by: Jason Wilson
Every month, prop builders from around the globe are given a task. Take an ordinary household item and transform it into a fiendishly evil Halloween prop. Who, you might ask, is the mastermind behind this ghoulish plot? That would be Marsha Smith over at TheMadLab.com.
On the 1st of the month, she gives the prop builders a specific everyday item (known by the acronym SEI) and they have until the 21st of the month to use that item in a prop. Recent SEIs include pl
By: Jason Wilson
Halloween, the time when the creatures of the night roam free across the countryside and the cold chill of autumn sends shivers down your spine. Everywhere you look visions of demons, werewolves, vampires and pirates can be seen. Wait! Pirates?
For most people, when they conjure up im
Article by: Jason Wilson
Being an artist myself, I have sought out many mediums in which to express myself. I remember, as a child, wishing the school week would hurry by so that I could enjoy art class again…which was only held once a week. Clays, tempera paints, pastels…I loved them all. Well, all of them except papier mache. I did