Minotaur

This character could be the start of a larger scene with Theseus and a labyrinth setting. I made it entirely from pipecleaners, with a cloth loincloth. The horns came out awesome, the face looks too cartoony and nice and the legs and feet are not in correct proportion.

Alien with Flying Saucer UFO

This is a character that has evolved through the creation process. It started out as one face from a wall of faces like in FFIX Oeilvert. I liked the face so much that I built a little grey alien body for him. I then tried to make a paper mache robot, but it would not stand and took up way too much space. That got crumpled and thrown away in favor of a simpler UFO vehicle. I saved the driver's seat and constructed the flying saucer much larger than originally planned. The lights around the edge are made from scraps of red-themed neckties wrapped around empty tape rolls. I did paper mache and painted it in my drybrushing combination of acrylic and tempera paint. The silver highlights are enamel model paint.

Grim Reaper #2

I made a Grim Reaper for my cousin. This is becoming my signature piece. It's pretty quick and easy to make. I used a wire frame for the body, pipe cleaner hands and hot glued the animal skull on. An old pair of jeans provided fabric for the robe, which I stapled together. The final picture is of him in his new home.

Rapunzel in tower and Prince on motorcycle

Stinking with the fairytale theme, I decided to make a Rapunzel scene. The story is vague about what type of prince rescues Rapunzel, so I selected the artist formerly known as. I first crafted Prince and worked on his motorcycle at the same time, him having to reach the handlebars. I use cardboard to create the structure for my paper mache items. This involved learning about tempera paint, the cheapest I could find. I also discovered/invented aluminum foil mache for the wheels. The windshield is a plastic sleeve from a record with a bass string support on top. You can't see it in the pictures (let alone in person), but the seat of Prince's motorcycle has 2 types of faux animal fur and is fit for a porno flick. Bow chicka wownt wow. Pipecleaner TAFKA Prince and paper mache motorcycle complete, I moved on to Rapunzel in her tower. The tower came together quickly and easily. After some dry-brushing work on the paint, it was done. I then strove to create a beautiful Rapunzel with shining eyes made of marbles. It was a good idea, but I think she looks ugly and creepy. She may resemble Marilyn Manson a little. The yarn hair took some time and I found out after attaching all of it that her head would not support the immense weight of a full ball of yarn. Also, she requires the aid of a stylist to cover the holes in her head. Overall, I'm relatively pleased with the finished product and can't wait to start work on something new. You can probably look forward to some plastic bag mache, little red riding hood and an Edgar Allen Poe inspired piece.

3 Billy Goats Gruff Scene

This is the largest and most complex thing that I have ever made. I did the goats first with pipecleaners, then the troll and added denim from jeans as well as hemp twine, jute twine and cotton string and some beads. The upper background is purple paper wrapped around cardboard. I then used watercolors to apply a base coat and applied some crayon. Finding this too dull and muffled, I edged with marker and brightened things up with some oil pastel. The bridge is popsicle sticks glued together. I tied them with pipecleaners. The pipecleaner waterfall is on top of a heavily sculpted carboard base section. I did paper mache on it which I painted a dark greyish brown and dry-brushed highlights on.

Seymour Library Display

My display is now up at the Seymour library and I fit everything I could find into the display case. Mini-Death sold on ebay, Black Dragon is probably crushed and thrown away in the city somewhere and my old buddies, Maxwell and Marilyn Manson are most likely hiding in the attic somewhere with an unknown amount of other creations.

Black Dragon

I made this big black dragon a few years ago, probably 2011 or 2012. I ended up giving him to the son of some crackheads that I lived with for a few months. The eyes on stalks were added temporarily. When I decided that they looked goofy, I took them off.

Potted Flowers

Completed 12-23-13
I made my mom some flowers for Christmas. It started with one, but when my dad's present took like 10 times the effort, I had to add some more.

Ford Model T

Completed 12-24-13
This is an antique car that I made for my dad's Christmas present. It took about 4-6 hours total. It came out kinda wonky because pipe cleaners aren't made to craft precise and angular mechanical objects.

Last Winged Unicorn

Finished 5-10-14
The body and wing frames are pipe cleaners. I used cotton twine for the mane and the tail. The wings are covered in marabou feathers and the base is painted cardboard.