Steampunk Drone

Growing up in the rust belt, I’ve always been fascinated with dilapidated things, worn out parts, rust and decay.  I could never figure out how to paint like that, and I’ve always wanted to.

Sunday, I attended Michael deMang’s The Island of deMented Toys workshop at the ZACC in which we destroyed old toys and created new ones, and, in the process, painted them to make them look old.  It was a whole lot of fun.  I learned techniques that I know I can use in future projects, though I know I probably won’t spend a huge amount of time ripping apart dolls and other old toys.

The process was a fun one, and I’m beginning to figure out which colors to use and how to layer them.

All of the participants will be showing their toys at Tsunami on February 6th, 2009.  That’s this coming First Friday.  Be sure to pop over to Tsunami after you’ve had a chance to see my solo show over at Noteworthy.

Steampunk Drone (detail)