My weblog ELECTRON BLUE, which concentrated on science and mathematics, ran from 2004-2008. It is no longer being updated. My current blog, which is more art-related, is here.
Tue, 11 Mar, 2008
Red Cadillac Tiki Drive Thru
I finished the display I was building at Trader Joe's. The Drive-Thru is now occupied by a Tiki Guy driving a red 1955 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. All of this is done in foamboard, painted with spray paint and acrylic markers, and assembled with hot glue and two-sided tape. This is on the other side of the top of the cabinet where the "Tiki Village" A-frame miniature is.
The Cadillac is not done in proper perspective or proportions. I know this. If I had done the car and driver in the proper proportions and perspective for this miniature scene, all you would be able to see would be the front end of the car with no driver or much of the windshield visible. Viewers are looking up from floor level at this assemblage, so a "true" perspective wouldn't work. The Tiki Guy is picking up a sandwich in his outstretched hand, just as Trader Joe's hopes the guests will.
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