[Robotgroup] Marvin's sculpture park

[Vern Graner]

Thank you for the information Sonia, did anyone get pictures??? :) I was 
busy running boogie bot and the RSA at the cinema so had to bow out. I 
was really really hoping to at least see pictures.. :)

Vern

Sonia Santana wrote:
> RG
> 
> I just wanted to let you know that Tom and I went out and took the 3 
> hour tour of the park and it was grand, well worth the drive.  The 
> drive itself is pretty scenic so it's nice and relaxing.  The 3 hours 
> was not walking it was the drive, hanging out and discussing the 
> vision, works in progress etc.  We met some other good people from 
> the Natural Gardener that came out as well.
> 
> I can see a lot of artistic vision in Marvin's world.  Very, very 
> cool.  Whimsically deviant.  Like most of us, he has a huge 
> collection of obtanium from which to build into his creative 
> designs.  He has a fair amount of UFOs (unfinished objects).  But the 
> pieces he has complete are wonderful.  We got the full tour of the 
> workshop and the art park tour.
> 
> You've seen part of the screaming baby head band, but there is much 
> more.  I saw bins and bins labeled "legs" "arms" "heads" "hands" and 
> an aquarium filled of mixed parts.  Those aren't your usual garage 
> type bins.  Well they might be if some of us were more organized than 
> we are. It's the kind of thing that makes you smile though.  We just 
> don't see toys the way most people do, we have to redesign 
> them.  Salvaging toys and recycling them into art is unique and 
> constructive art.
> 
> I would recommend that when things aren't so hectic for some of us, 
> we make another adventure out there.  He has a full working shop for 
> collaborations on projects.  Marvin is an expert at PVC sculpture 
> design.  And there were creations that would look marvelous in a 
> haunt as well.  Creepy...
> 
> Thanks again for the offer of the tour Marvin, it's given me a lot of 
> ideas for some of my own UFOs.
> 
> Sonia
> 
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