010 Buildup

And I managed to discover a means to paint my skulls that is invisible in normal light. (ignore the blue and greenish tinged ones on the far right, done before I created the new paint)