Firstfold is as obsessed with creating paper-only objects and toys as I am obsessed with fiber. Here’s the beginning of his functional origami pinball game.
He says it’s entirely folded from rectangles with no glue… even the ball is cardstock.
A quick google search finds Firstfold’s YouTube channel, full of other paper kinetic toys and experiments. (You could also lose yourself in his favorites list for days.)
Thanks to Paul for stalking the Pinball Flickr Pool and finding this gem.
I do love the vintage section for finds like this.
From the box:
This drink and wet doll is an anatomically correct male
The doll does bear a resemblance to Archie, making it entirely more creepy than it should be. I do mean a resemblance in the FACE… I don’t know about other accuracies.
If anyone has time, can you reshoot Eraserhead with this thing? Thanks in advance.
Inspiration to combine my love of shiny garbage and broken toys with felting has had some interesting results. This guy is just a sneaky peek at what I’ve been working on.
That’s a discarded pinball lightbulb in his head, and a nut (sans bolt) on his tummy.
One of the challenges and biggest learning opportunities of these mixed-media pieces has been to secure all objects only with the needle and wool. I’m going to have to start calling myself a fundamentalist at this point with the crazy obsession with the “purity” of my work. I’m oddly dedicated to the exclusion of sewing, embroidery, glue, etc, which means keeping the foreign objects securely in the sculptures has been work… but well worth it.
i found a bag of airport, government and various municiple toy vehicles at goodwill. i peeled off the decals of the now-defunct airline, grabbed up some sharpies and went to town.
this invitational plush art exhibition at purdue university is up through feb 1, so if you are in or near west lafayette, indiana, get over there and see it in person.
if, like me, you are stuck in your own neck of the woods, you can see photos of all the art in liz erlewine’s flickr pool. (photos of my needle felted pickaxe can be seen here in a recent post.)
odds are that you’ll see something you absolutely must have as your very own, so to acquire your favorite plushed pieces, you’ll just click on over to box wonder.
geek + whimsy + upcycle = obviousfront’s captivating sculptures and wearable art. he’s been at this since 1982 and we are all so lucky.
apologies: i bought a couple of pieces before i posted this, for fear that you’d steal my favorites out from under me. luckily, obviousfront is pretty prolific, so there’s so much more to be had…at amazingly affordable prices. clicky.
