THANK YOU!

Thanks to all who visited the Wood Museum at the Quadrangle and voted for The Mechanical Mouser in the Technical Topper, we received first place for the people's choice award.  We nearly skipped the Culture and Cocktails Night at the museums, it was the same night as my student's art exhibit, so I was a bit tired.  There was a great band, good food, and wonderful people.  The Steampunk Springfield exhibit will be there through September - so if your local there is still time to see all the artistic contraptions.

day three

So here is the finished table, and some closeups of the animals - also note Zoe's fantastic flowers and Cole's fabulous foliage.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                   

After much input from my husband and son, I decided to place Springfield's seal on the sole. Like we are leaving our stamp on history. Not being able to find a large picture of the seal I called city hall, and the mayor's office came to the rescue and mailed out a nice large copy!

It was very hard to come up with a relevant item to place on the very top of the sneaker, it really cannot be seen too well (except by the very tall) So I did not want to put anything too detailed up there.

The idea was tossed around with hubby and two good friends, who were there watching me paint, and an antique colored flag won the place.

I am so glad I took part in this project, it was hard work but totally worth it! I will post soon with pictures of where it is mounted, now I am just waiting for it to be picked up for a clear coat and then placement some where downtown - watch the news and go see them all!

This is my favorite part of the whole shoe, the cross roads of 91 and 291 with the campanile above that with other sky line buildings.

painting, painting, PAINTING!

Layer 5 is all blocked in and ready for details. I can see the end and while it is exciting, it has been so fun that I almost do not want it to end. I plan on being finished this Sunday, I think it is do-able. So here is the latest progress. The detail is amazing, at least that's what everyone is telling me, the funny thing is - I wanted to add more detail, but the sneakers were late so I had to scale down my plan! I'm pleased and happy with how it looks, I hope it is well recieved.