Over the past couple of months I have continued to work on the bank vault along with some other projects. The vault is coming along nicely and is in the Bondo (patching) phase. All the cracks and holes need to be patched before final assembly and paint. Because Bondo must be used outside, the cold Read More …
Adding masonite to the MDF boxes to make them look solid. Realized that the holes need to be aligned perfectly or the piston/pvc pipes will not line up. Lots of hole cutting…16 pieces, 2 sides each times 3 holes each = 96 holes.
For the past two weeks I have been working on figuring out the piston section of the bank vault. There are 24 pistons which have a toothed bar at the tapered end. This toothed bar connects to a series of gears, which are turned by the door opening mechanism. When the door turns, the giant Read More …
Have almost finished the structure for the door. Made a cutting error which meant I had to go back and trim a tiny bit off of every piece but in the end it worked out great. Have some new ideas for the diptych paintings I have been working on. I lost interest in them but Read More …
Google Sketchup has really been a life saver. I have been able to render the sculpture in 3d without ever cutting the first board.
Mcleod receives MakeWork grant Cleveland State Community College assistant art instructor Mark McLeod was recently awarded a grant through MakeWork, part of the CreateHere initiative in Chattanooga.McLeod will receive funding over the course of a year to develop an entirely new body of work.MakeWork is an arts grant program open to emerging and established artists Read More …
Over the past two weeks I have made considerable progress on the bank vault. I spent a fair amount of time designing the piece in Google Sketchup and it paid off. I was able to use Sketchup to figure out measurements down to the 1/32″ of an inch, transfer those measurements to a template and Read More …
The past couple of weeks have been extremely hectic. School has started back and with the addition of a new course (Art Theory and Criticism) and the accompanying text along with an unexpected update to an older text for Art Appreciation, time in the studio has been limited. I have been working extensively with Google Read More …
This question was posed at the recent MakeWork Sustainability session last Saturday. It’s one of those questions that as an educator I should have a pocket answer for, but in reality is much more difficult to answer. The questions is really about justifying arts existence. Why, particularly in the visual arts, is time and money Read More …