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Please checkout my gallery for more views of the entire piece :).

I just did this for last weekend's Supernatural convention 2011 (out in LA). There was a centerpiece contest at the desert party on Saturday night, and I WON :D! The prize was a gift certificate for the Creation Entertainment merchandise, for $250.00! I've never had that much to burn on simple goodies, so it was nice to have that much to spend completely guilt free. I also got 6 of the actors from the show to autograph the map base :D.

Was really neat, I got a ton of compliments, and people asking if they could take photos of it :). And the show runner had me get up on stage with the mic and explain HOW I made it and what the theme was. Thankfully I don't seem to get stage fright, lol. Basically the theme I was going for, was a family tree type thing...

The base is a real hubcap I found in our garage. On top of it, is a road map of Kansas (including Lawrence where the Winchesters lived). The Dean figure is a casting from my sculpture, that I roughed up with a dremmel drill to make it look rugged and organic. The branches are some floral wire I bought, that I shaped like the tree Sam drew in John's journal. The photos I found online and tweaked in Photoshop (smudge tool and colorization mainly). I wanted to do a very specific color theme. I did everyone related by blood in sepia tones, but did the Impala screenshot, Castiel, and Bobby in a blueish green to match the blue lines on the road map :). The photos were then printed out on card stock, and I slightly bent them to a curve by hand. For a finishing touch, I lit a stick of incense and singed the edges of each picture, along with the map.

So, as a final piece, it all ties together :). Themes are mainly family, but I also gave it a road trip feel with the map and hubcap. I coated the pictures and figure with miniwax, and diamond glaze for a finishing touch and for durability. Also note that the vine that forms the tree is coming out of Dean's chest, connecting it all together. I drilled a whole in the figure's chest, so the wire/branch is actually embedded.

Anyways, hope you enjoy looking at this. If anyone is interested in owning a piece like this? I can make you one for $350.00...why so much? Because this took ALLOT of time and supplies, lol. And due to the nature of the process (with the singing and everything)...it's a one of a kind type of art piece. I still have all the pictures saved in case there's ever a reason to make another one, and there are a couple more hubcaps (same kind) in the garage.

Artwork Copyright 2011 Angela Pileggi (AKA Meadowknight, AMP). Artwork is done by me, but this is a work of fan art. I do not own or claim to own the story or characters involved :P.
Image size
2272x1704px 973.54 KB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S5100
Shutter Speed
1/7 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
7 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Feb 7, 2004, 7:30:05 AM
Sensor Size
5mm
© 2011 - 2024 Meadowknight
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Sponge1310's avatar
That just.. beyond awesome..