2009
Robot Dixie
Steel & Wood structure, material include: Piano, Color Wheel, Barbies, Tonka trucks, match box cars, Toy Guns, Legos, etc......
22D 36W 96H
A Commission project located in White River Junction, VT, at the Center for Cartoon Studies (CCS), a two-year course of study that centers on the creation and dissemination of comics, graphic novels and other manifestations of the visual narrative. Experienced and internationally recognized cartoonists, writers, and designers teach classes. The school is located in historic downtown village of White River Junction, Vermont, in the old Colodny Surprise Department Store.
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Legs and arms in detail view.
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Process of Robot Dixie: Welcome, Here you'll see from the Beginning sketches and all the way to the day of installation in Vermont.
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Here are what is in my head, since I do not know what the material or content is, sketches of its gesture and structure was my first approach. The second stage would be shopping for toys and begin the building process.
These are the toys I have gathered from many thrift stores, dumpster diving, and donation from friends. example of some of the toys are Piano, Color Wheel, Barbie doll, Tonka trucks, match box cars, Toy Guns, Legos, etc......
Setting up the body position, hung by wires & chains. This all take place in my Studio in Minneapolis, MN.
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Robot dixie located at the ground floor right corner. The silver car is what we use to deliver the robot from Minneapolis, MN to White River Jct, Vermont. The robot was taken apart total of 11 pieces to make the storage in a Volkswagen Golf possible + 3 adventures boys.