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Changes!

tbourke — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:27:56 +0000

As some of you have noticed our front page has changed. We are adding a section about canning, cooking, and gardening. It is called “Trina’s Kitchen.” We are in the process of buying a plot of land just behind our house and it will become a huge garden! All of this should make for a great blog and informational site! If you have any questions or comments on what we should grow, can, or cook let us know.

The original incertclevername blog is also going to change. It will still have fun and funny pictures however the focus will change. We are going to concentrate more on my art work. We will be adding section for on line purchases of our products as well. More on that when it happens.

Tag Alder

tbourke — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:55:56 +0000

My sound and lighting company, Central Wisconsin Audio Lights and Video, is providing sound and lighting equipment along with sound design services for the D.C. Everest school forest.? They are creating a diorama to be used as a teaching aid.? The diorama is being produced by Mark Mittlesteadt.? Mark’s web site and more information about this project can be found here and here.

As part of this project they needed some thing to support a mounted grouse taking flight.? They asked me to produce a tag alder made out of metal.

Here is what I started with.? A pile of twisted steel wire and rods.

If you look close they already look like twigs.

Once I had my plan in mind and several pieces cut I started to assemble the pieces on a steel platform.

Here are a few more parts attached and cleaned up.

With this project I cleaned the rust and dirt off the parts as I went.? I use a 4″ grinder with a wire wheel.? Usually if a weld can stand up to the grinder it is solid.

This shows the final assembly.? All the parts are there.? They just need some bending.

Final bending is done with the stick welder.? I struck an arc where I wanted each bend.? The arc leaves a mark or divot where it heats.? This adds to the texture of the final piece.? Here is a picture of my sculpture next to the real thing.

This is where it is going to end up.? You can see some more tag alder painted on the mural behind it.? Above is a fallen tree with a porcupine on it.? My piece will be surrounded by real tag alder and will support a grouse flushes out by the commotion of the porcupine climbing the tree.

Halloween 2009

tbourke — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:12:49 +0000

Welcome to our house for Halloween 2009.

Watch out for the spider!

Coming up the crooked stairs your greeted by? lighted spiders.

At the top you get to visit our grave yard protected by our very own ground dwelling dragons.? I made these!

Once on the porch you get greeted by a bathroom sink come to life.? I also welded up the steel hand!

And the ghost of a dead black cat!

Happy Halloween 2009!

Gettin ready for this year’s Halloween.

tbourke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:57:54 +0000

OK it’s that time of year.? Here is the start of our Halloween decorations.? They will feature my welded art work.

Short mic stand.

tbourke — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:50:51 +0000

For those ankle biters on stage!

My first piece of art.

tbourke — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:07:30 +0000

After playing with my welder for a few weeks I am getting the feel for welding again.? So today I decided to be creative.? This is the first piece of metal sculpture I have made.? This was made with an OLD AC stick welder using objects I had laying around the house.

Ghost in the sky!

tbourke — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:48:26 +0000

RUN!!!

Some one call The GhostBusters!

Bright Lights

tbourke — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:45:13 +0000

Ready, FIRE, aim?

I think were in a movie!

TV Tower

tbourke — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:33:05 +0000

How’s the weather up there?

I can see your house from here!

Spring yellow with friends

tbourke — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:14:53 +0000