STUDIO Assignment #3: Pinata: Content and Form - DAY 1

The Making of the Eggs...

Hi Everyone,

I know it was not required to post a blog about the making of our Pinata but I thought it would be fun to take pictures every step of the way. Now, if any of you want to make your own confetti-filled-easter-eggs you can! ;)

Step one: You will need: the eggs, a bowl for dumping the egg, and pins or a knife.



Step two: Poke a small hole in the top, and a larger hole in the bottom.



Step three: Dump the egg through the bigger hole into the bowl. (this goes pretty quickly because of the small hole made in the top)



Step four: Rinse out your eggs and let them dry overnight.


Step five: Make an omelet, or bake some cookies!



Step six: Paint or dye the easter eggs.



Step seven: Fill them with confetti.


Step eight: tape them shut. Hide them or in this case, hang them!



Looking forward to our next assignment,
Katie Scoville

Pinata

The reusable Pinata wasn't working out so I made a Dog. There are Dog biscuits inside all of him.

Water Bottles

Here is what became of the water bottles I found. I made this but it is unstable and comes apart on the edges so I posted it here.

STUFF: Sourcing Materials

Creative Woodworking NW. 1036 SE Taylor. 

The first picture is of the front door of the business. The second picture is of the free scrap bin outside the building that was, ironically, empty when I went to take this photo. Usually the bin is full of all kinds of scraps of wood that are leftovers from their jobs. The wood is usually in very good condition and could work well for art projects because it is usually in small sizes which makes it easy to cut/transport. The best time to check the bin is after they close at approx. 5 PM but it is accessible 24/7. This is actually the first time I have seen it empty.

Peyote Sun

Just got back from a trip in Mexico and got this as a souvenir... thought I would post it and share it with the class. This is approx. 8"X 8". It is made by the native Huichol tribe and consists of tiny beads glued to a piece of carved wood. Super cool and meticulous artwork.

Stuff

Cassandra Culkins - Stuff

My stepfather works at a company that makes silicone for computers, and has access to old binders and plastic paper protectors (I don't know their technical name), as well as numerous other random extra office supplies.

He also has access to old circuit boards which can be a really cool material for sculptures. Here are a few circuit board sculptures I found online.

Free stuff

Delta Industries Inc.

http://www.deltaindustriesinc.com/

Delta usually get money for recycling their scrap metal and metal shaving, but after talking to the owner he said he would be more than pleased to donate some metal for our class if anyone wanted to use it for part of their project.

hirsuit

hair. get all the free hair you can eat or stuff into a pillowcase at barbershops or salons.

your, your parents', your grandparents' or friend's garage. . .

or attic or shed or the back of the guest bedroom closet. Trust me these places hide stuff: half used cans of paint, tools so rusted no one will use them, broken suitcases, fabric samples, wheels and just about everything else you can imagine. These are the places people leave the things they don't want to carry to their new home and where you put the things you cant part with but don't actually want to see. In my last two moves I have found goose lures, giant springs, a set of wheels (minus one), two rusted lawn mowers and a potato gun plus an endless supply of off colors of paint and wood paneling.

If you don't have any of these spaces I recommend you hit the Rebuilding Center on N. Mississippi or the ReStore under the Morrison bridge. Both can provide an endless bounty of all things construction related including tile, light fixtures, wood, plaster and paint.