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  Parade floats are generated by a whole team of artisans. A carpenter, a sculptor and welder, a mechanic... I was the decorator.

The Jack-O-Lantern Pumpkin
For my"test"project I was handed an air brush (which I had never used before) and asked to paint the pumpkin. By the end of my time there I ws efficient enough with the air brush as a tool but I doubt I'll ever be passionate about it. I like dry brushing and sponging for producing the illussion of texture and depth. This is all for a Scooby-doo float in case you're wondering what it has to do with a Christmas parade.

Fiddler on the Roof
That was the biggest French manicure I ever did! The hand you see here is three feet tall, the fiddle
is as large as a cello.

Sometimes floats get recycled from year to year. This one was made new while I was there. A few years later I saw it reincarnated in the Micheal Douglas film "Don't Say a Word"

      

A Christmas Carol

I did the hour glass in this photo.
It was biult on a turning base so I painted the sand at an angle so that as it rotated it would appear that the sand was falling down.
I painted the stage for it as well.

   

Winter Wonderland
I got more glitter in my hair and in my clothes and in my shoes and in my car and in my bed and in my Cheerios...

      
Famous Players Movies Float
The tiger was huge! It stuck out from the wall about 15 feet. It bounced a bit throughout the parade. Made me a little nervous because it was my job to keep an eye on it.
What was I supposed to do if it did come loose? That is what I would like to know.