Toys: Wooden Family

Cyclopes like to fish. (in my mind)

I always knew the broken umbrella would come in handy.

Hook, line and sinker.

Toys: Wooden Family

The idea behind the paint was to give them personality.

I think if I give them an accessory it will give them another side to 'em.

So I give you a balloon.

Made from paperclip and modelling foam.

What else than red?



Toys: Wooden Family

I want to add a bit of colour to them.

Lets make stripey jumpers.

Masking tape primed.

Paint applied.

Masking tape removed.

The eyes were still not popping out enough for me so I painted them aswell.

It's like a terrifying family photo.

Toys: Wooden Family

Lots of progress recently...

From un-varnished...

...to varnished.

Toys: Wooden Family

Been making simple boxes for the packaging of the cyclops'. They're made from mountboard, double-sided sticky tape and paper.

Handy gap so you can pull the lid off.

Might display the cyclops' by standing them on top. using the boxes as plinths.

Replica: Mezzadro

Cut the brass for the leg.

Replica: Mezzadro

How many times has the mezzadro chair gone wrong?
1: Ripped into the seat when cutting.


2: piece of plastic wasn't big enough for the vacuum former.



3: Started cutting the holes too big.


4: Nothing wrong. Technician suggested some things to make it better.


5: Which I did on no.5.

Got a one mm drill bit and stuck it all the way through the dimply areas.

Made a blunt wooden tool to encourage the plastic to do what it needed to do.