Projects/In The Making

Above is what I like to call the "Media Head." I'll post a whole post about it later, but basically I am in the planning process of creating a head collection touching on social subjects. The one above is about how media affects us. The picture of the skull was a sketch I am doing to create a cutout to make another project with.

Things In Bottles

Below are a few of my newest creations. I have 30 bottles that I had nothing to do with so I thought, why not make use of them? I have started peeling off the labels and filling them with water. Once filled, I put in a high lighter (you'll see why once the project is finished), and then I picked up some of those growing toy things from the Dollar General. You know the ones? That when you put them in water they grow? Well, I guess we will see how well this one goes! 

Skeleton #1

Bottle of Dinosaurs

Assorted Jar Creations. 

From left to right: Skeleton #2, Brain and Bugs, Skull and Snakes, and Bottle of Fish.

Photography

Same picture, I just did some different things to it. 

Where The Magic Happens

The Contemplation Station 

Otherwise known as the "office." The Contemplation Stations is where it's all at. We brainstorm here, work on projects here, and do all sorts of things. 

Mustaches are a MUST during the thought process. 

I leave the office for one minute and this is what I come back to?  

So We Get A Little Bored?

Sometimes we just need to get a little more creative ;]

On a daily basis, we consume massive amounts of RedBull which causes us to do a lot of "projects" (this blog being one of them). So one day my friend got creative and made a skate board out of out our empty cans.

Obviously I cannot do this.

This is for a current project we are about to start. We're going to film a scene for each of these with out chosen song playing. We're taking playlist to a whole new level.

Taking a ride on the wild side and 2 boarding it.

DYI Video Camera Extension

Need longer arms to get that perfect shot while boarding? Well wait no more! We have a solution to your problem right here! (At least a temporary somewhat terrible one).

My friend slyly made this little contraption. She took the end off of a broom stick, poked a whole in a cigarette pack and taped the pack to the pole to have a flat "sturdy" surface that we could tape the camera to so that we could get different angles while filming. Yes, it was a good idea in retrospect, but the tape slowly became flimsy and it was difficult to keep the camera at the  angle we needed.

So after all that, we ended up going out and buying a regular camera extender thing (idk what it's called). I am super stoked to get out and use it.

Failing How To Slide...

DYI Sliding Gloves

Attempt #1 

My friend and I went out and picked out the gloves we wanted to use for the sliding gloves. She chose a pair of biking gloves that had added padding in the palms and thumb area (I recommend this). Next, she took a piece of PVC pipe and cut it into 4 pieces (2 for her and 2 for me) to place in the center of the glove (thats the part that will we sliding on the ground). After that, she sanded down the sharp edges, spray painted them black (to match the gloves), and then covered them in wax. After that came the hard part, gluing the PVC to the gloves. We took a mens deoderant and put it inside the glove to fill it out so that the PVC would be kept in the right place. Next we used massive amounts of Gorilla glue and whatever other adhesives we could find around the house, tied the PVC tight to the gloves and let it dry.

The gloves worked really well, but only for a few uses before the PVC came loose from the gloves. 

Attempt #2

These are my gloves that I made the exact same way and same day as my friend did above. The only thing I did different was I bought different gloves and added finger pieces to them for extra sliding. To do this, I took small round magnets that I had and melted plastic from a 2-liter bottle around them. After that I used fabric adhesive to glue them on and then hot glues them after that. On my PVC part, I used even MORE Gorilla glue than my friend and used a whole bunch of hot glue to cover the rest. The gloves may not look great, but they work amazing and have lasted me over a month.

Attempt #3

Our third attempt went about as well as out first. We think it was because we bought gloves that fit a little snug so the tension is what kept pulling the PVC off of the glove. To fix this, my friend added more Gorilla glue and a whole bunch of hot glue... then she added her own special touch...

Attempt #4

Duct tape! It really does do wonders! She put it on strip by strip and then used a blow dryer on it to melt the sticky side of the tape more into the gloves. It's worked like a charm ever since! 

The Non-Riders

Yes, these are real boards! They are my babies (very difficult to ride). I am planning on making or buying a board rack for them, or hanging them on my wall. Haven't quite decided yet. I'd eventually like to find more weird shaped/special edition ones and start a collection! 

The Boards

These are my baby's. I ride the Sector 9 board. The orange wheel's were a Sector 9 brand and they were 72's. Really good for speed and rolling over just about anything, but my friend and I are wanting to learn to slide so I switched to the blue ones that you can see in the top photo. They are a little smaller and not quite as soft but still a great ride.

The second board with the fish on it is a Layback Longboard (I put it's wheel's on my board) and set's up a little bit higher than my Sector 9. It's a great board for riding as well. We put some Orangatang wheels on it that were harder to make it easier for us while learning to slide. 

Long Board the Park

This day was all about filming and catching some speed. We were trying out different techniques with the camera and different angles. We were just skating around the local park by my house that has some nice hills to ride on. One I may have even reached 35 mph on. We were also trying out our new sliding gloves we made. The song is No Handlebars by Flobots.

Long Board the River Walk

This day, we were really just wanting to go out for a chill day and some nice easy riding. We decided to wear mustaches. All in all it was a super fun day of pretty good riding. You can tell we are slowly getting better at riding.

Long Board Cheney

This video was filmed by myself and a friend out at a lake in Kansas. The song is The Distance by Cake. We were out and about trying new spots to skate after a long day of watching the kite surfers.

Still new to boarding, I had no idea how to stop myself and I was going about 25 mph at one point. So I did the only thing I knew how to, bailed! And then had to chase my board all over the place.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yElVF-x1GY

Introduction

I have a habit of getting bored so, I've decided to start trying out new things like: movie making, long boarding, kite surfing, land boarding, guitar, DIY crafts... and many more projects! I hope to keep a list of them on here with some photos and things to help if you'd like to try as well.


ENJOY!