Evil Herbivore

On the Rob...

I was burgled last night! The blighters took my laptop and camera............... ROAR! I can't bloody believe it!

An idea of the scale....

That's my hand by the way

Mechanics

The difference between this mechanism and the original Gerry Giraffe mechanism is that there are two mounting shafts here instead of one. This doesn't really change anything or pose any problems in terms of manufacture or the end experience, whih is great, it just means it'll be stronger.

Another Trip...

I went to Articole Studios today in Hertfordshire to check that the giraffe was OK before they started to fibreglass it. I was worried about the legs being too short and the giraffe being too small in general because the photos steve cole sent me didn't really show the scale very well, but it turns out it looks great! I'm very happy with it. Here's me and Steve Cole riding the polystyrene giraffe:


I've arranged for Steve to paint the giraffe and I'll be going back to the studios to help sand down the fibreglass once it's been cast.

Shoots...

Yesterday I confirmed the photographers for the two shoots I'm planning for the giraffe. The fashion shoot will be a collaboration with the delectable photography duo Tom & Thomasson... here's an example of their work:

We want to shoot on location, find a garden somewhere and drape a load of beautiful, tall, long necked, long limbed, long haired girls over the giraffe. We want to play on the kitsch idea, keeping it quite lachapelle/jeurgen teller.

The other shoot will be more of an editorial type shoot with famous (hopefully) faces from the design world riding the giraffe, which will come packaged somehow with an interviews asking what they felt about the experience etc. This will be a much simpler shoot in a studio probably (to be confirmed). The photographer I will be using for this shoot is Robin Mellor. Here is a sample of his work:

Giraffe Model

So here it is... the pictures Steve Cole has sent me of the polystyrene model. I'm going up to his studio in Hertfordshire on Friday as I'm not entirely certain about the length of the old giraffe legs...

exciting though!

I made it!

I have been on a whirlwind trip to my hometown of Leeds, via M1 Sheffield service station, and then to Coventry, and back home again. phew! I have successfully bought and delivered the base mechanism, the coin box and the coin slot mechanism. And the music box and timer are on order. Hurrah!

Another Meeting...

I'm off to Leeds tomorrow to meet Gary from Kiddy Rides UK, collect the mechanism (and pay for it), drop it off at Hyfore in Coventry and be back in time for tea. Well, here's hoping... I happen to be a lousy driver of the most diabolic standards... Hopefully see you all next term then. hmpf