Seeds Tattoo

COOL!

By Mason Preece.

Pod People

Seed faces are recycled paper pulp forced into a doll face mold, then stuffed full of organic, heirloom eatin' sprouting seeds!

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Seeds

Seeds at night. Had him up the two weeks leading up to Halloween. Then took him down that morning. He kinda clashed with the theme.

Garage Overload

The Garage

Hung some props in the garage this weekend.
They look pretty happy there.

More Snow

Christmas Weekend

These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

-Thomas Paine, from The American Crisis


Some photos from the Washington crossing the Delaware re-enactment on Christmas day.



And some snow shots from the current storm...

Traditional/Whirligig

So I ran up to see how my scarecrow was holding up, and to see the other entries in my category. Here's how the contest rules describe it:
Traditional/Whirligig - A combination of two old favorites! Pay homage to the scarecrows that have been "scaring crows" from the farmer's fields and gardens for centuries. You may choose to add parts that move or make noise when the wind gusts to make it a true whirligig - either way your scarecrow has it's work cut out for it here in the Village.

Here are the entries:

Family Appeal: Much. Halloween imagery and happy demeanor.
Chances of Winning: Probably in the top three.



Family Appeal: Not much. Kind of scary. Like the coal miner in My Bloody Valentine.
Chances of Winning: Not very likely, due to previously-mentioned murderous miner resemblance.



Family Appeal: Lots. He's cute. Harmless. And a Frankenstein/Clown hybrid.
Chances of Winning: High. Based on experience. I lost to an Egg.



Family Appeal: Not sure. He looks bored and I think that gets projected onto the viewer.
Chances of Winning: Hopefully none. This guy has been entered into the contest every single year for as long as I can remember. He's beaten previous scarecrows of mine.
Recipient of the Pumpkinrot Martha Stewart Halloween magazine award: For regurgitating and repackaging the same product every year.



Family Appeal: Not Much. Ethnic cultural scarecrows are creepy.
Chances of Winning: Low. Ethnic cultural scarecrows are creepy.



Family Appeal: Tons. Audience participation guarantees this guy a top place win. Kids couldn't wait to get behind there and smile through the head hole. And there's a lever on the back so you can make the body dance.
Chances of Winning: Off the charts.



Family Appeal: Moderate. Smiling face (but holding a firearm).
Chances of Winning: Probably low. Guns kill people.



Family Appeal: High. A cowboy Corvus brachyrhynchos riding a hooved mammal.
Chances of Winning: Probably in the top three. Kids love when crows choose to ride horses instead of fly.



Family Appeal: Not much.
Chances of Winning: Low. Overheard two women speaking negatively about him. The exact quote - "You know, it's almost TOO good. You know what I mean?" [said with a contorted face as if demonstrating pain].


And, No, actually. I DON'T know what you mean.

The Mare's Tales

I love seeing SEEDS through someone else's lens.
Happy to see he's still doing well up there.
I haven't had a chance to go back up and check in on him (and to see his competition).

Thanks, Jennifer, for the heads up! And for snapping a photo of my scarecrow.



The Mare's Tales blog.

Gypsy Mare Studios main site.

Unnatural Surroundings

A few shots of SEEDS at his current location.







Click here for his photoshoot pics.

Scarecrow 2010

Decided to give them what they want. A traditional scarecrow. Instantly appealing to children and the elderly.

Not really, but I'm currently working on this year's scarecrow for the contest. Extremely traditional and Halloween-ish. Curb appeal, with darker creepy tones as you get closer.

I'm going to call him SEEDS.
And he's going to win first place.

Totally.