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February 17, 2011
Float Brainstorm
I’m Real, Real Good at Designing Parade Floats Brilliant Ideas by Jory Dayne & Co.
One thing that you might not know about me is that I am a three-time award winning float designer. Another thing you might not know about me is that I hate designing floats. This is my curse and my glory. Every year my office gets wrangled into designing a float for the literal procession of summertime parades that stretch from June to August, and every year the theme is “pioneer-something” (lest we forget, lest we forget).
So we’ve pretty much taken it seriously every year, up until last year, when we realized that we are, y’know, designing floats, and come-on. The more “out there” a float is, the more you love them. So last year we did a float with a robot-piloted, rocket-powered covered wagon blasting off out of a jade-toned rainbow. And we got an award. This year we are hoping to top that, and here are some of the ideas that we came up with on our white board:
The Big Green Float float. They kept saying they wanted a “green” float. Sustainability! Buzz-words!
“Press forward with the pioneers” float. (It’s the official theme for this year’s parades. And the 411 with all the cool moms this year is that the hip kids are all about chatting on their iPads, tweettering, and something called a Ke$ha?)
The “somebody said ‘Macy’s day parade float,’ but I thought they said Macy Gray parade float” float. Maybe not such an obvious hit at first, but remember, we could probably get Macy Gray. Some of Utah’s best friends are Macy Gray.
The Indian leg-wrestling float. Pioneer games are such a hit, especially if you have cherished memories of being asked to wrap your legs around your church youth group leader’s for a “quick little demo,” “just between us.”
The Santa Queen Float. The Santa Queen is a diner in Santaquin (see what they did there?) that I am wont to frequent, and with a name like that, wouldn’t it just be a great drag burlesque dive bar and/or float idea? And finally,
Whistler’s Mother float, which, instead of being a great float, could also just maybe be a big drawing of the painting Whistler’s Mother.
Posted by Jory at 1:55 AM
February 10, 2011
Link: Steven Stone Photo
My friend and long time co-worker/collaborator Steven Stone has recently released a pretty comprehensive portfolio of his work. I was privileged to work on about 0.1% of the site, and am so excited to see it live. Steven’s been working with everyone from Harley Davidson, Jeremy Jones, Milk studios in NYC, and many others.
The above image is from Steven’s series called Brujeria and I cannot get enough of it. It’s a nice break from the usual bikes and boards he usually shoots, and just underscores what a versatile photographer Stone is.
Go check out the rest of his work →
Posted by Jory at 11:36 PM
February 2, 2011
Painting: Diadem
Tuesdays are rapidly becoming my default painting days: I typically have little to prep for Wednesday’s work, there’s left-overs in the fridge from Monday, and Dave volunteers at the library ‘til late.
I’ve got the whole house to myself, so I lock myself in the studio, crank the music up, and get to work! This piece is about 10″ x 10″, and a combination of acrylic, photoshop, and vector.
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Posted by Jory at 4:08 PM
February 1, 2011
Illustration: Contributor Headcuts
Christopher Dowling commissioned me to draw a fewheadcuts for the contributing photographers in his upcoming publication, Printed. Judging by the calibre of its participants, Printed promises to be an incredible piece, and I’m thrilled to be involved.
Left to right, top to bottom: Megumi Maruo, François Coquerel, Christopher Dowling, Severin Koller, Mark Peckmezian, Red de Leon, Alec Soth, Miranda Lehman, Nanako Koyama, Jason Koxvold, Alena Waggershauser, and Noah Kalina.
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Posted by Jory at 3:24 PM