ARTWORK 4-24-11

The month is almost over so I thought I'd share my April artwork.

First I wanted to do an update on my Fisher Price chatter phone that I've been constructing out of 100% recycled paper (scraps from the recycling bin). It was a bit tougher than I thought it would be! Almost finished.







One of the hardest parts of this project was searching for paper scraps that matched the original colors. If they were off by the slightest bit it looked goofy.

The wheels took two days to create. I wrapped the paper around tubes to glue and dry, and tried to do my best to duplicate the outer indentations. Anything curved is hard to replicate.







The last thing I have to build is the receiver which may take a bit due to the semi fluorescent red paper I'm going to be keeping my eye out for. It would be a lot easier to go out and buy some, but I've come this far and I'm determined to use only recycled paper.

Most of the drawings I've done this past month are just doodles in my sketchbook (which is almost full). I started the sketchbook in early July 2010 and am now on page 109. About 340 sketches so far. Not too bad.





I was in a Ghostbusters mood that day.







Easter coming up and all.









When I have drawing slumps (like writer's block) I draw designs.



I'm working on a monkey project.



One of my favorite Garbage Pail Kids!



I'm making a happy meal box for my next art show. I just got started. I changed the arches on the handle to my initials S P.



This is a character from Masters of the Universe named Rio Blast.

Nothing too spectacular but a lot of times it's the little drawings and doodles I do when I'm bored that people seem to really dig.

I'll post some more next month.

A FEW GARAGE SALE FINDS

A few garage sale finds I forgot to post.



This is a Fisher Price movie viewer from 1985. You put these long yellow cartridges into it and crank the lever to watch a short cartoon. It's kind of fun because the speed of the animation frames is determined by how fast you turn the lever. Also if you turn it backwards you can watch it in reverse. I had one of these a few years ago with a bunch of cartridges but I gave it to my little brother as a gift so it was nice to run across another one. (The cartridge in it is Gummi Bears).



A bunch of Diener erasers. Grapes, strawberry, blue heart, apple, fireman, rat, and three yellow milk bottles.



A Frosted Flakes Tony the Tiger bank. No date on it, might be worth a little bit?

CEREAL OF THE 80'S

Sit down in front of your Saturday morning cartoons and munch away on that delicious bowl of 1980s cereal. Can you resist digging the prize out of the box right away? Will the cereal turn the milk colors?
Scroll through these happy memories of your 80s breakfast.


GHOSTBUSTERS CEREAL 1985








RAINBOW BRITE CEREAL 1984




NINTENDO CEREAL SYSTEM 1988




GREMLINS CEREAL 1984


I've got this Gizmo doll in my studio. When you shake him he squeeks.


DONKEY KONG CEREAL 1983


DONKEY KONG JR. CEREAL 1983


CABBAGE PATCH KIDS CEREAL 1985


MR. T CEREAL 1984

This cereal always reminds me of Pee Wee's Big Adventure when he eats it for breakfast.






CRISPY CRITTERS 1989


CROONCHY STARS 1989


C3POS CEREAL 1984




PAC-MAN CEREAL 1980




E.T. CEREAL 1984


BARBIE CEREAL 1988


ICE CREAM CONE CEREAL 1987


Who could resist putting the little ice cream puffs on top of the cones and eating them one by one?


I have one of these green octopus wall crawlers in my studio. It still works just fine after being washed with soapy water. This was from Froot Loops (1986).


NERDS CEREAL 1985
Like the nintendo cereal this had two separate compartments that had different cereal.

The smelly markers on this box were the first mail away I ever sent for. I was in second grade and I didn't understand the concept of the postal service. The day after I sent the letter I sat in a lawn chair at the curb out front of my house waiting for the mailman to bring me my markers. I seriously believed they were coming from Willy Wonka's factory. That summer I sat on the curb every morning for over a month. Finally the day they showed up I wore them all out in about three or four hours.


G.I. JOE 1985


SMURF-BERRY CRUNCH 1985

This one must have been around for a while because I remember eating craploads of Smurf-Berry Crunch.

I hope this brought back some marshmellowriffic memories. Sorry for you kiddos that had to eat malt-o-meal. This post has been part of your complete breakfast!!