fender!

I finally decided to do something about my displeasure with having a soggy bottom after riding in the rain. I found my old bike rack that had been injured in an accident, fixed it up, and built this fender out of scrap wood to snap into the rack when the weather's not looking too friendly. Oh, and I added a racing stripe.

Untitled (Jacks)

Here are some pics of the finished piece.

From the entrance of the library

From the 6th floor of the library

Working on the Jacks!

Here are some process pics from my Jacks mural, the last of my Indianapolis projects, which became a mixed media endeavor.

Because of the deteriorating condition of the wall, I had the jacks routed out of an aluminum coated plastic, which i painted with a high gloss sign paint, making the jacks stand out more and ensuring their longevity as the wall continues to deteriorate.

The shadows and the ball were painted directly on the wall to provide a satin contrast to the jacks.

Concept Rendering (Not the real mural!)

CNC Routing

Jacks in the warehouse, waiting to be painted

Painting the jacks

Installation

Indy mural #2

My second mural in Indianapolis was of the paint-by-number variety. A dozen or so volunteers spent a morning painting in my design on this retaining wall at a local elementary school. And it only took one day to straighten out all their lines! In all honesty though, they did a terrific job.

The mural's design, to some extent, was at the mercy of the process and the location. Simply put, it's a little cheesier than I usually shoot for. Nonetheless, the powers that be all seemed thrilled with the results, titled 'Paper Seasons'.

Before

After

Mural sections (left to right)

I think I'm done...

More progress!

Here are some more pics of the progress (most recent one at the bottom). I kind of lost count of the days. Apparently I can't count to 12. Just some detail work to do then on to the next one.

Mural progress!

Here's some pics of my progress so far on the first of two murals in Indianapolis. More to come...

After day 2:

After Day 3:

After Day 5: