I’d like this to be a page where I can catalogue some of my projects. Since I’m a bit behind, it wont start out very detail-heavy with the trials and tribulations of learning a new thing. I’ll just post a few pictures and some explanation to get rolling. So without any further ado, and with all respect to the greatest holiday:
THE BIG SPODE
Also ft. Coffee Quest, the shop I owned & operated for six years, but that’s a story for another time.
This guy took me a few weeks to put together, and was made with the following:
- PVC
- Chicken wire
- Pegboard
- Burlap
- Fence wire
- Barrel Straps
- Hair curlers
- Electrical tape
- Pantyhose
- Circles cut from plastic clamshell packaging
- Faux fur rugs
- Spray paint
- E6000 glue
- Various hardware. Nuts-n-bolts
- Good ol’ Duct Tape
Decent look at some of the inner frame here. Those knee joints hold any position I put them in with the hair curlers and fencing wire. 
Side view. Added burlap around the chickenwire to make the whole thing a bit easier to maneuver without snagging everywhere… 
Had a few “eye-deas” before I scrapped the multi-eyed yellow cartoonish look in favor of two big peepers. 
As you can see by the garage for scale, she BIG. 
Closer look at some of the fur. 
The front mandibles were some cardboard creations that got wrapped in duct tape and faux fur but turned out good enough. Hey sometimes it all just works out. 
Getting her on the roof of the shop was a whole endeavor. Thanks dad for being an MVP and making sure I didn’t die doing it alone.
I’d love to get into making more large-scale creations, especially now that I may be able to work-in some electronic/interactive aspects.
Overall this project was a blast, and pretty inexpensive. (I think the faux fur rugs from Ross were the most expensive part). The Troutdale winds tore her down on Halloween day of 2021, but we got a full October of spooking for the coffee shop.