Another Paintin'

I found a photograph of this guy in a random Google image search. If you read about him (his name is Lewis Payne) he was not a very nice man. However! He has some seriously awesome hair. So I painted him.

Chain Mail

These are some chain mail pieces I've made. Both use what is called a 4 in 1 pattern, meaning each ring is attached to exactly 4 other rings (except for seams and edges). Each ring is handled individually, and closed using pliers in each hand.

The Griffin

Made out of 16 gauge galvanized steel. The griffin pattern is made of copper rings. Each ring is 5/16th inch in diameter. Weighs about 14 pounds. It has roughly 13,000 individual rings.

Blood Dragon Chain

For those of you who are familiar with the BioWare game "Dragon Age", I copied this pattern from a special piece of armor that you got in-game when you purchased the special edition. Theirs only came in Plate Mail (my wife wont let me have a forge, for some reason). Here's what it looks like in the game. I also have a few pictures of this piece during its construction, as well as the pattern I created for it - on Facebook.

This shirt is much bigger and shinier than The Griffin. It is made of 16 gauge aluminium rings, the red is anodized aluminum. All 5/16 diameter. It weighs roughly 7.5 pounds, and has over 20,000 rings.

Superhero's Part 2

Now updated with more Avengers since the original was too Justice League. You can just stop reading now and scream "Neerrrrrrrrrd" if you'd like. (cries)

See the original post here

The Broken "T"

I shared this on Yammer a little while back when the T was delayed almost everyday for a week. Thought I would throw it up here too.

My Own House of Mirrors

Here is another one from the only person sharing on this blog that has a hard time drawing a stick figure...

My Own House of Mirrors

A reflection stairs back at me,

With light, happy, younger eyes.

A glimpse into a past of mine,

Before the sound of empty cries.

I turn back to my journey,

Stumbling through this maze of time.

A deep feeling of heaviness in my soul,

From this guilt of an unknown crime.

Flashes of emotions on my left and right,

Quietly tell me the stories of my life.

Guiding me over the hills I’ve lived,

Not loosing sight of a forgotten strife.

A vision of a blue house,

That enveloped my dreams of youth.

Seeing the lessons I learned there,

Yet missing some unspoken truth.

More scenes come to view and fade away,

As my feet follow a single road.

The pictures seem to guide me onward,

Following directions I was never told.

Walking down these never ending halls,

These endless rows of restless reflections.

I’m left with a haunting, tainted vision,

With no one to hear my silent objections.

Blindly following the sound of my feet,

Masked with a smile and cradled in tears.

I’ll wonder on alone in these halls,

In this, my own house of mirrors.

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Celtics Design

Per Brian's request, a quick Celtics design. Would love to see banner #18 hanging in the rafters this spring!

Light & Shadows Practice

Experimenting with light & shading angles. Kwaku Boah is the guy in the picture..... A good friend of mine and former track/field athlete from Syracuse.