Island of deMented Toys

 Friday
$130
  
  Michael deMeng 9:00 - 4:30    

Student Level: All Levels
Type of Workshop: Project

 

Remember the Island of Misfit Toys in the claymation epic “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer”. Well that’s nothing compared to what we’re going to do in this class. You’re going to bring all sorts of parts and pieces from a variety of toys. You round up everything from Barbies to Tonka trucks, to snow globes, to wind-up zeppelins, and reassemble them “into something rich and strange” (to quote Shakespeare’s The Tempest). Don’t worry if your toys aren’t dismantled yet…we can take care of that …bwwwwahahahaha (evil laugh - in case you were wondering). Using various techniques of assemblage we will turn our classroom in to a laboratory of the weird. Barbie and Ken will never be the same….as I said before ….bwwwwahahahaha.

Supplies Provided by Instructor:
Power Tools
Basic Tools
Some found objects

Supply List:
-Aves Apoxie Clay ¼ lbs or more
-Variety of toy parts dolls parts, game parts etc. This could include anything from Hulk
Hogan dolls to rubber chickens to model airplanes.
-Variety of other found objects that might be interesting additions to the deMented toys. -Items like watch parts, gears, typewriter parts….just about anything, really
-Paint Brushes (a couple small detail brushes, and some cheap brushes (1/2 inch to 1 inch in size)
-Wire a couple of different gauges
-Basic Tools…pliers, scissors
-Paint (acrylic…preferably Golden brand…either fluid or heavy body will work)

Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold
Nickel Azo Yellow
Black (Mars or Carbon)
Titanium White
Pthalo Green (blue shade)
Dioxazine Purple
Van Dyke Brown
Paynes Gray
Quinacridone Crimson

-Sand paper or sanding sponge
-Dap Kwik Seal for kitchen and bath -White. Should say paintable, water base acrylic or
latex.
-Clear Liquid Nails or E6000

Optional Paints
Interference Colors (blue, violet or any others)
Iridescent colors (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Copper, etc)
Micaceous Iron Oxide

Optional Tools
Heat gun
Dremel with cut off wheel and engraving bit

Questions? Email Michael at assemblage@michaeldemeng.com
Website: www.michaeldemeng.com

 

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