Picture of the Week
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Picture of the Week |
01 Sep 2013
This is how a sculpture starts - the basic human hand and arm.
Location: The Workshop
25 Aug 2013
Another shot of those grey dragon feet, with attending small dragon.
Location: Out Back of the Workshop
18 Aug 2013
A pair of grey dragon feet, in full sun out by the pool.
Location: Out Back of the Workshop
11 Aug 2013
This client wanted a metallic look to the major scales on his feet, more than the dull silver cast into the latex. That required a special application of color and some shining up, as seen in this in-progress photo. The paw on the left is done, the paw on the right has just been started. Claws have not been installed at this point.
Location: The Workshop
04 Aug 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Phil Burgess' electric demon stalks attendees in the main exhibit hall.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
28 Jul 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Some of the R2-D2s built by the R2-D2 Builders Club. They'd go out and wander the Faire, too, their handlers in tow.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
21 Jul 2013
Happened to see the Pirates of Emerson vehicle passing through Tracy. We know the folks at Pirates of Emerson. We're not affiliated with their haunt, though we do love to visit their show.
Location: 34° 45' 13" N, 121° 27' 38"W
14 Jul 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
The inflatable Glow Forest by O Yeah Toys.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
07 Jul 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
A posable dog sculpture at Maker Faire. The rest of the family (two-legged) were there as well, but of course we only stopped for the dog. These "Posables" are by Michael Regalbuto.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
30 Jun 2013
Another pair of Dragon Feet. The molds have just been opened, showing what the paws look like when cast.
Location: The Workshop
23 Jun 2013
My, what big paws you have. Dragon feet by the pool; these were the first set made for a client.
Location: Near the Workshop
16 Jun 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
The Flux Foundation's flaming desert rose (Zoa) in action.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
09 Jun 2013
DarkFang works on a werewolf maquette.
Location: The Workshop
02 Jun 2013
Some of you were wondering what the workshop looked like. Well, here's one corner of it ...
Location: The Workshop
26 May 2013
Maker Faire. Yeah, it's kinda like that.
Chester, the Fire-Breathing Horse (mutant vehicle) at Maker Faire San Mateo 2013. Made by Jason Anderholm and Rebecca Anders.
Location: 37° 32' 52" N, 122° 18' 07"W
19 May 2013
A client asked us for a pair of large brown wolf feet - but without claws. This is what we delivered.
Location: The Workshop
12 May 2013
These are the dragon feet Ultracal molds. The Roma sculptures have just been removed in this photo, but the molds haven't been cleaned up yet.
Location: The Workshop
05 May 2013
Here's the finished sculpture of the new dragon feet. As we said earlier, the tops were sculpted and molded, then the paws turned over and the bottoms sculpted.
Location: The Workshop
28 Apr 2013
21 Apr 2013
14 Apr 2013
A pair of large brown wolf feet, ready to be boxed up and shipped out to the client.
Location: The Workshop
07 Apr 2013
Molding in-progress from earlier last week. The upper two pieces for one dragon foot have been done and the whole assembly turned over so the bottoms can be sculpted. The other foot, waiting to begin the process, is in the background.
Location: The Workshop
31 Mar 2013
In-progress on the dragon feet; the sculptures here were almost finished, and the photo was taken before molding began.
Location: The Workshop
24 Mar 2013
We needed a pair of foot cores that we could easily remove from cast feet, but that had all the toes separate. So, one big block of silicone later - a fast but not necessarily inexpensive solution - we're able to pull foam feet that match the plaster feet used in making the original sculpture. These will be used in the production of DarkFang's soon-to-be-available form-fitting paw feet.
Location: The Workshop
17 Mar 2013
Verdun Manor back in 1995. This was the last season in Forney, Texas, with the old configuration of the facade. Ysengrin took this photo during the last week of that October towards the end of one night's operation.
Location: 32°44'25" N, 96°25'38" W
10 Mar 2013
This fox head was finished last year. The client didn't get a chance to wear him around until last month, so we refrained from showing off the finished head until now.
Location: The Workshop
03 Mar 2013
Dante Lion, made by KrakenKritters and seen at Further Confusion 2013, in San Jose, California.
Location: 37°19'47" N, 121°53'18" W
24 Feb 2013
A break from the FC photos. Here we have a pair of blue and black paws for a client.
Location: The Workshop
17 Feb 2013
Nieghclaw (the hippogriff to the right, made by BeastCub) and an unknown fursuiter at Further Confusion 2013, in San Jose, California.
Location: 37°19'47" N, 121°53'18" W
10 Feb 2013
From left to right: Zeke Wolf (made by One Fur All, and wearing a pair of our feet - you can see 'em in the linked image), Edmon Snowleopard (made by FurrHappens) and Ianto (also made by One Fur All) posing outside of registration at Further Confusion 2013.
Location: 37°19'47" N, 121°53'18" W
03 Feb 2013
Phil Burgess' electric demon makes an appearance in the hallway outside the dealer's room at Further Confusion 2013, in San Jose, California.
Location: 37°19'47" N, 121°53'18" W
27 Jan 2013
Leopard paws, delivered to the client at Further Confusion 2013.
Location: The Workshop
20 Jan 2013
A pair of black-furred hyena paws. These were a little different from our usual paws in that the uppers were all fur, with just the sole and toes being latex. The client also requested no claws. A running shoe was strongly attached to the extra-thick soles.
Location: The Workshop
13 Jan 2013
For the purist: basic black and white paws. These paws were foam-filled with a wet suit bootie inside.
Location: The Workshop
06 Jan 2013
According to on-site signage: "This Buddha was built for the Shonfa Temple located northeast of Peking by the order of Emperor Hui-Tsung (1101-1125). Its builder was Chon-Ha-Chin, most noted of ancient Buddha makers. The temple was looted by a rebel general who took the statue as part of his loot and sent it to New York to be sold ... The statue came to the notice of two friends of E.A. McIlhenny who purchased it and sent it to him as a gift in 1936."
That's Emperor Huizong as currently transcribed into English, the dates are his reign. The Buddha was apparently removed from it's original shrine in the 1920s, during the warlord era of China. I've been unable to find any other information on the Shonfa Temple, other than a mention that it was destroyed in the 1920's. E.A. McIlhenny was the president of the McIlhenny Company, makers of Tabasco sauce, for fifty-one years; Avery Island is where Tabasco is made.
This photo was taken by Ysengrin's father in 1970, a few years before a vandal removed most of the Buddha's right ear.
Location: 29° 54' 30.8" N, 91° 54' 59.4" W
