I will have more photos coming soon but wanted to share these night shots courtesy of STOLLOWEEN. It was great to see everyone that stopped by. Already looking forward to next year, and I think I will be calling an electrician to put in a couple extra breakers.
Today the last remaining zombies were completed and placed out on the yard. Thirteen zombies have invaded our yard and are ready for Halloween.
I was able to finish three more zombies for the yard today and have five that should be done for tomorrow.
A little more progress on the yard zombies. Four more zombies were placed out in the yard. Since I wanted to be a good neighbor, I also put out a zombie crossing sign. Still more zombies to come after I get some more plastic bags from Midland Recyclers.
Tonight I worked on two more zombies for the yard. They still need hands and shoes. Hopefully I will be able to get these guys out in front of the house tomorrow before dark. I am really surprised how much plastic bag stuffing is needed just to fill up the torso on each of these.
Here are the photos of all of the pumpkins from the pumpkin class taught by STOLLOWEEN offered at Legacy Art Gallery and Studio.
Tonight was the third installment of a paper mache pumpkin class offered by STOLLOWEEN at Legacy Art Studio and Gallery. The class is great with lots of fun people. This coming Thursday is the final class session so there are more photos to come!
Work is progressing on the zombie horde that will be invading our yard throughout October.
Starting with a loose fit on the PVC frame, I threw on the clothes to make sure I liked the way it all looked pre-stuffing and wiring.
These zombies will be out the in yard all month so I needed something to help hold the pose in place. I found out last year that even tight fitting pvc will still slip and slide. I have a few options, I could drill holes in the joints and run wire through or use traditional pvc glue. I opted to use wire instead of glue since I wanted to have the pose be semi-permanent. With the wire I can still disassemble the zombies for easier storage and travel.
With the joints all fixed into place, the zombie is ready to stuff. I ran by Midland Recyclers to pick up a bunch of plastic grocery bags. These should work great as they are easy to work with and won’t mold or rot out over time. From the test run of the clothing I found I only really needed to bulk up the torso. The legs look fine empty and all I did for the arms was to tie a few bags on to get a more consistent fill.
Five of the zombies have been fixed into place by drilling holes at key joints and inserting wire to keep them from moving. Five more zombies have been cut and are ready for assembly and posing with the heat gun. One zombie has been stuffed and dressed and placed in the yard. I hope to make a little progress every night and will add them to the yard bit by bit.
It’s that time of year again! October is here and the Halloween flag is out in the yard.
Here is a shot of the tombstones we made for the antique festival in Midland. Midlamd Recyclers will be here all weekend so stop by and say Hello!
