My current project is a commission from my friend Josh, who will be cosplaying Princess Rosalina from the next Mario Bros. movie. I am building and printing the 3D models for her various accessories. The reference that is available is not spectacular, but I believe I have been able to do these pieces justice so far.
My brother-in-law is a big Nirvana fan, and I got his name in this year's secret Santa. So one of his gifts was this brass and steel ornament based on the In Utero cover art. I cut, etched, soldered, and polished it over the course of about 3-4 days.
Packing up another batch of Strider buckles to send out. I never get tired of making these.
I might be building another crown for a commission soon, so I started noodling around in Blender to figure out how I might do it. I used a model I already had as the base shape and... I kind of love this?
As part of my metalwork presentation at
#ChicagoTARDIS, I wanted to make something special that could not only help me demonstrate different metals and patinas, but also be something I could give away as prizes for participation.
I modeled this Seventh Doctor TARDIS key in Blender, and cast several copies in both pewter and Zamak. One of the Zamak ones then got plated in brass. I don't know how well I ended up utilizing these as educational materials, but I did give them away at the end of the panel and saw one person wearing theirs the next day. So hopefully people enjoyed them.
I scaled-up the masking tape pattern and cut out 1-inch foam pieces to assemble the full size head. I then used those same pattern pieces to cut out blue stretch fleece. I sewed the fleece head together, stretched it over the foam head, and glued the inner lips in place.
The mouth is semi-sheer black stretch fabric stitched to a heavy gauge copper wire armature. That is how I see out, and it has surprisingly good visibility. The hair is cut from a carpet/bathmat thing I found online.
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I made a giant cartoon head (Mister Ring-a-Ding) to wear at Chicago TARDIS 2025. Here's how I built it.
First I found model sheets that had been posted by the artist - Ian Spendloff - on Instagram. I modeled the head in Blender, then printed it in resin. Once I confirmed I liked the shape, I printed a stripped-down version in resin, and used it to create a masking tape pattern.
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I debuted my latest costume, Mister Ring-a-Ding, aka Lux, from the latest season of
#DoctorWho at
#ChicagoTardis2025! Had an absolute blast, but failed to get many photos. Build photos coming soon.
Come see me talk about metalwork!!
I thought it hadn't been selected since it didn't appear on the call for panelists, but I just checked the app and it's on the schedule! If you'll be at Chicago TARDIS, please come join us. I'd love to pack the room, AND you just might walk away with a prize!
I made a brass pendant for my wife based on historical gravestone carvings. It was the first time I've tried multi-step etching, and it took a while to fully wrap my head around it.
