robot 6- blue man
I was getting pretty frustrated with this guy- I wanted to give him a hat, but he wasn’t having it. Sometimes it is hard to know when something is really finished.
I made his head quite a while ago and it was one of my favorites. Suddenly that made it somehow valuable and I had a really hard time doing the rest of the robot. His nose is made out of a clip from an old girdle- that part that you attach the stockings with. I have a small bag of these that my mom saved. He has snaps for ears and “eyes” for all the rest of the metal bits on the face.
The round body was inspired by Tik-Tok of Oz. I made him a badge of honor out of some old resistors.
his shoulder joint is a hook and eye-
and here are his fingers- I love them. They look froggy to me and so now I think he is a blue froggy robot and not Tik-Tok at all.
If you want to see even more photos, there are a few more here and here on Flickr.
June 15th, 2006 at 8:18 pm
And he’s perfect for blue Thursday today. I love his posture in the first photo - like he is indeed feeling a bit blue. He’s terrific.
June 15th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
Best use of girdle hooks and resistors EVER!
June 16th, 2006 at 8:20 am
This guy is fabulous, Mimi.especially I like the use of all the metal… those resistors…!
June 16th, 2006 at 9:41 am
Very clever use of hardware. It really makes the robot.
June 16th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
absoultely darling mimi!! not sure how you got him to look so sad sitting on the windowsill like that…but he is an amazing robot!! love all the details.
June 16th, 2006 at 7:09 pm
He’s great. A real treat. Engaging from a distance and up close, too.
June 18th, 2006 at 4:55 am
he resisted the hat because he wants antena! maybe a stack of buttons? in grey/black? a pair of them! he is one bad ass robot!
June 20th, 2006 at 10:50 am
Love soft sculpture and your work is deevine!!