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Costume armor collaboration

6/23/2014

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Over the last six months, Todd has been teaching himself the art of crafting costume armor pieces out of foam.  He's starting to get pretty good at it, and he's just received his first commission request. 

I am collaborating with Todd on this project; we discussed what our client requested, and I drafted a master pattern for the arm guards, which I then copied onto a square of canvas, to create a sturdy template. 

Todd will use the template to cut and mold foam pieces for the arm guards; he will do the majority of the work on them, from here. 

                  Progress photos, drafting the pattern:

Todd is nearly finished with the arm guards.  His progress:
The arm-guards are nearly finished. 
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It's time for me to step in again, and help complete the guards.  Studio Cat is on hand, to supervise. 

Before I stitch the pleather trim together to form straps, I'm sure to wipe a bit of silicone spray
over the top of the trim, so that the pleather doesn't catch on the presser foot and wreck the tensions --and break my machine.  I learned that lesson the hard way, a few years back!

After the pleather becomes straps, I sew on the buckles, then we sew and epoxy the straps to the guards.  We add grommets to the straps, Todd pops in the LED lights, and Studio Cat gives her final approval.  The project is complete and the client is ready for Labyrinth Masquerade! 

More progress photos: 

Rawr!  Client Claire Rock is ready for the Labyrinth Masquerade. 
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"I'm so much cuter than that costume armor.  Pay attention to ME."
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Please keep off the grass

6/22/2014

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'Please Keep Off The Grass' is my tongue-in-cheek response to the ongoing debates concerning marijuana and its legalization. 

This work is 14x11" acrylic on artist-wrapped canvas.  It has wire hanging hardware on back, and is available for purchase. 

Below: Work in-progress shots of 'Please Keep Off The Grass' from completed line work to finished painting.

'Please Keep Off The Grass' 2014
14x11" acrylic on artist-wrapped canvas
available

Portfolio Photography by Todd Powers

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'PAIN' Group Exhibit

6/22/2014

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Picturedropping my work at the P.O. in April
My first Los Angeles exhibit -and I'm so excited!  This is a mail-in exhibit, with participants sending in work from around the world --Asia, Europe, South America, as well as all over the USA and Canada. 

'PAIN' group exhibit, curated by Ted Meyer, is hosted by
The Gallery at the LRC, the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.  In the slide show; my shown works are #90 and #91.

In April, I had postcards created through my PIXELS page, of a few paintings that fit this theme, and I also printed two photos from my first concept shoot as director, which also fit the theme.  Below, a slideshow of how I prepared a few of my works for mailing, and another from the day of the exhibit opening: 

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I also created some new work to wear, for the opening reception.  "We get by with a little help from our friends" seemed appropriate, given the overall theme of the exhibit.

"PAIN"
runs May 7 through August 30th, 2014, at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA.

'PAIN' group exhibit was also covered by U Magazine, UCLA.

For more information on this exhibit, please visit The Gallery at the LRC.
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