It's that time of year again.
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The skeleton |
Last year, I didn't do a Halloween display in the yard because we were in the process of moving. After a year of moving into the new house, I was finally able to resume the tradition. I was unsure if I was going to do something elaborate because this is a new neighborhood and even tough we've been here long enough for people to wave hello to you, this was basically going to be some people's first impression of us. Did I want to start things off by being THOSE neighbors? Especially for the conservative neighbors who just wanted to retire in peace without any shenanigans. Then I remembered that it is almost my duty as an artist to shake things up. It wasn't like I was putting an 8 foot phallus on the front lawn (mind you, a friend of mine suggested that) I was going to create something to bring joy to all who saw it and perhaps get some conversations started.
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Fleshing out the dragon. |
The choices for this years design was: Bat Man, Zombie Attack, Giant Snake and Witches. Because my daughters were big fans of The Lord of the Rings, I ditched the other ideas and decided to go with a fantasy theme. The winning idea: Dragon. Thanks to designing the giant robot years back, figuring out how to make something so large was an easy process.
The only hard part I had to use my brain on, was how to make it look more organic. I work with nothing but cardboard boxes, sticks, and paint, so making something smooth had to take a combo of cardboard boxes and paper mâché .
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Added head. Notice the large amounts of duct tape which will have to be covered. |
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Covering with craft paper gave it more of an organic look. |
The best thing about these Halloween displays, it teaches me a new
skill. I had no idea what I was doing as I cursed my way thorough this
project.
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You can't have a dragon without someone showing up with a sword to slay it. |
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The final look with lights. |
As I had hoped, as I was working on the dragon, lots of people in the
neighborhood would slow down driving or walk by and talk to me. It was a
great ice breaker.
1 comment:
That's incredible! I love his retro look! Goes great with the house.
I have an idea who the 8-foot phallus suggestion was from...
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