More on Motorized Machines

Dear Reader,

In the spirit of what has become a week of mechanically-minded posts, here's a shot of the Aliens and a few friends taking their yoga teacher's Harley for a test ride!

And as one last vehicular reference, it occurred to me that Vlad managed to obscure all of the Mango Goddess' gorgeous upgrade during last weekend's shoot.


Here's the final product of my masking tape thimbles and four broken needles!






More crafts next week!

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

Inspiration: Kinetic Wave Sculpture

Dear Reader,

Sometimes you come across things that are simply cool. I'm not sure exactly where this one fits into The Squirrel King, but I'm sure we'll find a way somehow! Enjoy Reuben Margolin


Open to ideas!

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

Just Hanging Around

Dear Reader,

After the craziness of prepping for, and shooting, twenty bodies running around in the dark last week, the Aliens and I decided it was time to let our hair down.

They of course took this suggestion quite literally.







And while we're on the subject of a different perspective, I should mention Alien One, having taken up yoga again, did a four minute, ten second headstand the other day, again literally!

Back to The Squirrel King shortly.

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

Sunday's Shoot

Dear Reader,

One of our mantras for the digital series has been to mix media as extensively as possible, and Sunday's shoot was no exception.

Not only was Robin driving the Mango Goddess with Vlad's portrait in the back, but along the way she encountered many things including ..

The purple picture car that Justus had to drive to set (it didn't fit in the back of our transport vehicle).

More soon.

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

Inspiration to Others

Dear Reader,

First and foremost, The Squirrel King is about inspiring others to jump in and create. Every now and then I am encouraged we're onto something :)

Having shared the (work-in-progress) sizzle reel with one of Alien One's friends (again and again, per request) I later received one of the most heartwarming texts I've ever received. The little girl had presented these images to her mother. When asked about them she responded: "Rufus has given me some good ideas!"

She then asked for a camcorder to make a film with! I can't wait to share more with everyone :)

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

PS check in tomorrow for images from yesterday's grand shoot!

The Masked Crusader

Dear Reader,

Final preparations continue for the big shoot this weekend. We'll be using a dozen black-clad prop movers and the Trouble and Strife has almost completed the masks.

Alien Two veritably disappears underneath one in this pic :)

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims

PS Yes, that's Robin's toilet hanging from our bedroom ceiling.

Masking Tape as Safety Device

Dear Reader,

At the Squirrel King we constantly strive to keep our minds open to possibility, and reupholstering the Mango Goddess offered precisely such an instance.

You may recall earlier in the week I sought glue for the operation ...







Well that was until the ubiquitous use of tacks among upholsterers was observed.

And so I turned to sewing. No thimble? No worries! Half a dozen strips of masking tape over the tips of my fingers outlasted our four curved needles :)

Chin chin
Ruthless Whims